Politically Correct

Lessons from the 2G scam trial

editor@ibnlive.com — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 03:43:49 +0530

These are indeed extraordinary times. How else should one interpret the order that's been delivered while denying bail to the likes of Kanmozhi and others. This was a case where

Lessons from Radia tapes row

editor@ibnlive.com — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 03:05:46 +0530

I have been a TV journalist for over ten years. I have seen quite a few controversies and crisis. Political, social, financial! But for the first time, I am witnessing

Playing musical chairs in Jharkhand

editor@ibnlive.com — Fri, 14 May 2010 10:50:13 +0530

Why does every one want a piece of the Jharkhand pie? It's a state which doesn't occupy mindspace for most of the year. But it grabs front-page headlines the moment

Why this is Shibu Soren's last chance

editor@ibnlive.com — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:12:23 +0530

To his supporters, Shibu Soren is known as Dishom Guru or the great leader. In the remote adivasi villages of Jharkhand, villagers will tell you stories of how after 'Bhagwan'

That numb feeling

editor@ibnlive.com — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:27:12 +0530

So here we are, marking the first anniversary of 26/11 strikes in Mumbai. I still vividly remember that Wednesday evening when mayhem struck the country. I was finishing off with

BJP, the party with indiscipline

editor@ibnlive.com — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 06:36:51 +0530

It's back to the basics for the BJP. No, we are not talking about Hindutva here, but that simple thing called " indiscipline". A quick glance at the recent history

From Ram Mandir to concrete jungle

editor@ibnlive.com — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 05:16:14 +0530

After a gap of almost two years, I am back in Ayodhya. Once again it's on the eve of another election. Over the last ten years, I have been travelling

When the off-side God cribs

editor@ibnlive.com — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:11:54 +0530

My dear Saurav I am not a Bengali so I don't keep a fast for you when you take guard on the cricket pitch. Nor do I follow you

SP-Congress Marriage: A Knotty Affair

editor@ibnlive.com — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:57:55 +0530

"We have 272 and growing." This was the statement of Congress President Sonia Gandhi in 1999 outside the portals of Rashtrapati Bhavan. The prospects of yet another Congress-led government

Mayawati ko gussa kyo aata hai?

editor@ibnlive.com — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:22:18 +0530

Mayawati is one of my favourite politicians. It's a Herculean task to build a political party from scratch. She along with her mentor Kanshi Ram has done that in style.

Small Town Heroes

editor@ibnlive.com — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 04:54:49 +0530

Cricket has won the hearts and minds of an entire nation once again. Just a few months back after crashing out of the first round of the 50-over World Cup

Jai, my hero, is dead, Amitabh is alive

editor@ibnlive.com — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 06:36:00 +0530

I walked in for my interview with Amitabh Bachchan with a thumping heart. Would my hero live up to my expectations? Through my growing up years, I had lived in

The Big Political Picture

editor@ibnlive.com — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 11:46:00 +0530

The months from April to June are described as silly season for news. Summer vacations, politicians jaunting abroad, and journalists feeling the heat, where is the story, the refrain from

Compromise or cricket?

editor@ibnlive.com — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 04:43:59 +0530

So what is it that World Cup 2007 will be remembered for? The highest World Cup total, (India against Bermuda), the early exit of sub-continental giants (India and Pakistan) or

Is Sonia Gandhi a dictator?

editor@ibnlive.com — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 07:44:28 +0530

Is the Congress party a dictatorial party? That's the question that has been troubling me lately. For quite some time now, Indian politics has literally found itself divided along two

It's just not cricket

editor@ibnlive.com — Sat, 28 Oct 2006 01:05:02 +0530

What is that you like the most on a cricket field? A tearaway fast bowler aka Shoaib Akhtar or Bret Lee, steaming in hard, hurling deliveries to Sachin Tendulkar or

Cricket Move Over, Soccer Rocks Now

editor@ibnlive.com — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 04:21:05 +0530

Friday is the big day for television industry. Ever wondered why? That's the day when we get our TRP ratings. That's the day where we get to know whether all

Advani's New Yatra

editor@ibnlive.com — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 05:54:03 +0530

So, the Yatra man is at it again - doing what he knows best. Crisscrossing the length and breadth of the country in an air-conditioned bus, re-modelled as a rath.

Netas go speechless

editor@ibnlive.com — Mon, 27 Feb 2006 10:14:04 +0530

Is there any issue on which our politicians, our netas dont have a view? Ok lets think hard. Ummm. from water shortage to cricket matches to anything that begs a

Dada is no more a dada

editor@ibnlive.com — Fri, 24 Feb 2006 01:47:15 +0530

What's the most enduring image of Sourav Gangluy? Him standing at the Lords balcony, waiving his shirt before millions of TV viewers all across the world or him