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The tinpot looks for a kettle

Instead of being worried about fate of 'Scheduled Castes' in India & elections in Kashmir, General Pervez Musharraf should worry about elections in Pakistan which are increasingly looking like a joke.

Ravi Kant Veerappan

Which one, Veerappan or Ravi Kant Sharma, is a greater national shame is a difficult question.

Last night I went to Pakistan

The UN would probably never accept it as a yardstick for its human development ratings. But put this away under my name in the...

When unleaded turns leaded

When ‘polarisation’ is the buzzword in our politics, it will be even more dangerous than communal divide because it will undermine the faith in our system of governance, democracy.

Our Pak’s Americana

It is one thing to peg our entire relationship with Pakistan to Musharraf ending terrorism. But must we tie our larger relationship with the US also on Musharraf ending terrorism?

When it rains neglect, it pours

You can't blame the weatherman for bad weather. But in the past decade, scientists have got used to lazily rushing into a 'normal monsoon' forecast. This year we are paying the price for that.

Mera loot mahaan

Cooking of books so that promoters can siphon off large fortunes overseas is so common that we are no longer even outraged by it.

Reshuffling an empty deck

Vajpayee's cabinet reshuffle is not based on performance or track record but on balancing and assuaging egos and ambitions.

The Breach Candy dilemma

Delhi believes that power produces money; Mumbai produces money through enterprise and believes that money buys power.

His Rashtrapati Reward

My favourite nuke story of all times goes back to 1987. Bundled up deep into the anonymity of the wide-bodied economy class on a...

On Camera

Deepika Padukone isn’t faking her pregnancy. Internet ‘critics’ need a refresher on biology

One of the comments on her recent picture, read: “She is not able to do the role of a pregnant woman properly”. It's a nasty cocktail of misogyny and an ignorance of basic human biology.

Noida International Airport, Delhi NCR’s 2nd, delayed. To begin operations by April 2025

According to a statement by the airport, commercial operations likely to begin next year 'in view of the current construction status'. It was supposed to commence operations by 2024 end.

India’s 15-yr quest for anti-tank missile: Israeli Spike, DRDO option, back to US for Javelin talks

Recent high-profile visit was of US National Security Adviser this month during which a number of key issues, including military cooperation, was discussed by both sides.

Modi’s new universe: the normal irritants of democracy & awkward chai with Rahul Gandhi

Changed reality for Modi govt in its 3rd innings is by no means rise of a new phenomenon. It's a return to old normal where even majorities had to routinely wrestle with storied million mutinies.