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

Vivek Sengupta

Fresh air |

Make no mistake: Regardless of what pundits tell you, this is an election Budget prepared skillfully not just with a view to the upcoming Lok ...
11:28 AM, Mar 01, 2013

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

Sriram Balasubramanian

The Straight Drive |

The earth shook. The floor I was sitting on was shaking for about 5 seconds. I was in my world when I was shaken by ...
05:40 PM, Apr 11, 2012

Priyanka Gupta

Kolkata Colloquies |

She called her a 'tigress'. The 37-year-old Park street rape victim was grateful to one woman who believed in her and her account when no ...
06:06 PM, Apr 04, 2012

Ashok Bagriya

Ashok's Blog |

My Lords (Justice SH Kapadia, Justice DK Jain, Justice SS Nijjar, Justice Ranjana Desai and Justice JS Kehar), "News is something someone somewhere ...
01:05 PM, Mar 28, 2012

Smita Sharma

Smita's Space |

It was my first date with the Arab World. A fortnight ago, I was all set to fly to Syria, a country caught in conflict, ...
12:45 PM, Mar 12, 2012

James Wilson

Dateline Kerala |

In this post, I want to discuss about the 'Precautionary Principle', which is the basis of the new dam offered by Kerala. Kerala is strongly ...
01:52 PM, Nov 30, 2011

Sagarika Ghose

Bloody Mary |

Lines from the recent 2G judgement denying bail to Kanimozhi and others are telling. "Kanimozhi belongs to the upper echelons of society and is also ...
09:18 AM, Nov 09, 2011

Pragati Ratti

Sanguine Symphony |

I am a disappointed music lover, rather a disappointed Delhiite. Yes, that's what I am. It was in the beginning of this year, when I ...
10:43 AM, Oct 29, 2011

Ashwin Sanghi

Chanakya's Chant |

With Dussehra around the corner and an uneasy truce between the Home Minister and Finance Minister, Panditji's prediction is that the 'devil' lies in the ...
01:30 PM, Sep 30, 2011

Brijesh Kalappa

Post Mortem |

Lawyers appearing in the Special Court trying the accused in the 2G Scam and those appearing for various parties in the Supreme Court affirm this ...
02:00 PM, Sep 27, 2011

Rajdeep Sardesai

Newsman |

A few years ago, when Greg Chappell was Big Boss, I asked Saurav Ganguly on how he felt losing the Indian captaincy. Ganguly, candid as ...
12:08 AM, Aug 20, 2010