The Delhi gangrape has already seen a multiplicity of effects. A government-appointed committee has presented a report in record time. The government has moved an ordinance just two weeks ahead …
Nearly half a dozen English channels and a couple more in Hindi cover India’s stock markets. Another half a dozen English newspaper catch its every cough and sneeze. The treasury …
While the nation gets titillated this week by Suresh Kalmadi‘s ravenous appetite, last week by the Reddy brothers’, the previous week by Sharad Pawar‘s (and his adorable daughter Supriya Sule‘s), …
The Union cabinet meets this evening to decide on including a column on “caste” in the 2011 censu, a move seen as a tacit quid pro quo for the support …
Professor Jyotirmaya Sharma of the University of Hyderabad in Mail Today: “The label of India being the largest democracy is not enough. It is not sufficient for us to go …
D.P. SATISH writes from New Delhi: For the first time perhaps in post-Independence history, three very vital ministries on Raisina Hill—home, defence and external affairs—are in the hands of South …
E.R. RAMACHANDRAN writes: The Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) is a very popular scheme among all MPs irrespective of the party or caste they belong to. Under …
MOHAN NELLORE writes: There has been a long history of candidates contesting elections from more than one constituency in Indian politics for reasons of safety, prestige and pure powerplay. This …
“Where is the proof?” asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh when charges of horse-trading were made on the floor of the Lok Sahba during the trust vote. Sudheendra Kulkarni, advisor to former …
E.R. RAMACHANDRAN writes: The one crore rupees that were tabled in the Lok Sabha —the sanctum sanctorum of our democracy—has naturally created tremors across the world. “Whodunit?” is the question newspapers …
You could say plenty of negative things about our politicians. That they are corrupt, opportunistic, deceitful, etc. But what you cannot deny is that they have a sense of humour. …
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