After the Break

Akhilesh's biggest challenge: Undo Mulayam's politics

editor@ibnlive.com — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:17:30 +0530

He was a school teacher, with a love for wrestling. He entered politics and became the Chief Minister of UP. That is a brief introduction of Mulayam Singh Yadav. The

If Uma wins UP, BJP will be the loser

editor@ibnlive.com — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:50:16 +0530

It was nice to see a confident and animated Uma Bharti on TV, again. There was a time when Uma ruled the roost, but soon she ran out of luck.

Longing for Kanshiram

editor@ibnlive.com — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:53:53 +0530

It's election time in Uttar Pradesh. Mayawati is trying hard to get back to power. However, whenever I think of Maya, my thoughts go to Kanshiram, the man who founded

Advani's date with history, and BJP's too

editor@ibnlive.com — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 09:36:40 +0530

May 16 -- a date like any other day but not this time around. This year, May 16 will herald a new beginning or ink a new end. The day

Lalu who gave credibility to Constitution

editor@ibnlive.com — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 04:11:30 +0530

I was in university when I got to know somebody called Lalu Yadav is in the race for chief ministership. He was being backed by the then strongman of Indian

Obama is not Bush but Barack is American

editor@ibnlive.com — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 07:29:28 +0530

"United States today spends approximately as much as the rest of the world combined on its military establishment, yet it is worth pondering why it is that after nearly four

Sachin Is Not The Greatest

editor@ibnlive.com — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:18:25 +0530

Somebody once asked me, 'is Sachin the greatest Indian batsman'? I said "NO". He asked, 'why'? I said there can be a thousand reasons. I know it's not politically correct

Jamia encounter and Muslim identity

editor@ibnlive.com — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 04:50:05 +0530

"What are you doing?" I asked Anwar. "What do you mean?" he said. "Abe ye Jamia me ye rally karne ki kya zaroorat hai? Kyon?" I said. (What

When our MPs went on sale

editor@ibnlive.com — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:16:34 +0530

I just had a word with my editor-in-chief. He seemed quite disgusted. And he had every right to be. An hour back, there was a newsbreak that Samajwadi Party leader

Communism - a utopian dream

editor@ibnlive.com — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:36:57 +0530

Left in India is very powerful for the time being but Leftism at the international map is a marginal force . I still remember my one of the professors, who