View: Bihar as a basket case study of Congress’s terminal decline, and lessons from Biden's winThat there has been no political resurrection over so many elections since 1990 (the last Congress CM was Jagannath Mishra) is a catastroph...
15 Nov, 2020, 11.54 AM IST
Indian-Americans set up helpline, volunteer groups to help community members hit by coronavirus crisisThe COVID-19 pandemic has infected over 140,000 people and claimed 2,475 lives in the US. In India, the confirmed coronavirus cases crossed...
30 Mar, 2020, 12.11 PM IST
Javed Akhtar campaigns for Kanhaiya in BegusaraiJaved Akhtar asserted that we must keep it in mind that wherever religion is mixed with politics.
23 Apr, 2019, 10.04 PM IST
View: Don't shove migrants into crevices of urban lifeThe Indian city has been pushed further into what Donald Trump described as ‘shithole’, by cloistering the affluent in small pockets and al...
01 Jul, 2018, 11.49 AM IST
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee: This shipwrecked sailor finds recluse in a reign of silenceThe comrade drapes himself in a shroud of silence as he sits forlorn in his shabby chamber at the CPM’s Alimuddin Street headquarters.
03 Mar, 2017, 10.51 AM IST
Why the Geospatial Information Bill is an outcome of sarkari cartographic paranoiaThe Geospatial Information Regulation (GIR) Bill is an example of sarkari cartographic paranoia: it proposes fines up to 100 crore and jail...
18 May, 2016, 12.14 PM IST
The Queen seeks Dr. D's adviceDear Dr. D, We have no difficulty in saving America, but where will it all stop? What if we are then called upon to save other cities or co...
23 Oct, 2015, 05.08 PM IST
Stories of Bihar: Walk the extra mileBihar is a different planet, a state where everyone these days descends from Delhi, the faraway political planet, and talks development.
20 Oct, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Stressing on Know India Programmes for PIO countries: Sushma SwarajShe said her ministry was stressing on the Know India Program for the children of the residents of the PIO countries so that they can know ...
07 Oct, 2015, 08.18 PM IST
Sachin Tendulkar was like God to me: Mahendra Singh Dhoni"When we were growing up, we used to watch Sachin (Tendulkar), he was like God to all of us. He had that aura around him," Dhoni said.
01 Sep, 2015, 10.08 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi a "tourist prime minister": Mallikarjun KhargeNoting that Modi had toured 25 countries, Kharge asked him to "visit" Parliament, as he slammed the "one man show" in the BJP-led governmen...
19 Aug, 2015, 05.59 PM IST
Like Delhi, BJP will lose Bihar: Arvind KejriwalHe also emphasised that the "Aap clinic, the poor man's dispensary, will provide same facilities as Max and Fortis hospital. We will make 2...
25 Jul, 2015, 12.56 AM IST
Decoding the Narendra Modi-Rahul Gandhi big fightIndia is grappling with the problems of choosing between Modi and Rahul. TOI studied their six speeches each over the past 6 weeks in Hindi...
20 Nov, 2013, 11.10 AM IST
P A Sangma favours creation of separate Telangana, VidarbhaP A Sangma has strongly advocated creation of Telangana and Vidarbha states and said the Centre should forthwith grant statehood to these t...
25 Jun, 2013, 02.29 PM IST
Guns in US and banks in Europe are the lobbies which control the rulersStatesmen and elected rulers decide the fate of the world or at least their petty nations. Churchill, Stalin, Lincoln, Gandhi et al.
23 Apr, 2013, 01.12 AM IST
- Tackling food inflation
There is need for proactive policy to tackle food inflation via globalisation.
30 Nov, 2009, 04.26 AM IST
'We are focusing on the poorer states'In an interview Ms Guerrero talks about the adjustments the World Bank is making to stay in tune with the new India.
09 Oct, 2007, 01.04 AM IST