An Amazing Experience
Is it possible that real life experiences replicate the ones that fictional heroes had in books? Soumya, relives some such moments, during a recent trip to England. Read more...
BJP Determined to Devalue Nitish Kumar
The major partner BJP has been systematically resorting to arm-twisting and giving a bad name to JD(U). The relation between the two has dipped to such a low in...
SP-BSP Upbeat but BJP Thoroughly Demoralised: Yogi Scales Down Anniversary Celebrations
Yogi Adityanath has gone on record that his party became a victim of overconfidence. BJP state president Mahendra Nath Pande said that low polling was responsible for the defeat...
The Custodian
Soumya shares the highs and lows of hitch-hiking in a truck, after a cancelled flight to Delhi, with two men and a lady. Read more about this adventure, in...
Death of Sridevi Shrouded in Mystery: UAE Follows Procedures, Not Quite the Indian Way
The Indian media displayed a degree of patience that was commendable. It stood up and took notice only when the autopsy report was released and the world was told...
Centre-State Logjam in Delhi Becomes Uglier: Row over Prakash and Ruling AAP Unfortunate
There has been constant trouble between the BJP-led government at the Centre and Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party government. This is not to justify the midnight drama at Kejriwal’s...
The Third Gender: Why Transgender Are Seen as a Different Community?
The LGBTQ community is in a cheerful mood since the petition quashing of section 377 of IPC has been considered for their good; the Supreme Court of India has...
Florence: The City of Flowers
Ruchira takes us on a tour of Florence, the fountainhead of European Renaissance. The very mention of this movement conjures up names of legendary artists – Leonardo DaVinci, Michelangelo,...
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...
Capital Gains Tax May Cool Down the Overheated Market: Government Concerned Over Unsustainable Stock Boom
Taxes are rarely welcomed by those who are subjected to pay. Investments in equity have long enjoyed dividend tax exemption. That policy was sensible and benefited millions of long-term...