The Ancient Walled City
The walls around Toledo are an example of one of the most fortified complex systems of the Middle Ages in Europe. It is one of the oldest cities of...
Rahul Rally Creates Positive Vibes for MP Congress
It was shocking to learn that family members had been warned not to meet Rahul Gandhi. That pressure was mounted was confirmed by the family members of the victims....
Time up for Undemocratic Choreography of BJP
The problem with such stage-managed shows is the fostering of an illusion of control and invincibility, which are the hallmarks of the Modi dispensation. These are standard techniques of...
Much More than Anti-Incumbency behind BJP Rout: Voters Have Changed the Poll Narrative
The results of the by-elections clearly imply that the people, especially the poor, Dalits and minorities across the country have polarised to protect the secular ethics of the country....
Only Big Farmers Benefit from Write-Offs
Last year, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Punjab undertook large-scale farm debt waivers, costing half a percent of the entire GDP of India, and Andhra Pradesh recently announced a loan...
Pak Junta Grounds ISI Durrani to Grind Him: Book Reveals Games Played by Spooks across the Border
Lt. General Asad Durrani, once chief of Pakistan’s notorious Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), is in trouble. He danced a tango with ex-RAW head Amarjit Singh Dulat – who is in...
Fifty Years after May Revolt, France is Boiling Again: Formation of a Popular Front is on Agenda
Millions of people across France are reliving these momentous events of half a century ago in the most appropriate way: by downing tools and taking to the streets. Once...
Worry for NDA as Modi-Shah Duo no Longer Unassailable: Congress-JD(S) Victory in Karnataka Galvanises Opposition
The contest in Karnataka, the BJP apparently thought that a barnstorming campaign by Modi would be enough to enable the party to sail through. That it nevertheless had slight...
Petro Product Prices at Historic High: Demand Growth, Iran Sanctions to Blame
OPEC members cut down production by over 1.5 million barrels per day. Coming on top of that, the Trump decision to walk off Iran deal and impose sanctions, which...
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...