Opinion
From Mentor to Outcast: Why Rahul Gandhi’s Congress Has Shunned Digvijaya Singh in Poll-bound Madhya Pradesh
The issue of Digvijaya Singh’s isolation in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh is intriguing for many inside as well as outside the party. Singh himself was heard commenting in Bhopal recently that he was being shunned.
Sangh’s U-Turn on Sabarimala May Help BJP Gatecrash Left's 2019 Party in Kerala
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s decision to implement the SC order – or rather his perceived haste in implementing the order – actually came as a surprise lifeline for the BJP and the Sangh Parivar.
OPINION | 18 Steps for Women, Giant Leap for Womenkind: Kerala Crawls Out of Medievalism With Sabarimala Verdict
As Sabarimala grew as one of India’s most well-known Hindu pilgrimage centres, there was general acceptance among Kerala’s subdued women on the ban on entering the temple. No woman openly questioned it.
KCR Might Face Electoral Challenge from Unlikely Opponent—Gaddar, the Balladeer
The man who endorsed the power of the gun now says fear is a constant. Threatening letters frequently arrive by post, Gaddar says, the last one around the time five activists were arrested and labelled as ‘urban Naxals’.
OPINION | Army Must Ensure Swift Justice in Human Rights Cases to Send Right Signal, Writes Lt Gen DS Hooda
There is a lot of debate about the Army’s human rights record. Some of the criticism is due to misconceptions about the military justice system.
With NCLAT'S Judgment on Moratorium in Cheque Bounce Cases, Conundrum Continues
The judgment of the Supreme Court of India in M/s Meters and Instruments Private Limited vs Kanchan Mehta, noted that the standard of proof under such cases is of “preponderance of probabilities” and not “proof beyond reasonable doubt”.
OPINION | As Nehru-Gandhi Family Faces Its Worst Enemy Yet, Rahul Must Sell a Dream to Keep the Dynasty Going
The Nehru-Gandhi family could remain on top for the last 71 years because it could win elections for the party. If it can’t win elections, then why is it needed?
Congress Treads Radical Line in Sacrilege Row to Emerge as Patron of Sikhism
While on one hand, the tirade against the Badals in the Punjab assembly showcased that they had ruined the Sikh ‘quam’, on the other, it gave an opportunity to the government to portray itself as the redeemer.
OPINION | Yesterday Once More in Congress as Rahul Gandhi Bets on Sonia Loyalists Despite Promising Change
The veterans are back in the Congress saddle and the impulse towards generational change has disappeared behind headlines celebrating Ahmed Patel's return from a brief political vanvas.
Remembering VS Naipaul, The Author Who Lives Through His Characters
Through his books, Naipaul looks for answers, struggles between his own desires and the wants of the world, of looking for connections and being crippled by rootlessness. By reading his books, we can find a window into his mind and soul.
The Irony of the Mainstream Media Snubbing a Tribal Press Conference on Eve of International Indigenous Day
Former Planning Commission member C K Tirki expressed his anguish by saying that for the mainstream media, a tribal person is like a poor cyclist on the road who is destined to be crushed.
OPINION | How Kalaignar Continues to Shape DMK Politics From Beyond the Grave
Karunanidhi was always a newsman's delight, with his uncanny ability to come up with witty monosyllabic or one-liners in response to tricky questions.
India’s Stepchildren: Why We Outrage Over Delhi Starvation Deaths But Turn Blind Eye to Truth of Jharkhand
The news of three sisters dying sue to starvation sent shock-waves in the media, on the other hand Jharkhand, which has faced widespread starvation remains unnoticed.
OPINION | Donald Trump's Trade Row Overshadows Climate Change Agenda at G7 Summit
President Donald Trump’s ‘America First’ policy alienates traditional trade and political allies of the US and may put the fight against climate change into jeopardy.
OPINION | Thoothukudi Violence Nothing New for 'Trigger-Happy Police' in Tamil Nadu
This essay is about six places, including Thoothukudi, where the syndrome is in play. In all six places, the Pollution Control Board and the Union Environment Ministry cooked up documents and perverted the law to thwart citizen complaints.
OPINION | BJP Set to Turn Heat on BJD in Odisha with PM Modi's Rally on May 26
Odisha is important for the BJP for two reasons. First, the party has been in power in the state, though only in alliance with the BJD, for nine years in the past and sees it as one of the states where it can gain a few Lok Sabha seats