Gasping for breath or clutching at straws, he will do anything to survive. Similar to him are India’s billion-plus souls, stretching their rupee to...

A year after the slaughter, ruckus rules the hillsides again, as if man has taken a vow to decimate all that is beauteous. It may be apt to call it...

We might and perhaps should forget the Paris Olympics from the standpoint of Indian medal wins, but it will reverberate for long for the guts and...

When octogenarians weep in Parliament, when mothers in our villages cry and fathers break down, you know things are bad. Deep inside, you know you are...

It is distressing that 7.3 per cent of Indians in the 13-17 years age bracket have mental disorders. It’s even more startling that this malaise is...

The Gonda train mishap is but the tip of an iceberg, taking a toll on commuters’ patience and trust. How often will we go off-track before finding...

I find myself strapped in the wretched pilot’s seat, shouting ‘Mayday, Mayday’ as my flying behemoth plummets nose-first towards the Earth to certain...

Five years back, I hung up my boots with an intent to watch from the shores as life sailed on for others. The view is alarming, and the water is...

For an overseas firm, setting up a successful chapter in India is easier said than done. This is a story of the travails and hardships that have to be...

In the Universe, it is a line that divides Earth and space, where wings and flight fail. India has its own Kármán, a point that should never be...

The new Government is in place. It will now have to come good on its promise of a new tomorrow. It will be a tall ask – coalition comes with pulls and...

Power-cut Baba was kind to wait for us to cast our vote and then mull over our decision in cool AC comfort. Now mulled, we are ripe to be annulled and...