Oct 24, 2016 Has Akhilesh lost an opportunity to break away from the party’s old guard and power brokers? The jury is still out as the drama heads to a denouement
Oct 21, 2016 A seven-judge bench of the Supreme Court presides over a hearing that is potentially a ticking time-bomb
Oct 19, 2016 Extending VIP security to individual citizens for a price is a questionable and subjective practice that needs an urgent review.
Oct 17, 2016 Now that cow urine is costlier than both milk and petrol, isn't it time for the government to initiate a more scientific investigation?
Oct 14, 2016 Disclosure by a single ‘Hyderabadi’ of undeclared income worth Rs 10,000 crore has not caused much of an outrage. But it has revived the debate on the desirability of releasing Income Tax data in the public domain.
Oct 13, 2016 Victims of rapes and riots, murders or mayhem continue to be at the receiving end of a whimsical and irrational policy of relief and rehabilitation. Nor is such policy uniform.
Oct 12, 2016 While Kanhaiya Kumar's memoir is eagerly awaited, an eminently readable novel based on life in JNU appears to have fallen off the radar.
Oct 08, 2016 The one-man judicial commission trusted with an inquiry into Rohith Vemula's suicide shoots itself in the foot
Oct 10, 2016 As a collection of Francois Mitterrand's love letters are about to hit the stand, a re-look at his torrid affair and literary flair
Oct 06, 2016 Littering is a more complicated issue that requires much more than a quick-fix and deterrent punishment
Oct 05, 2016 There are reasons to believe that Draupadi will sizzle in the Rajya Sabha and perform much better than most other nominated members. But why has the BJP left out Ram?
Oct 04, 2016 His 'draconian' law enforcing prohibition has invited both scorn and ridicule. But the Bihar chief minister appears unfazed by criticism.
Oct 02, 2016 An RTI reply from Gujarat last month said the state had no information on the Swachh Bharat Cess being collected since last year.
Sep 29, 2016 Suicide of a family and the top official held by the CBI for graft leaves little to differentiate police from the premier probe agency, which narrowly escaped being declared unconstitutional two years ago.
Aug 25, 2016 A crusader for Dalit rights, Bezwada Wilson, on reclaiming for the Dalits a life of human dignity in a structurally apathetic society.
Jul 01, 2016 It’s reshuffle season. His grip over ministry, party, boss and khakidom has slackened. Even so, the loose cannons may not get Arun Jaitley.
Jun 23, 2016 Digital forensic engineer and consultant Prashant Pandey on the rampant use of illegal software to tap phone conversations and obtain call data
Jun 07, 2016 Thirteen questions the two contradictory Dadri forensic reports, one dated September 29 and the other dated October 3, throw up.
May 26, 2016 Attending BJP’s briefing on the achievements of the Modi government, which turned two, was a learning experience
May 10, 2016 It is not edifying to see the defence minister of the country first promising clinching evidence against political rivals and then mumbling that it would take him two more months to get the evidence.
May 06, 2016 A feisty Subramanian Swamy on the Bofors, the Rafale deal and Sonia Gandhi