Karnataka: The Flip-Flops and Ping-Pong
All but one exit poll point to a hung assembly. Only the Today’s Chanakya poll puts the BJP in a majority: 120 seats. And the Axis-India Today poll places...
Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Krishna and the Gopis – Rasa Krida – LXVII
In this episode, Nilanjana helps us understand the many colours and hues of love that Lord Krishna explained to the gopis of Vrindavan. It culminates in Rasa Krida, in...
Mamata Bending the Bow to Blunt the Arrow of BJP: Bengal Challenge Frustrates Foot in Delhi
Mamata Banerjee has one foot in West Bengal, the other in New Delhi, giving her all to cobble a Third Front which is a resurrection that always fails at...
Elixir, a Voyage of the Mind: Bestseller and a Critically Acclaimed Novel
Where does our mind go, when we fall asleep? Can dreams weave a layer of parallel existence? Can there be another reality beyond all that we touch, see or...
Rahul Gandhi, the Nest PM, Broadcasts a Message: Mamata, Maya and Akhilesh put on Notice
There cannot be any more questions asked on whether Rahul is Hindu, Christian or Muslim – he is all three rolled into one. Vote one, get two free! Great...
Mayawati is Bucking Trends in Dalit Politics: Electoral Gambles, Not Ideological Challenge
The BSP czarina, Mayawati, has evidently decided that teaming up with the former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda’s party in Karnataka is her best option. A report, for Different...
New President Ramaphosa has to Unite all Factions
Ramaphosa’s narrow victory over Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma for the ANC presidency, his supporters’ failure to win a clean sweep of the top six positions and the clear national executive committee...
Partners Drifting Away One by One from BJP
The politics of partnership is crucial for swaying the mood of the voters. The BJP may succeed in neutralising the anger of its allies, but the rumblings just ahead...
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...
RBI Dampens Budget Hopes with Rising Inflation: Fiscal MSP and Global Risks Rule out Rate Cuts
Indian economy is headed for another tough fiscal year (2018-19) both from a likely budget-fuelled inflationary surge within and from global rate rises across booming economies. Here’s a report...