Opinion - Page 657

The other day I encountered a man from a Khap Panchayat. Here is an excerpt from my conversation with him: ‘We are in the 21st century. What is wrong...

What is the role of a ruling government, after all? Aren’t the elected group of politicians in any democratic nation supposed to ensure that there is...

RICH in amino acids, vitamins, minerals and dietary fibres, bamboo shoots are used to prepare delicacies in Assam. But after the harvest, the shoots...

Given the fact that there is little difference between the Gujarat model and the post-reform liberalised economic scenario across the country,...

A new government will assume office next fortnight. The people of India are looking forward to a stable government and a resolute leadership. In the...

In the early sixties, accompanied by school friends, during summer holidays we would pedal our way to watch steam locomotives chugging along on the...

There is a big hype about the VVIP contest in two constituencies in Uttar Pradesh – Amethi and   Varanasi – from where the two prime ministerial...

Vagator, one of Goa’s more picturesque beaches and a stunning backdrop for Bollywood cult classics like Dil Chahta Hai, is in the news for the wrong...

If there is one area for which it is difficult to predict how a Modi government will work, it is internal security – beyond an aggressive approach of...

Avtar Singh’s cataract-ridden eyes betray him. He is happy talking to the group of friends he has invited home, but he cannot help stealing fond...

It would be a mistake to believe that Narendra Modi was unaware that he was treading a thin line on the model code of conduct when he displayed the...

With more than two-thirds of the country’s crude oil being imported at wildly varying rates in the global oil market, India can ill-afford to remain...