Kaliyug ki Kashmir, still 10°C paradiseInstead of Shammi Kapoor yahoo!-ing his head off in the snow, you’ll see tourists destroying the Pahalgam peace – but it's worth it.
15 Apr, 2023, 11.00 PM IST
The lessons we learnt from 2021’s controversies2021 — also known as the year of the brouhaha, when the advertising and marketing sector faced a fair share of storms. Industry vets tell E...
29 Dec, 2021, 11.58 AM IST
WFH gets overtime ...in PortugalThe 'right to disconnect' - turning off one's communication device(s) after work hours - has, thankfully, not passed.
12 Nov, 2021, 11.47 PM IST
As president-elect, Biden makes diplomacy dull againWhen Joe Biden spoke by phone Thursday with Prime Minister Scott Morrison, the president-elect's office said Biden hoped to work with him o...
15 Nov, 2020, 09.48 AM IST
Why does Beijing want to keep Donald Trump in the White House? There are enough reasons and moreTrump has pulled America from a sprawling Asia-Pacific commercial deal and climate agreements, imposed billions of dollars of tariffs on Ch...
20 Oct, 2020, 02.07 PM IST
Jai Shri Ram vs Jai Maa Kali: BJP, Mamata battle over Bengali Hindu voteAs Modi and Shah up the Hindutva-ante with chants of Jai Shri Ram and accusations of Mamata’s “Muslim appeasement”, the TMC is responding w...
10 May, 2019, 11.06 AM IST
Why the triple talaq bill is not about empowerment of women at allThe real intent is clearly to chip away at personal laws to bring in the uniform civil code. If that be so let there be at least an honest ...
23 Jan, 2018, 11.20 AM IST
Moral policing rising in god’s own countryThe incidents of faux morality have been taking place in the state against the backdrop of a rash of genuine sexual assaults that have shak...
02 Apr, 2017, 12.05 PM IST
Straight talk express: Simple, RBI critics have an axe to grindThe RBI governor is not communicating enough, not talking to the media or giving out details of the currency swap exercise as often as he s...
17 Jan, 2017, 08.34 AM IST
Gateway to Machu Picchu, Cusco was the ancient centre of the Inca civilisationIt is no wonder then that wonderchef Gaston Acurio is a popular hero in the country. At his fine-dine restaurant Chicha, there are large gr...
13 Nov, 2016, 12.30 AM IST
Diwali Milan: Narendra Modi puts behind past animosity with mediaIn a career beginning from the early 1970s, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s disdain for "media wallahs" developed only after 2002.
27 Oct, 2014, 06.29 AM IST
Justice Markandey Katju: Why his critics remind him of no longer being a judgeJustice Katju’s Kashmiri origins and Allahabad connections have been held against him, but he is not new to controversies.
24 Feb, 2013, 05.30 AM IST
Opposition to reforms like FDI in retail & aviation reflects the hypocrisy of political partiesOpposition parties propose policy changes when in power and oppose without batting an eyelid when in opposition. So, the moot point is: how...
01 Oct, 2012, 10.28 AM IST
Lokpal Bill: Why Anna Hazare flopped & what it meansIt's tough to attract crowds on the basis of bitter debates on clauses of a bill. That's the principal reason the Anna's Mumbai show looked...
30 Dec, 2011, 01.11 PM IST
- Bush era warmth over? US seen drifting from India
US makes no secret of a growing disappointment with India, while India realizes that the warmth in ties subsided with George Bush's exit.
09 Nov, 2011, 01.19 PM IST
The illusory victory of lossOnce upon a time there was a disciple of the Buddha who had reached the enlightenment of Great Emptiness where it was said the Eternal Real...
05 Jan, 2010, 12.15 AM IST
It's not enough to be just cynicalAn academic waiting in the voting line recently was reminded of the story of Diogenes. “The Cynic philosopher who lived as a beggar in Athe...
13 May, 2009, 02.51 AM IST