Surya Gangadharan

BARAKA |

Could 2013 see Washington pushing India harder on arms sales? The buzz is that President Obama, in his second term, will do precisely that (perhaps ...
03:05 PM, Dec 11, 2012

Suresh Menon

Reverse Swing |

Zaheer Khan turned 34 this year, young by most standards but not in professional sport. He was barely 11 when Sachin Tendulkar made his Test ...
09:43 AM, Dec 11, 2012

Gaurav Kalra

Grumble with Gaurav |

1989 was dreadful. I was 13. A friend went to America in our summer break while I was yet to see what a passport looked ...
10:59 AM, Dec 07, 2012

Saurav Jha

Geek At Large |

Here at Geek at Large we like to follow the Defence Research and Development Organization's (DRDO's) ballistic missile defence program (BMD) rather closely. More than ...
10:20 PM, Nov 23, 2012

Ashish Kumar

Thought basket |

Dengue, the epidemic caused by mosquito bites during the day, has affected all parts of Delhi and many other parts of the country as well. ...
11:41 AM, Nov 20, 2012

Debraj Bhattacharya

The other India |

On November 19, 2012, in a provocative article on Bal Thackeray, Markandey Katju has made an observation that deserves our close attention. Katju's article is ...
04:54 PM, Nov 19, 2012

Vandana Kohli

Of such times |

Every meditative discipline across traditions has one singular aim - to help focus the mind on its true nature - open, vast and inclusive. ...
11:55 AM, Nov 19, 2012

Vivek Sengupta

Fresh air |

Since India is a parliamentary democracy, there is always the possibility of a party, precariously in power, seeking to consolidate its position by calling a ...
10:57 AM, Nov 09, 2012

Gaurav Kalra

Grumble with Gaurav |

The battle for the Anthony De Mello Trophy is about to begin. It should be fascinating. England hasn't won the Anthony De Mello Trophy for ...
12:53 PM, Nov 08, 2012

Vandana Kohli

Of such times |

India is unique. Elements of the Space Age on one hand and elements from the Stone Age on the other can be seen on the ...
12:37 PM, Nov 05, 2012

Rituparna Chatterjee

Begging Your Pardon |

Everyone has an opinion on rape - which isn't a bad thing unless the opinion is used to over-simplify a subject so contentious that it ...
05:56 PM, Oct 31, 2012

Saurav Jha

Geek At Large |

Much is made of the People's Liberation Army Navy's (PLAN) (actually known simply as the Chinese Navy since 2010) modernisation and the ability of Chinese ...
01:34 PM, Oct 31, 2012

Sanjay Bangar

Buddha Speaks |

The Railways team which is used to starting its cricket season on placid tracks of Karnail Singh stadium in front of hardly any spectators is ...
09:40 PM, Oct 30, 2012

Debraj Bhattacharya

The other India |

Jagmohan Chaudhuri used to live in village Sandesh of Bhojpur District of Bihar. He was married to Bijanti Kunwar, and had five children. It was ...
12:26 PM, Oct 30, 2012

Ayushman Jamwal

Kindred mind |

Not too long ago, the media had quite a handicap in the pursuit of the truth. Privy to all information, the political class was unchallenged ...
11:28 PM, Oct 29, 2012

Rajesh Kumar

Life As It Is |

"Two vadas please." "A coffee here." "Why is the pazham pori getting late." "I only have two hands," Ittooppu snapped. The goat ...
11:33 PM, Oct 24, 2012

Suresh Menon

Reverse Swing |

Kevin Pietersen will be travelling to India, and not merely to sit and as occasion demands dance in a television studio. That he will actually ...
09:21 AM, Oct 23, 2012

Surya Gangadharan

BARAKA |

The bi-annual Army Commanders Conference kicked off in Delhi on Monday with the focus on issues ranging from operational and security to modernization and procurement. ...
12:17 PM, Oct 15, 2012

Rituparna Chatterjee

Begging Your Pardon |

'Rape is mostly consensual' - Haryana Congress leader 'Rape is just another method of conception' - Congressman Paul Ryan 'Some girls, they rape ...
11:03 AM, Oct 15, 2012

Vivian Fernandes

Espresso Economics |

Greedy owners and cataract-ic managers have hollowed out Indian journalism from within, but it is self-obsessing editors with yacht-size lifestyles that have inflicted the most ...
08:07 PM, Oct 14, 2012