Some advantages of being a VIP in prisonSince pre-Independence, going to jail has its usefulness of being a badge of honour, an automatic show of victimhood and being wronged by p...
"Pressure being put on us to walk out of INDIA bloc": AAP alleges, BJP deniesAam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Dilip Pandey has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government of pressuring his party and Delhi CM Arvi...
Emmanuel Macron hosts religious leaders for talks on combatting anti-SemitismThere have been growing tensions in France, home to large Muslim and Jewish communities, as war rages in the Gaza Strip between Palestinian...
Garnering votes by inflaming emotions affects society: RSSRSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has cautioned against garnering votes through the manipulation of emotions, as it hampers societal unity. Speaking ...
American capitalism shows its genius by profiting from controversyBut Trump alone hasn't been collecting a windfall. Trump antagonist Daniels, too, is making a killing selling her merchandise that includes...
View: With Pragya Thakur in the fray, Hindutva no longer needs to wear a maskFor the BJP to choose Thakur without waiting until she was cleared of terror charges signals a triumph of religious ideology over law and c...
View: Only politics can end future Alwars in IndiaOpponents of Hindutva politics may easily fall into the trap of being cast as champions of a negative agenda.
Hard decisions needed to make Delhi a livable place: Hardeep Puri on sealing driveReacting to the demand of an ordinance by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to stop the drive, Puri said there was a tendency to "highli...
'Maharajas' after filmmaker now, scurried when British trampled their honour: Shashi TharoorShashi Tharoor's comments come at a time when Sanjay Leela Bhansali's movie 'Padmavati' has been in the eye of a storm.
The Angry Age: A cycle of competitive outrage ensures that anger has an auto-escalating qualitySocial media has bred a kind of viciousness that, in theory, we always knew existed, but were lucky enough not to be exposed to in our ever...
POKE ME: Why Such Violentainment (Readers react)Not only physical violence, we must teach our children against mental and emotional violence, and violence against animals.
Battleground Kerala: CPM and BJP write victimhood stories in goreDown the road, CPM plays the martyr to BJP's villainies. "Beware, the RSS-BJP conspiracy to turn the state capital into a conflict zone."
Home Ministry to engage states to counter increasing appeal of IS among net-savvy MuslimsThe meeting comes after at least 10 states, including UP, Bihar, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Kerala submitted their assessments.
- Arvind Kejriwal revels in the politics of victimhood
Politics of victimhood: Why this kolaveri, Didi?The politics of victimhood has certain inherent advantages. It is easily marketable, albeit shallow, that needs no alternative vision or po...
ET Awards' Agenda For Renewal 2011: Everyone needs to move to dispel gloom and doomThe people of this country should urge opposition parties not to add fuel to the negativism that is prevalent.
- Pakistan admission a diplomatic victory, says Cong
Countering BJP’s charge of being ‘soft on terror,’ the Congress presented Islamabad’s unprecedented admission as "the singular triumph of d...