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Speaking truth to power: Govt should listen more

he case of Congress leaders P. Chidambaram and D.K. Shivakumar too have served as a warning.

2 Dec 2019 12:00 AM IST

Union home minister Amit Shah (Photo: PTI)

When Shah lost his cool; has India Inc switched sides?

The party chief felt betrayed as he and Prime Minister Narendra Modi had campaigned extensively in Maharashtra but their...

2 Dec 2019 12:00 AM IST

BJP should not have allied with Ajit Pawar after alleging scam role'

Speaking with Sonu Shrivastava, the Muktainagar strongman spoke about a range of issues relating to the recent...

1 Dec 2019 7:28 AM IST

The direction from the Ministry of Home Affairs comes as a follow up to a 2009 notification. (Representational Image)

Dilli Ka Babu: Finance Ministry may get new faces

The IPS officers, however, blame their IAS colleagues in the ministry for their alleged bias and creating controversy.

1 Dec 2019 7:21 AM IST

During the emergency , a euphemism for dictatorship, Indira Gandhi rushed through parliament the 42nd constitutional amendment when top Opposition leaders had been put in jail without trial in June 1975. (Photo: PTI)

Indian majoritarianism subtle, but deadly

The damage caused by constitutional majoritarianism is dependent on the individual.

1 Dec 2019 7:17 AM IST

Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray after the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress alliance won the floor test in the Maharashtra Assembly in Mumbai on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

Maharashtra shows Modi will bite dust if Oppn unites

As a senior NCP leader, Pawar was entrusted most unwisely with a paper containing the signatures of all NCP MLAs.

1 Dec 2019 7:07 AM IST

BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur (Photo: PTI)

Make an example of Pragya to battle hate

When, on the first occasion, Thakur referred to Godse as a patriot, PM Narendra Modi expressed deep regret.

1 Dec 2019 7:03 AM IST

Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray after the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress alliance won the floor test in the Maharashtra Assembly in Mumbai on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

We are marshal, Indian-style!

The two Chavans are a bit cut up in Maharashtra having missed the chance to be either deputy chief minister or Speaker...

1 Dec 2019 7:00 AM IST

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan (Photo: AP)

As Pak flounders, try a measure of grace

The army is also seething because, for the first time in Pakistani history, soldiers haven't got their annual raise.

1 Dec 2019 6:58 AM IST

In Indian culture, there was a time when there used to be a festival every day of the year 365 festivals in a year because a festival is a tool to bring life to a state of exuberance and enthusiasm.

Mystic Mantra: Why do we celebrate festivals?

Nowadays, unfortunately, a festival means they give you a holiday, and you wake up only at 12 noon.

30 Nov 2019 7:41 AM IST

Cambridge flashback: Of life and times with Clive James

Clive was obviously aware of which side I took in the great international political controversy of the day the American...

30 Nov 2019 12:45 AM IST

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray greets his supporters after being sworn in as Maharashtra CM at Shivaji Park in Mumbai on Thursday. (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

Maha ghotala and Gondhal' in Maharashtra

Mumbaikars are known to shrug, grin and get going with their lives in the metro.

30 Nov 2019 12:37 AM IST