Veeraraghav T M

A pinch of Salt |

It was an extremely sultry afternoon by Bangalore standards. The Congress office on Queens's road, deserted till the second half of the counting day, was ...
06:58 AM, May 14, 2013

Chetan Narula

Hot Spot |

In October 2000, most fans in this country were united in their loss of love for the game. The shadow of match fixing loomed large, ...
11:36 AM, May 03, 2013

Mikkhail Vaswani

Clean Bold |

It's the hits, the heaves and the "Yes maximums" that makes any T20 match an exciting and entertaining one. So if IPL 6 is high ...
12:18 PM, May 01, 2013

Sagarika Ghose

Bloody Mary |

The Modi-Rahul face off is good democracy The forthcoming electoral contest of 2014 is fast passing into pop culture. The Battle of the "Bachelors" ...
07:04 AM, Apr 10, 2013

Sagarika Ghose

Bloody Mary |

The police must answer why innocent Muslims are being implicated in terror cases When in doubt about a terror investigation, blame the most readily ...
06:54 AM, Mar 13, 2013

Rajesh Kumar

Life As It Is |

The best of political debates in Kerala, and perhaps India, happen not in television studios or our legislature, but in Karunan's barber shop and Kuttan's ...
01:45 PM, Mar 06, 2013

Sagarika Ghose

Bloody Mary |

The counter argument to narrow mindedness is missing From the Grand Mufti's fatwa against the all-girl band in Kashmir, to the now lifted ban ...
09:56 AM, Feb 13, 2013

Dr Karan Thakur

Common Sense Majority |

The ghastly and brutal gang-rape and murderous assault on a 23-year old by six men in New Delhi last month has shaken the national consciousness ...
12:31 PM, Jan 08, 2013

Arun Pradeep

No Love Lost |

Ashley Young was preparing to take the corner kick when he noticed the man who had just entered the field. He was running towards Young ...
10:30 PM, Dec 30, 2012

Sahasranshu Mahapatra

Silent Stir |

In May 2011 Additional Sessions Judge Kamini Lau had suggested to explore the option of 'chemical castration' as a punitive measure for the child rapists. ...
02:20 AM, Dec 19, 2012

Suhasini Haidar

Head to Haid-ar |

As Pakistani politicians go, Rehman Malik certainly stands out. A policeman who has made it up the ranks of a feudal political system, he was ...
02:30 PM, Dec 14, 2012

Arun Pradeep

No Love Lost |

In fairness, the performance was closer to 2-8 than 1-2. The final scoreline flattered Arsenal, indicating a balanced match perhaps decided by a moment of ...
07:08 PM, Nov 05, 2012

Brijesh Kalappa

Post Mortem |

Even as Kejriwal made his 'startling disclosures' on Reliance controlling the Government, came news from China that Premier Wen Jiabao has accumulated billions from various ...
05:06 PM, Nov 01, 2012

Jaimon Joseph

Connect |

I'm not a fan of Steve Jobs. He lied, was rude and manipulated people throughout his life. When I told Walter Isaacson that, I half ...
08:10 PM, Oct 11, 2012

Nadim Asrar

The Other |

A research officer from the prestigious Tata Institute of Social Sciences was recently harassed in Hyderabad while he worked on a report on terror cases ...
04:55 PM, Oct 10, 2012

Rakhshanda Jalil

Hindustani awaaz |

Once there were wells of fresh sweet water. The scent of wildflowers wafted from the fields and meadows that ringed the city. Plentiful fish were ...
01:01 PM, Oct 08, 2012

Deepa Balakrishnan

Deep Blue |

Above all, it's Bhookanakere Siddalingappa Yeddyurappa's ability to cry that's got most politicians worried. He's done it before, and they all know he can ...
06:17 PM, Oct 05, 2012

Shalini

Not Quite Miscellaneous |

I still remember meeting a young man of 26 who ate only once a day, to save money to pay for his mother's cancer drugs. ...
03:45 PM, Oct 04, 2012

Shabia Ravi Walia

Mamma Mania |

Ok, I have been missing for a long time. I have been busy getting my other baby on its feet! Not a baby literally, but ...
05:08 PM, Oct 01, 2012

Ayushman Jamwal

Kindred mind |

We can be proud of many things about our country. As someone who relishes seeing the dynamics of democracy constantly unfold, I am proud that ...
07:20 AM, Sep 17, 2012