

Sunday 1 October '06
Former J&K CM Mufti Mohammed Sayeed will lead the non-official delegation from India to the UN General Assembly this year.Sunday 27 August '06
Having disarmed his critics in the Left on the Indo-US nuclear deal, the Prime Minister is believed to have decided to go in for a full fledged foreign minister “soon”.Saturday
26 August '06There are indications that Sonia Gandhi may not go back to being the chairperson of the National Advisory Council, putting a question mark on the future of the powerful group which pushed key social sector initiatives.Friday
18 August '06The proposed amendments to the Right to Information Act which would have excluded file notings are set to be put on the backburner.Monday
26 June '06Nineteen years ago, when Vishwanath Pratap Singh turned 56, Arif Mohammed Khan had thrown a birthday party for him.Thursday
15 June '06The polls are nowhere in sight, but the heat is on. The Congress is on the defensive and the Left seems out to upset the applecart. Or is it all just a ploy to bring Rahul to the centrestage for 2009?Thursday
1 June '06There is the Rang De Basanti syndrome at work, anger against the political class as a whole. Though not a new trend, it is dangerous for any democracy. Mandal II shows that even our politics is becoming apolitical, with only losers in sight.Thursday
18 May '06Two years in the saddle, the Prime Minister runs the risk of being the fall guy unless he sorts out issues with Sonia and gets her backingFriday
12 May '06Cong now has to learn to share in states, engage LeftSunday
7 May '06A Mahajan-sized hole is likely to haunt the BJP for a while. It figures, says Neerja Chowdhury after doing the mathFriday
5 May '06HRD minister’s quota card was less a joker than a calculated ploy to improve his own lot and, via Assembly elections two years hence in Madhya Pradesh, that of his sonThursday
27 April '06With the possibility of the UPA ally Telangana Rashtra Samiti changing side, the Telangana issue has become a ping-pong between the Congress and the BJP, with the latter trying to wean away the regional party and the former stepping up efforts to keep the TRS on its side.Tuesday
25 April '06As promised to the Supreme Court, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced, from Germany, a three-member panel today to monitor the rehabilitation of Narmada-affected families in Madhya Pradesh.Monday
24 April '06Sunday screening of K Asif classic a last minute changeWednesday
19 April '06We heard from Medha Patkar, we heard from Soz, and we heard from Modi. But where was the Prime Minister in the recent Narmada controversy?Wednesday
5 April '06Sonia’s resignation generated goodwill aplenty, but it will take some work to capitalise on itSaturday
1 April '06Cong isn’t seeing past Sonia’s resignation but govt can’t lose sight of the complications ahead formulating a Bill on the issueFriday
31 March '06The Prime Minister and his Cabinet colleagues decided today that a new Bill to redefine the office of profit would be brought before Parliament which will be reconvened on May 10 and sit until May 23.Friday
24 March '06Much depends on how the Congress uses the weapon of her resignationWednesday
22 March '06After first attempts to gather the Parivar’s discontents, Uma could fast launch a bid for Middle India