THE THIRD EYE
Politics, said Groucho Marx, is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying
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POINT OF VIEW
Parliament’s shastipoorti passed with no more than token celebrations—daylong sessions, a commemorative stamp and coin, some
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PROVOCATEUR
Sometime in the early 1940s, when Lord Linlithgow was the Viceroy of British India, Shankar Pillai drew a cartoon poking fun at
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UNFAITHFULLY YOURS
If you thought keeping up with the Kardashians was tough, try keeping pace with modern terminology. The lingo changes faster
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POWER PLAY
We have non-stop excitement in the political arena. In the past month or so, we saw the regional parties exchanging flowers,
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OPINION
While the media demands special privileges because they claim that the press is the fourth pillar of Indian democracy and serves
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SEE THE PEOPLE
Do the elective organs of statecraft in the world’s existing democracies — the US Congress, India’s Union Parliament, the
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OPINION
It is well known for decades that young students from the North-east regularly suffer certain discriminations even in
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STRAT - THINK
There was apprehension and then it suddenly turned into a monumental embarrassment. The photographs sourced by the Research and
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OPINION
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At times, service bonds and contract of service with employees talk about employee being expected to serve a minimum number of
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SHOW
It was literally an explosion of art at the Palette Art Gallery on Thursday night where the enigmatic works of 24 well-known
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CONGRESS
In the battlefield that is Parliament, are Congress President Sonia Gandhi’s troops no longer listening to her :
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DEFENCE MINISTRY
Accusing the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of patent violation, Zemon Technogroup, a Czech-based manufacturer of :
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KOODANKULAM
The Centre has roped in psychiatrists to help deal with protesters at the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant. Teams led :
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RASHTRAPATI BHAVAN
At a time when the UPA leadership is wooing the support of the allies for its candidate for the vast Rashtrapati :
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UPA
As the UPA clocks three years in its second term, the internal security scenario saw marked improvement. Beginning 2009 when UPA
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MANMOHAN SINGH
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wants a crisp report card on his government’s good deeds ready by May 22—the third anniversary of
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COALITION COMPULSIONS
With allies like what the UPA has got, it can do without opposition. The in-house opposition to the UPA Government has derailed
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PRANAB MUKHERJEE
The economy is down, the rupee is on a free fall, industry output is going kaput. FDI-in-retail is taboo, land acquisition for
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LOKPAL
Confrontation with the civil society, spearheaded by septuagenarian activist Anna Hazare, on the issue of corruption was the
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DOWNTURN
The 9 per cent years are already a golden past. Policy paralysis, government inertia, and a surfeit of scams and scandals have
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TAMIL NADU
When Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa completed her first year in office on May 16, there was something for :
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KASHMIR
“The forced migration of Kashmiri Pandits from Kashmir Valley to Jammu and other parts of the country has created a big void in
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ANDHRA
Before September 2009, if someone had told Y S Vijayamma if she would some day make a speech to a huge gathering, the :
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UTTAR PRADESH
“Uttar Pradesh is a sleeping giant. I have vowed to awake it, and the people have realised this,” were Akhilesh :
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KARNATAKA
First he was enraged that former protege and Karnataka Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda did not vacate the chief :
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OFFTRACK
Native Tamil businessmen in a tiny industrial town in the state, bordering Andhra Pradesh, have become keener on :
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WEST BENGAL
As Didi completes her first year as chief minister, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) has ensured that wherever you look, :
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BENGAL
While the TMC celebrates the completion of its maiden year in office, the Left Front also completed its first year in :
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MAMATA
Former TMC MLA Dipak Ghosh and educationist Sunanda Sanyal has released a book alleging discrepancies in Mamata :
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POLITICS
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s announcement of support for former speaker P A Sangma for the presidential race has :
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AUTO INDUSTRY
The US-based Ford Motors used the Indian Auto Expo platform this year for the global preview of its compact SUV EcoSport, which
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ASSOCHAM REPORT
The fragrance industry is expected to reach Rs 10,000 crore by 2015 at a compounded annual growth rate of over 40 per :
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REAL ESTATE
Despite the market slowdown and high competitiveness among the ‘big boys’ of the real estate business, smaller builders of
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PREMIER TACKLE
A brilliant end to an otherwise average season. The final weekend of the 2011/2012 Premier League season was right up there with
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FRENCH OPEN
Winning six titles in the last seven years at Roland Garros makes Rafael Nadal the odds on favourite to win the French :
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CRICKET
Former Indian captain Rahul Dravid strongly advocated that the best players should play for the country. The :
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