DK Shivakumar, one of the most powerful Vokkaliga leaders and a six-time MLA was in the race for the Chief Minister's post till last week. ...
09:50 PM, May 20, 2013
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
"Debraj, I didn't believe that I would be able to walk this long in this heat" said Uttara Chakrabarty. Senior Citizen. Teacher in the History ...
10:44 PM, Apr 11, 2013
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
India's two main national parties are facing distinctly contrarian leadership dilemmas: while the BJP is confronted with managing the vaulting ambitions of its multiple leaders, ...
12:04 AM, Mar 22, 2013
Caught with their chaddis down? The BJP suffered one of its worst election debacles since it came to power five years ago in the ...
12:03 PM, Mar 18, 2013
Every Union home minister of the country has had to live literally in the shadow of the first occupant of the post. In the stairway ...
12:29 AM, Feb 22, 2013
There is nothing journalists and the viewers love more than a 'big fight'. A Roger Federer is a great tennis player, but the legend is ...
12:15 AM, Jan 25, 2013
I'm a political escapist. A modern day cynic. On most days I'm just like one of you - cursing India. Calling her names. Standing in ...
11:31 PM, Jan 21, 2013
There is a Goliath called Modi looming over the state of Gujarat, in real life as well as in 3-D, who is once again poised ...
12:59 AM, Dec 19, 2012
Travelling into Gujarat during election time is like entering the kingdom of an absolute monarch. Never before has a state election been so completely dominated ...
12:14 AM, Dec 14, 2012
Muslims are seeking a new narrative in Gujarat beyond victimhood The land of historic Gandhian satyagrahas like Kheda, Bardoli and the Dandi March, Gujarat ...
08:37 AM, Dec 12, 2012
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
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
Ten years ago, I bought a new apartment under construction in DLF Exclusive Floors, Phase V, Gurgaon. I took a loan from ICICI Bank to ...
10:29 AM, Oct 06, 2012
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
Dear Mamata-Di, Let me at the very outset express a sneaking admiration for the manner in which you have proved your critics wrong yet ...
12:01 AM, Sep 21, 2012
While approving foreign direct investment in multi-brand retailing, the central government says states have the discretion to deny them entry. Though investment policy is decided ...
11:34 PM, Sep 14, 2012
The going is getting tough for the Congress in the run up to the 2014 Lok Sabha elections as it grapples not only with allegations ...
12:35 PM, Sep 13, 2012
A sinister wind of communal violence is blowing across the country. A senior editorial colleague tells me that it is being fanned by fanatic saffron ...
11:25 PM, Aug 25, 2012
