Verdict 2013
AAP is not a perfect party and one may not agree with their positions on various issues. The AAP experiment may still fail. But if it has happened once, it will happen again. And again.
Aditya Jha
| Mon Dec 09, 2013
Blog: For the record
'They do not want weak rulers, but they want those who will formulate policies and programs for the poor and implement them with firmness,' wrote the union agricultural minister who surprised all by coming up with a blog detailing his views on recent election results. Full text
Sharad Pawar
| Mon Dec 09, 2013
Elections 2013
The Congress shows a steady march to imminent eclipse in the 2014 elections
Saba Naqvi
| Sun Dec 08, 2013
Delhi Elections
As verdict 2013 rolls out, what has the broom, that has mauled the waving hand and stopped the lotus from completely blooming, achieved in Delhi?
Anuradha Raman
| Sun Dec 08, 2013
Verdict 2013
After the landslides in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, victory in Chhatisgarh, and emerging as the leading party in Delhi, what are the lessons for the BJP?
Prarthna Gahilote
| Sun Dec 08, 2013
Opinion
While the popular mood against politicians and corruption, the yearning for a break with the past explain may have been a reason, here are 11 reasons one can think of for the party’s debacle.
Uttam Sengupta
| Sun Dec 08, 2013
Verdict 2013
Five quick takeaways from BJP's landslide tally of 162 seats, and Congress being reduced to 21
Panini Anand
| Sun Dec 08, 2013
Tribute
Archival tributes, speeches, full coverage
Fri Dec 06, 2013
Excerpts: 1964 Trial
'I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination... It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die'
Nelson Mandela
| Fri Dec 06, 2013
Address
Nelson Mandela's Address to a rally in Cape Town on his release from prison, 11 February 1990
Nelson Mandela
| Fri Dec 06, 2013
Nobel Lecture
Twenty years back, Nelson Mandela gave his Nobel Lecture on 10 December 1993, in the Oslo City Hall, Norway.
Nelson Mandela
| Fri Dec 06, 2013
Statement
Statement at his Inauguration as President, 10 May 1994, Pretoria
Nelson Mandela
| Fri Dec 06, 2013
Remembrance
Mandela remembered dancing to the music of Bhupen Hazarika, and also managed to persuade Mrs and Prime Minister Gujral to the dance floor
Balmiki Prasad Singh
| Fri Dec 06, 2013
View From Israel
So here comes John Kerry again, for the umpteenth time (but who is counting?) to make peace between us and the Palestinians.
Uri Avnery
| Fri Dec 06, 2013
View From Britain
Politicians and officials are desperately seeking to justify their transatlantic assault on democracy.
George Monbiot
| Fri Dec 06, 2013
From The Blogs
'...there is a lynch mob that is howling in a maximalist way. I think what we miss is a real addressing of the problem... Is this media hysteria going to address the problem?'
Buzz | Thu Dec 05, 2013
SC Sexual Harassment Charge
'...The said intern was not an intern on the roll of the Supreme Court and ...the concerned Judge had already demitted office on account of superannuation on the date of the incident'
P. Sathasivam
| Thu Dec 05, 2013
Communal Violence Bill
'The move to introduce the Bill is based on political considerations dictated by votebank politics rather than genuine concern for preventing communal violence,' the Gujarat CM writes to the PM
Narendra Modi
| Thu Dec 05, 2013
From The Blogs
A summary of the prominent exit polls indicates BJP retaining MP and Chhatisgarh, winning RS and leading a hung house in Delhi Assembly, with AAP as the spoiler
Buzz | Wed Dec 04, 2013
Debate
'It's an instrument of oppression and discrimination against Indian citizens,' says the leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha, following his party's PM candidate's recent remarks. The CM of J&K joins in, on Twitter
Arun Jaitley
| Wed Dec 04, 2013
Women
Time and again, our films underline the supremacy of man. Modernity is reduced to a matter of packaging. A modern woman is defined by her westernized attire. She looks modern but when it comes to making informed choices, she chooses the conventional.
Sharmila Tagore
| Wed Dec 04, 2013
Bad Sex Award 2013
Manil Suri's The City of Devi wins him the 21st Literary Review Bad Sex in Fiction Award
Wed Dec 04, 2013
Opinion
Or how Tarun Tejpal's spin doctors are trying to present him as victim rather than perpetrator
Shivam Vij
| Tue Dec 03, 2013
Full Text: Statement
'That police custody and the case not become a tool in the hands of BJP administered Goa police to settle scores with Tejpal'
Peoples Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL)
| Tue Dec 03, 2013
Communal Violence Bill
'Even though the draft ‘Prevention of Communal and Targeted Violence (Access to Justice and Reparations ) Bill’ has not been made public as yet, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister has done well to initiate a Public debate on this issue'
Arun Jaitley
| Tue Dec 03, 2013