Opinion
Encephalitis exposes Nitish Kumar govt in Bihar
In Muzaffarpur district, the nutrition levels for children are below that of sub-Saharan Africa, going by stunting and wasting statistics.
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury is a good choice
At the all-party meeting recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called him a “yoddha”, or fighter.
India stares at a crisis of political leadership
The BJP has an advantage in its parliamentary numbers and time is on its side.
The growing Lockheed mystery: Why is US in a rush to push F-21 to India?
The F-21 seems to be an offshoot of the single-engine F-16 multi-role fighter.
US must climb down to talk peace with Iran
Neither Rouhani nor Khamenei bears any resemblance to Kim Jong-un — the Iranian leaders won’t be penning any love letters to Trump.
Mystic Mantra: And the truth shall set you free
The reason people lie is either out of fear or because they want to be in control of a situation and mostly to get some social or monetary advantages.
Interview of the Week
‘Mayawati no longer talking about dalits... she is scared of losing upper caste votes’
Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has been in the thick of Dalit politics since the dilution of the SC/ST Atrocities Act.
‘Impact of #MeToo will take time... It’s a step towards a just world’
The Act allows for complaints to be made within 30 days of the incident, and in case of delay within an additional 30 days.
‘We will get 150 seats in Gujarat’
The Congress and its leaders in the state are disconnected from reality and the people of Gujarat.
‘I don’t see any Modi tsunami... both Cong and NDA have failed’
On Karnataka pivots the BJP’s hope of launching the southern leg of its Congress-Mukt Bharat operation.
‘India can be argumentative but not intolerant...’
Demonetisation has immobilised a large amount of cash, a part of which was black money on which no tax was being paid, says Pranab.
The Age Debate
Home truths on foreign soil?
Rahul Gandhi criticising the Modi government in the US is not an insult to India.
The games politicians play
Congress has itself to blame for defection of its MLAs.