Guest Column

Three decades ago, India’s lanes and bylanes were abuzz with the slogan, “Gali gali mein shor hai, Rajiv Gandhi chor hai (The cry emanating in every lane is that Rajiv Gandhi is...

The horrific incident in Christchurch, New Zealand, where 49 innocent Muslims, including five Indians, were gunned down mercilessly while offering Friday prayers, is a brutal example of what acute Islamophobia...

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday filed his nomination from Hinjili, becoming the first BJD leader to file nominations this election season. He is soon expected to file his nomination...

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has started poaching Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders and outgoing MPs. Senior leaders of the saffron brigade, including some high-profile Union ministers, had approached the Election...

  India’s diplomats must be going back to their drawing-boards to figure out what went wrong with their foreign policy vis-à-vis China, while the Narendra Modi government’s failure to get...

The best advice, at times, comes from one’s greatest adversary. It may not always be sincere and well-intentioned like a teacher’s admonishment or avuncular chiding. It may arrive dripping in...

Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik's announcement to field women candidates in 33 per cent of the 21 Lok Sabha seats in the state has...

In the months leading to the Assembly elections in the crucial state of Uttar Pradesh, the Prime Minister stunned the nation with his demonetisation move. With one fell swoop, the...

How do you assess the five years of Narendra Modi as prime minister? It is not easy, given that the period under review has been a surreal experience in several...

The Pulwama terror attack and the national crisis that ensued has given an edge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he seeks a second term in office. It has come...