In India, we are dealing with tricky age issues as well. Age… and a dramatic shift in attitude, as symbolised by two newly-minted parliamentarians.
01 Jun 2019 6:38 AM
During an animated conversation with friends at our home, it was interesting to hear multiple points of view on the outcome of this election.
18 May 2019 12:10 AM
The most wonderful thing about our electorate is the unpredictability factor which proves the best of poll forecasters wrong time and again.
04 May 2019 12:44 AM
The PM himself is cautiously responding to questions on serious failures of his government by dodging direct replies and resorting to wordplay.
20 Apr 2019 12:33 AM
The message going out is simple — use your physical attributes to charm, disarm, seduce and woo the voter.
06 Apr 2019 12:05 AM
A chowkidar’s primary role is to guard and protect those who have hired him.
23 Mar 2019 12:15 AM
We are fortunate enough in India to have a reasonably credible national press.
09 Mar 2019 12:32 AM
Priyanka’s legendary charm and people skills are simply not enough to do the trick.
23 Feb 2019 12:52 AM
The most pathetic election stunt involves getting back our financial fugitives with a great deal of bombast and show.
09 Feb 2019 2:15 AM
Locals used the rally as an excuse to skip work and stay parked in all those fancy Kolkata clubs they seem to prefer to their own homes.
26 Jan 2019 2:02 AM
Akshaye is in every frame wearing the coolest suits, and doing an easy-breezy job of running the country.
12 Jan 2019 12:20 AM
Then comes Baba Ramdev, the yoga billionaire, whose phenomenal growth as a brand would challenge any Harvard case study group.
29 Dec 2018 1:40 AM
PM Modi’s lame and rather clumsy comeback did nothing to salvage the situation subsequently.
15 Dec 2018 6:40 AM
At the recently concluded Times Litfest in Kolkata, Sourav Ganguly, one of the speakers, was asked about the Mithali Raj fiasco.
01 Dec 2018 1:14 AM
There were several warm and fuzzy moments during my interaction with readers at the multi-venue Adelaide Festival Centre on the river.
17 Nov 2018 7:23 AM
Maharashtra leads in the statue stakes, with Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj dominating every square and junction.
03 Nov 2018 2:16 AM
There are many other serial offenders in the media and they will have to face enquiries.
20 Oct 2018 1:18 AM
The attitude of Tanushree’s Bollywood colleagues is something that was expected. Nobody is all that surprised.
06 Oct 2018 1:49 PM
The BSP strongwoman does not believe in discretion. Nor is a humble lifestyle her mantra.
22 Sep 2018 1:30 AM
Here in India, citizens are turning away tiredly from the daily outrage over who is an “urban Naxal” and who a “Maoist”.
08 Sep 2018 12:58 AM