“Both Congress And BJP Have Passed Anti-People Laws”
Despite failing health, eyesight and hearing, the veteran communist leader is not known to mince his words
‘It’s Nice—Satyam Survived, Jobs Were Preserved’
The 34-year-old younger son of Satyam founder B. Ramalinga Raju speaks about the SEBI order to ban the Rajus from trading for 14 years
Instead Of A Burn-Out
B. Ramalinga Raju, disgraced founder of Satyam, plans a quiet revival with his sons
‘Twitter, Facebook Endanger National Security’
The former BJP ideologue and RSS old-timer feels that these social networking sites are actually siphoning away crucial data from India
Discriminating Exercise
B. Srinivasan, 25, IAS, Punjab cadre, 2010 batch, Sub-divisional magistrate, Dhar Kalan, Punjab
A Battle I Didn’t Need
Pallavi Akurathi, 33, IAS, Karnataka cadre, 2009 batch, Managing director, Gulbarga Electricity Supply Co Ltd (GESCOM)
A Commission Of Errors
UPSC itself is not accountable to anyone, its appointments remain questionable
Brown Sahibs Club?
The UPSC mandating English proficiency as a qualifying criterion runs the risk of fostering the bureaucracy’s old elite bias
Get It Flying
Finalise the purchase of the Rafale as second-guessing will cause more delays and cost escalations.
“The Rafale Deal Should Be Scrapped And Renegotiated”
The BJP’s stormy petrel has for long been publicly opposed to the $22 billion Rafale deal
That Bird In The Sky
India’s search for a 5th Gen fighter jet is on the cusp. Will the Rafale deal come through or is it back to the bid station for an underwhelmed IAF?
The Secret, Opaque Guild Of The Men Of Law
Inbred corruption and gender discrimination are often intertwined in the Indian judiciary: indeed, corruption has been sexualised
In The Quickness Of Time
Shaper of Nepal’s first multinational firm, Binod Chaudhary is down-to-earth and expansive
‘It’s A Confused Government’
The former CM of Rajasthan wonders if development schemes do indeed translate into votes
A Diet Of Apathy
The Sahariyas could be staring at an abyss if the Vasundhararaje govt stops free ration
To Mumbai? ARDY!
Several environmental, lifestyle and socio-political factors were responsible for my moving out
That City We Left Behind
Mumbai—a cramped, polluted, urban hell. Those who can are running for their lives.
An Ode To Climate Change Predictions
A big majority is no guarantee of a ‘perfect future’. The Modi sarkar needs only to look at our own history.
Asleep In Jacob’s Room
Hailed as the new Jhumpa Lahiri, Jacob soars with a voice entirely her own, less bleak and more vibrant.
After The Clouds Have Gone
Two translations of a seminal short story collection—experimental in form and style—that set north India aflame
Nobody Beats Indian Cows
The Indian cow has an intestine that’s unique in the animal world, more like the human intestine...
Reema Abbasi
Pakistani journalist and writer Reema Abbasi on her new book, <i>Historic Temples of Pakistan: A Call Of Conscience</i>
The Grand Budapest Hotel
A beguiling yarn that has one enchanted from the first frame to the very last.
K. Natwar Singh
So far, 465 journalists have interviewed me though I am certain less than two per cent of them have actually read the book
Tirupati Diary
I am no atheist. However, I have come to believe that God brings out the devil in us...