Unfair to impute motives to CEC
I can boldly assert that I am the only living former civil servant who, as a member-secretary of the high power committee to advise follow-up action on the report of the Emergency Excesses Inquiry C...- in Politics n government
Just why am I a champion of Slumdog?
As we were planning this weekend's Academy Award-viewing plans, I mentioned them to my 5-year-old twins, Durga and Krishna. "Oscar Award?" asked Krishna, "is that when they give awards for garbage?"...- in Politics n government
We need more soldiers: 26/11 martyr's father
Six months have passed since the dastardly attack on Mumbai by ten terrorists from Pakistan that killed over 170 people and sent shockwaves across the world.
The National Security Guards, ...- in Politics n government
Forgotten 26/11 hero gets Rs 500 as award
I was awarded only five months after sending them [Indian Railways]Â an application," says Bablu Kumar Deepak, the courageous railway announcer at the main line section of Mumbai's Chhatrapati...- in Politics n government
India's Sukhoi fighters are flying again
Long-range Sukhoi fighter jet aircraft, India's frontline war planes, have started flying again, nearly three weeks after they were confined to the hangars for checks following a crash.
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Cyclone Aila causes havoc in Bengal
The army began rescue and relief operations in the cyclone-hit districts of West Bengal on Tuesday and Indian Air Force helicopters air-dropped food packets in the worst-affected South and North...- in Politics n government
The real reason behind Sikh fury
The underlying resentment between followers of a Sikh sect, a majority of them Dalits, and upper caste Sikhs appeared to have sparked the large scale violence in Punjab in the wake of the killin...- in Politics n government
Violence over the killing of a sect leader in Vienna spilled over to more parts of Haryana on Tuesday with protestors going on a rampage, damaging vehicles and clashing with police which fired i...- in Politics n government
Team Manmohan's first day in office
The United Progressive Alliance government got down to business in its second term with five of the six key Cabinet ministers alloted portfolios assuming charge of their respective offices today...- in Politics n government
Beware of Mayawati and her Navratnas
Once upon a time there lived a man by the name Sheikh Chilli. The ambitious Sheikh Chilli was a poor man with high dreams, and his daydreaming went on expanding endlessly.
Ultimately, the story g...- in Politics n government
Let us emulate Israel this year
Second part of strategic analyst B Raman's column, in which he takes a close look at the security scenario in the New Year. Â
Read the first part here: 2008 is not our worst ter...- in Politics n government
Perk up, the best is yet to be!
This is the season of resolutions and clarion calls. The one I have in mind for India and Indians for 2009 is: Quit griping, get going!
In fact, the ancient great poet-sage of Tamil, Thiruvall...- in Politics n government
Dr Binayak Sen's wife and daughter speak out
After spending 22 months in prison, human rights activist Dr Binayak Sen was granted bail by the Supreme Court on Monday.
Two years ago the award-winning doctor was...- in Politics n government
SC grants bail to Dr Binayak Sen
The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to civil rights activist Dr Binayak Sen, who has been lodged in jail for the last 22 months on charges of aiding and abetting naxalite activities in Chhatti...- in Politics n government
Modi compares himself to Sachin
Comparing himself with master blaster Sachin Tendulkar , Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that he was being criticised for failing to perform up to people's expectations in th...- in Politics n government