A Grandiose Song For Gandhi
The musical moves from one milestone to the other interspersed with songs and commentary by Boman Irani as the voice of the British Raj.
Ambition Of The Vaulting Kind
The great Sensex spike is backed by reason, but grounded in hope. It might flatten out.
A Child Isn’t Just A Number
In chasing the goal of ‘education for all’, the question of quality may have finally made it to the design table
Of Earth And Ether
Serene and combustible at once, free as well as adherent, of her illustrious lineage but wholly individual—dualities defined both the diva and her music
The EC jokes
The EC asking a political party to introspect over complaints of rigging is like the Supreme Court asking a petitioner not to litigate but to meditate.
Islam Prop In New Poll Vault
Jamaat-e-Islami is no longer anathema for the NC. Why are the Abdullahs wooing a faith-based outfit?
The Monk Who Stung A Hornet
The Dalai Lama’s Arunachal visit worsens Sino-Indian ties, as neighbours reap the benefits of their competing largesse
Up For Grabs Mahatma
The PM’s appropriation of Gandhi is helping the BJP shape a new political persona
Back To The Divine Rhythm
Brazil are all geared up to make a comeback in the 2018 World Cup in Russia
Symptom Of Transitional Hiccup, Is It?
A pre-bypoll EVM demo went wrong, embarrassing the ECI. But it needn’t be proof of faulty machines.
A Punishing Rack At Close Of Play
The BCCI’s unrelenting schedule has cost top cricketers injured bodies and tired minds
The Shah Of Political Chess
The political constellation on the ground and the signs in the sky are all working out for Modi’s general as he strives to close the gaps in India’s saffron map
‘No Need To Regulate The Private Sector’
Pradeep Haldar, deputy commissioner (immunisation) at the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare says that the choice of vaccines is led by public health concerns, not individual needs...
‘Free’ Vaccines Aren’t Free Of The Foreign Hand
The perils of India’s growing dependence on vaccine imports and private manufacturers
‘Pharma Money Is Corrupting Paediatrics Academy’
Bijnor-based paediatrician Dr Vipin Vashishtha lays bare the nexus between physicians and vaccine manufacturers...
Vaccine Vendors’ Greed Gone Viral
Immunisation is a nexus controlled by big private vaccine makers, mostly foreign, that decides your baby gets 15 shots more for the doctor to make money. Even if the vaccine is useless—not to talk of the huge mark-ups.
‘It Is Those Lawyers Without Work Who Agitate The Most’
Justice (retd) Balbir Singh Chauhan explains the kind of reforms suggested by the Law Commission and why they are so much needed now...