Opinion

Telangana government has tried to play it down pointing out that it needs to file a counter to a PIL filed in the Supreme Court by Alla Ramakrishna Reddy, who has sought a CBI probe into the case.

Such was Asaram's hubris that in 2012 he warned the Narendra Modi government in Gujarat not to mess with him, unaware that he had already scripted his downfall.

A rape victim pursuing her rapist. Stalking him, even moving in next to him, sending him love letters. This was the plot of ‘Benaam Badshah', a film on rape and ‘love’.

Bypoll results in Gorakhpur and Phulpur have made a dent in the TINA (There Is No Alternative) factor. And with elections just twelve months away, the Modi factor is being pulled from all sides by regional satraps.

The party might distance itself from the Supreme Court ruling on the SC/ST Act, but it cannot stop its zealous supporters from painting Babasaheb in saffron or stop the numerous dignity-related flashpoints in which Dalits are getting restless.

At many places Dalits have risen through the ranks in Sangh. At some places they are also serving as Prant Prachaaraks. But we don’t go out of our way to find out their numbers.

This film is a departure from normal art-house movies (even the director’s own films Oralpokkam or Ozhivudivasatthe Kali). It doesn’t let the viewer get used to a comfortable story or socially emotional package or message. It expresses in the form of the...

Common understanding is limited to how water reaches their taps. There is need to make them aware of the source of water, how it is collected, and what it takes to process and transport it to the houses. This is critical to make them understand the value...

Naidu, India’s first chief minister to master the art of effective communication through perception management, was quietly working on a plan for the past one year.

According to official figures 255 Hindus were massacred but the foreign press cited independent sources and eyewitnesses to put the figure between 350 and 400. Many victims had their heads crushed and limbs severed. Children were spiked through. The stoma...

The followers of the mutt call Jayendra Saraswati a reformist saint and credit him with ensuring that the preachings of Adi Sankara were spread among people beyond the Brahmin community. This he did by encouraging the spiritual mutt to become more of a so...

Having launched his political party, Kamal Haasan would now have to put together state-wide tour plans and party meetings, for which he is not known to have a proven team.

In a country like India, where large businesses routinely default on loans to public banks, is there a blockchain silver bullet?

Significantly, the decision has come close on the heels of Shiv Sena announcing its decision to part ways with long-time ally BJP and contest the next elections on its own.

Dalits have tasted freedom, but the nostalgic caste Hindus can’t really stomach them as victors.

Panda too could not have been entirely unaware of what was coming, given his deeds and words (mostly through Twitter) over the last several months had repeatedly embarrassed the party and would have invited disciplinary action in any other political party...