SP swept away

Friday 18 May '07

There is more to Mayawati’s victory in Uttar Pradesh than her acclaimed caste combination strategy.

Accountability matters

Friday 4 May '07

In his K.N. Katju memorial lecture delivered recently, BJP leader Arun Jaitley pointed to the stark contrast between the accountability of politicians and lack of accountability of judges.

End game

Tuesday 17 April '07

I happened to be at a recent dinner hosted in honour of Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz by the High Commissioner of Pakistan, Shahid Malik.

Terror craft

Saturday 31 March '07

The LTTE’s maiden air attack on a Sri Lankan military air base has rung alarm bells across the world.

All hemmed in

Saturday 17 March '07

In a sudden turn of events, pressure is mounting on Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf from all sides.

Why not Article 356?

Saturday 3 March '07

The recent crisis in Uttar Pradesh following the dismissal of 13 MLAs has stirred another debate over Article 356 of our Constitution.

Thought for food

Saturday 17 February '07

The agriculture ministry is concerned over the rising imports of food products, coinciding with a simultaneous reduction in yield of foodgrains in the country.

Stop-gap election

Saturday 3 February '07

The Amritsar by-election, as it turns out, has been imposed on the constituency by its ex-MP Navjot Singh Sidhu. Sidhu had resigned voluntarily as a member of Lok Sabha following his conviction by the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

Secrets of Nithari

Saturday 20 January '07

It is evident now that children were being killed right under the nose of the police top brass in the heart of Noida, ironically projected as an international city by the UP government.

Struck stars

Saturday 25 November '06

It may be difficult to confirm whether the bodyguards of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie did push, shove or abuse Indians during their film’s shooting in Mumbai recently, but that the Mumbai police arrested them is baffling.

A higher justice

Saturday 28 October '06

I appreciate the efforts of the chief justice of India and the law ministry to address the problem of accountability of the higher judiciary.

Conformist in Korea

Saturday 14 October '06

In open defiance of global non-proliferation norms, North Korea has tested its nuclear bomb. In sending out a signal that it is not willing to step back despite the certainty of global ostracism, North Korea has stood true to its character.

More than friends

Saturday 30 September '06

Mulayam Singh Yadav owes the public an explanation over his growing intimacy with George Fernandes.

More downs than UPs

Saturday 16 September '06

With elections in Uttar Pradesh imminent, it’s high time the Chief Election Commissioner...

The state(s) of employment

Saturday 2 September '06

In a year since the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was passed by the Parliament...

Taxing the victims

Saturday 5 August '06

Compassion may hardly be a virtue of income tax authorities, but it is still flabbergasting to know that whatever...

Indian resilience

Saturday 22 July '06

The biggest challenge before the Maharashtra and central government in the aftermath of the Mumbai blasts was to prevent a communal backlash at any cost.

Indian idols

Saturday 8 July '06

Lakshmi Niwas Mittal’s celebrated acquisition of Arcelor further manifests a trend of more and more Indians playing a pivotal role in global economy.

A matter of pride

Saturday 24 June '06

Now that India has fielded Shashi Tharoor as its choice for the post of UN Secretary General...

Keep them away

Saturday 10 June '06

Recently I visited Krishna Janmabhoomi complex in Mathura. The sprawling premises house an ancient mosque adjacent to two magnificent temples...

A time to learn

Saturday 27 May '06

In reply to my question in the Rajya Sabha this session, the HRD Ministry acknowledged the fact that the budgetary provision for adult education in fiscal 2006-07 has been cut by one-fifth to Rs. 214 crore.

The inevitable

Monday 15 May '06

A victory with a record majority that won Sonia Gandhi her seat back owed its genesis to a new campaign manager...