Life Goes On
A few lobbies aside, general sentiment is: Onward ho!
A few lobbies aside, general sentiment is: Onward ho!
The only astrologer to have predicted a Congress victory in E ’04 and also that Sonia Gandhi would not be the prime minister as early as December ’03.
Ominous suicide notes; KTV model watch; Her heart beats again; Canada Dry for the BJP; The pricey one-vote democracy
The only astrologer to have predicted a Congress victory in E ’04 and also that Sonia Gandhi would not be the prime minister as early as December ’03.
Ominous suicide notes; KTV model watch; Her heart beats again; Canada Dry for the BJP; The pricey one-vote democracy
Seven generations of a family have held firm to the baton. Will the chain be finally broken?
Orissa's triumphant chief minister Naveen Patnaik, voted back to power for a second consecutive term, spoke to Outlook. Excerpts:
Naveen Patnaik fights incumbency to storm back to power. The alternative may have scared off voters.
Beyond the sun 'n sand of Goa, two individuals combat pimps, politicians and preconceived notions
The new regime promises continuity but with 'political realism' and greater stress on ties with neighbours
Even if you are not a die-hard comics fan, chances are you'll enjoy <i>Hellboy</i>
In Bengal, disinvestment is Left's middle name
Sensex will be Sensex. It's not the economy, stupid.
The Congress-led coalition will realise the potential of economic reforms, precisely because of the Left
Every Dog Has Its Day, Culture Vulture, Thierry Henry and Algorithm
Aussie convict on the lam connects with '80s Bombay. Boom, Shantaram erupts.
Intellectuals hail Sonia as more Indian than Indians but are split over her 'tyag'
With one historic act, Sonia Gandhi served reminder of Hinduism's true strengths
Thank God for it. It saved India from plunging into permanent emotional upheaval.
He's always done exactly what the situation asked of him. Every which way. <a href=pti_coverage.asp?gid=331 target=_blank> Updates</a>
It was the party's darkest hour. A sulking Vajpayee and a shell-shocked Advani retreat into their cubbyholes—leaving the footsoldiers clutching at straws.
A few grating tragi-comic acts put in sharp relief a stupefied top rung and a second level in complete disarray
Across the nation, her abdication has even cynics rooting for Soni
An IB assessment finds that the threat to Sonia Gandhi's life was real
Battle-lines drawn, it's clearly first strike for the Congress first family
She called it her inner voice. But it sounded like an earsplitting victory cry to the Opposition. Sonia Gandhi introduces a moral language that is foreign to many in Indian politics. Can it work? <a href=pti_coverage.asp?gid=330 target=_blank> Update
The critique of secularism by Nandy et al confuses tradition with religion
It's nonsense to pin the anti-NDA vote on to reforms and not anti-incumbency
Vajpayee had a sense of history. But on rajdharma, he faltered when it mattered.
A few days before the BJP decided to hold elections in April-May, this columnist refused to entertain the possibility of a decision so daft. He wrote: ...
Who stopped the NDA train? Autowalas, fisherfolk, migrants....Mumbai's disenchanted.
India holds on to an archaic beggary law. The underclass falls through its loopholes.