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A boy sells face masks at a traffic intersection in Mumbai on March 15, 2020. (AP)

The C-virus impact on the lives of urban Indians

Globalisation benefited urban India the most, so it is urban India that is now affected the most

16 March 2020 11:49 AM IST

The RBI draws its powers from several Indian statutes, the most significant of them being the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. (AFP)

The design of RBI limits its abilities

The time has come to repeal the central bank's antiquated 1934 legal architecture

15 March 2020 10:37 PM IST

A families leaves riot-affected Karawal Nagar in northeast Delhi on Wednesday. (Photo: Pritam Bandyopadhyay)

Delhi: History repeated, as handsets spread hate

Instead of causing revulsion, the explosion of gory images has made communal violence the new normal.

7 March 2020 7:28 AM IST

Many women participants of these movements seemingly conform to the stereotype of submissive, loyal subjects to male overlords. (Photo: AFP/File)

Righteous' women prove Aurat March critics wrong

The following four real-life movements explode the myth of so-called righteous' women that permeates mainstream...

7 March 2020 7:25 AM IST

A families leaves riot-affected Karawal Nagar in northeast Delhi on Wednesday. (Photo: Pritam Bandyopadhyay)

After Delhi burns, there is despair, but also hope

Journalists reporting the violence in northeast Delhi have been explicitly asked whether they were Hindu or Muslim.

6 March 2020 6:46 AM IST

BJP leader Kapil Mishra

An occasion for apologists of Partition to rethink view

The BJP's landslide victory in last year's Lok Sabha elections was undoubtedly a motivating factor.

6 March 2020 6:20 AM IST

While Chidambaram is out on bail in the INX Media corruption case being probed by the CBI, the summons was issued to the bureaucrats and other accused after the court took cognizance of the charge sheet filed by the agency last month. (Photo: Representational | ANI)

Needed, an even-handed procedure for holding trials

The judges, in our legal system, enjoy wide latitude of discretion.

5 March 2020 2:24 AM IST

Ashraf Ghani (Photo: AP)

Taliban accord won't be easy to implement

Around 5,000 Taliban prisoners will be released immediately; like the 1,000 held by the Taliban.

5 March 2020 2:14 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan (Photo: AP)

Politics in the age of TV: Ex-PM Abbasi leads the pack

With Khan, there was, and continues to be, a greater level of comfort and a sense of equality.

4 March 2020 3:03 AM IST

Mamata Banerjee (Photo: PTI)

Bengal war: Just political smarts won't be enough

As much as other issues, parliamentary democracy in a multi-party federal State will also be on trial.

4 March 2020 3:00 AM IST

Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

Viewing the Afghan prism with new eyes

For the most part, the Taliban has been viewed in India as a dangerous terrorist group which is in cahoots with...

3 March 2020 7:06 AM IST

BJP leader Kapil Mishra

Murder, he wrote

In countless videos we see the police escorting mobs of Hindutva extremists who proudly boast of the police's support.

3 March 2020 7:04 AM IST