Do Corruption and Democracy go Hand in Hand?
The funding of political parties in India is kept a largely secret affair, thus, the chances of the influence of policy or rules by fund giver is a big...
Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Was it Just a Vision? – LXII
Nilanjana recounts a tale from the Bhagavatam about how Nanda, and the gopas of Vrindavan, realised the divinity of his son, Krishna. Read more in the weekly column, exclusively...
Are Mani Shankar and Mehbooba Mufti, the two Valentines of Pakistan, Dancing with the Devil?
Mani Shankar Aiyar and Mehbooba Mufti are the two Valentines of Pakistan. Both have been talking way out of the boundaries of India. In Aiyar’s case, literally. Aiyar and...
Medieval Owaisi Gets a Firing from the Army
Asauddin Owaisi stooped very low, indeed, almost kissed soiled soil, forgot that Muslims are as much the sons of Indian soil, and brazenly and shamelessly communalised the martyrdom of...
RSS is Serious in Turning Taj Mahal into a Temple
BJP M.P Vinay Katiyar’s warning about converting the Taj Mahal to “our temple”, the Tejo Mandir, as the hate rant of a well-known rabble-rouser, needs to be taken seriously....
Oil Price Spike to Upset Fiscal Stability and Consumers: Petro Products Must Be Brought Under GST
It is small wonder that the RBI monetary policy review, coming close on the heels of the Survey, warily warned against the implications of firming up of crude oil...
V-DAY is Alien to our Culture: Dating has no Equivalent in Indian Languages
Growing up in India, many born before the millennial years did not need a V-Day to express love, get tied. It was so much more peaceful. The flirting was...
Islamabad Shaken by Pashtun Resurgence: Traumatised by Terrorism, Racial Profiling
The Pashtun resurgence, hyphenated from political parties, is the expression of a new identity politics. Anger got accumulated out of individual and collective experiences of Pashtuns in the distinct...
Congress Must Unite a Fractured Opposition: Reviving UPA Only Way to Take on Modi-Led N
The Opposition is not able to take on the government on serious matters beyond the demonetisation and GST and farmers’ issues. It is fractured, divided and directionless and lacks...
Bhagwat on a Mission to Saffronise Bihar
RSS is aware that it would be a tough proposition to win over the OBCs, EBCs, and Dalits and persuade them to sever their relations with their mentors. In...