Prayagraj has roots in history
Will renaming of Allahabad as Prayagraj be the precursor of bifurcation of the behemoth state of Uttar Pradesh? The decision...
Vajpayee epitomised diversity of Indian polity
Atalji sowed seeds of BJP’s inclusive coalition politics, which has stood the test of time and may be crucial for...
Kovind’s was a remarkable first year
As India’s Head of State, President Kovind not only has acquitted himself well, but also set some precedents. Succeeding...
A hysterical account of history
Saifuddin Soz falters on fact; hypes Hurriyat sentiment. The launch of Saifuddin Soz’s Kashmir: Glimpses of History, the Story...
Seen: Congress’ poverty of thought, RSS’ openness and Pranab’s statesmanship
Three key takeaways from the Nagpur show of 7 June. The brouhaha over Pranab Mukherjee’s Nagpur visit has thrown...
Bring J&K into national mainstream
In effect, security forces have been asked not to initiate combat operations, but not let down vigil. The Ministry...
Impeachment move brings into focus Rahul’s inexperience
Congress has been impeached from its prima donna niche in national politics. Rahul Gandhi’s inexperience and ad hockery were...
No parachutes, says Rahul as Navjot plummets to entertain
Plenary couldn’t have elected CWC as voters’ list was not ready. The Congress Plenary was a session with a...
Old wine, old bottle, new bartender
History seems to have been put on the backburner when the Ahmed Patel-Kamal Nath-Mukul Wasnik trio air-dashed to Shillong after...
Death in crash is the only consistent story about Netaji’s demise
A compendium of authenticated documentation backed by interviews and eye-witness accounts has challenged the cacophony of speculation and hearsay surrounding...
Needless controversy over Padmaavat
Haplessness of a seemingly helpless police machinery witnessed during the Jat quota turmoil in Haryana in March 2016 and during...
Aiyar has a long history of making toxic utterances
Mani Shankar Aiyar, who took India’s political discourse to a new low by describing Narendra Modi as “neech”, had lost...
Priya Dasmunsi, the youth leader who questioned Sanjay Gandhi’s dominance
A few months into the Emergency in 1975 Indira Gandhi suggested to the then Indian Youth Congress (IYC) president, Priya...
Farooq echoes Pak PM’s views on PoK
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (NC) leader Farooq Abdullah, who got himself elected to the Lok Sabha from Srinagar in...
Book Review: Last volume of Mukherjee chronicles yet to unfold
The Coalition Years Pranab Mukherjee Price: Rs 595 Pranab Mukherjee’s third chronicle, The Coalition Years has recorded and revealed...
Will Rahul’s elevation enthuse Congress organisation?
The process of anointing Rahul Gandhi as Congress president has been set in motion. Though being termed as an election,...
Demonetisation tackled the demon of dubious transactions
Demonetisation has emerged as a bad word in a large section of public discourse. It was criticised at the very...
Congress has deviated from Rajiv’s path
Had dastardly assassination not terminated his life, Rajiv Gandhi would have been 73 today. The 26 years that have lapsed...
Curtains come down on a political career spanning five decades
As Pranab Mukherjee steps down as the 13th President of India, curtains will be drawn on an active political career...
It’s advantage BJP, as Congress leads charge of light brigade
The Presidential election and the GST rollout have brought about a clear division: the Congress-pivoted Opposition has unleashed a fight,...
Will a Corbyn emerge in India?
The third anniversary of the Narendra Modi government, official hype notwithstanding, has been marked by disquiet in the villages of...
Privatise defence factories on the UK pattern
The third anniversary of the Narendra Modi regime was marked by the landmark decision to institutionalise the opening up of...
Opposition will use Prez election to form anti-Modi pivot
Faced with the upward trajectory of the BJP’s fortunes, sections of the opposition cried “Mayday” on Madhu Limaye’s 95th birth...
Swachhagraha call must extend to road safety
The day Parliament passed the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, heralding much needed changes in a law that had remained static...
