Vivian Fernandes

Espresso Economics |

Does Indian media place national interest above human rights? G Ananthapadmanabhan, chief executive of Amnesty International India, believes it does. At a lecture in Delhi ...
07:40 PM, May 04, 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

Rajdeep Sardesai

Newsman |

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

Mikkhail Vaswani

Clean Bold |

For a youngster, playing for India is a dream he grows up with and every time he listens to a former cricketing great, the one ...
01:30 PM, Feb 26, 2013

Rakhshanda Jalil

Hindustani awaaz |

I must begin this review with a confession: I am an unabashed admirer of Khushwant Singh. I have known him for years and enjoyed many ...
01:02 PM, Jan 16, 2013

Rajdeep Sardesai

Newsman |

At a seminar in Delhi a few years ago, a soft-spoken, petite woman in a crumpled sari was one of the panelists. She engaged in ...
12:02 AM, Oct 19, 2012

Rajdeep Sardesai

Newsman |

In the early 1990s, when TN Seshan as Chief Election Commissioner was the flavour of the season, a packed Rotary Club meeting in South Mumbai ...
12:14 AM, Oct 05, 2012

Sriram Balasubramanian

The Straight Drive |

This weekend was a bag of mixed emotions. On one side, I was elated to hear the news of Yuvraj Singh getting back to cricket ...
03:55 PM, Sep 10, 2012

Surya Gangadharan

BARAKA |

As the NAM summit kicks off in Tehran, Indian diplomats appear focussed less on those deliberations and more on Manmohan Singh's bilateral with President Ahmadinejad ...
02:35 PM, Aug 29, 2012

Vivian Fernandes

Espresso Economics |

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

Sanjay Bangar

Buddha Speaks |

It is common sight nowadays to see Indian players who have done well in international event being showered with rewards from their respective states and ...
12:48 PM, Aug 12, 2012

Abid Soffi

Lost in 'Trance'lation |

Now with the presidential election a thing of the past, the Congress has finally decided to gear up for 'Mission 2014' with Rahul Gandhi announcing ...
01:38 PM, Jul 21, 2012

Tathagata Bhattacharya

Master and a glass of Margarita |

Ever since India started liberalising its economy in 1991, there has been a palpable change in the lives of the 350 million odd upper and ...
04:16 PM, Jul 12, 2012

Ayushman Jamwal

Kindred mind |

Beyond India's brand of mysticism and its booming God economy, the world is amazed how a country as young and diverse as ours can pull ...
09:48 PM, Jun 25, 2012

Vivian Fernandes

Espresso Economics |

The General is at it again. This evening (May 25), he will release a book, 'Assault on Merit', by RK Anand. It is an assault ...
02:51 PM, May 25, 2012

Hemender Sharma

In Conversation |

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will file its chargesheet in the sensational Shehla Masood murder case in the special CBI court in Indore on ...
04:55 PM, May 24, 2012

Tathagata Bhattacharya

Master and a glass of Margarita |

Congress MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi had to resign from all his official positions in wake of a certain video footage which started doing the rounds ...
07:45 PM, Apr 24, 2012

Ayushman Jamwal

Kindred mind |

Once upon a time, the region that is now modern day Pakistan was South Asia's prime trading hub. Be it during the time of the ...
12:58 PM, Apr 15, 2012

E R Ramachandran

Cricket Bytes |

Making his debut in October 2000, standing at cover-point Yuvraj Singh served notice to batsmen. From then on fielding in the Indian team would take ...
02:55 PM, Apr 12, 2012

Smita Sharma

Smita's Space |

General Zia ul Haq, General Musharraf and now Asif Ali Zardari - yet another President of Pakistan is all set to visit the 12th century ...
10:52 AM, Apr 03, 2012