A devout Hindu on pilgrimage to Uttarakhand can often be heard saying that he is on Yatra to Badri-Kedar which should have been a contradiction in...

The political development of the past few months have made it clear that thanks to the lure of the television, the coming polls would be ‘talked’ more...

Tonnes of newsprint and gallons of ink have been used to write requiem for one of the most colourful characters of Indian politics - Lalu Prasad...

Did the conclave of the Congress party held at Jaipur last January not make the order of precedence within the organisation amply clear? The...

The retirement of psephologist Yogendra Yadav from the University Grants Commission (UGC) has had its desired coverage in the media. However, I doubt...

The results of the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) polls were announced last weekend and the desktop analysts were quick to shout from rooftops...

The 15th Lok Sabha has shown an unusual trait. In the last four-and-half years, the main political rivals – the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata...

Addressing a meeting of Purvanchalis (the migrants from Bihar, Jharkhand and eastern Uttar Pradesh) in the national Capital last week, former national...

The Indian Cyberia was abuzz last weekend over the launch of a portal called Pheku.in. The contents of the portal are planned in a way that they come...

Last weekend a particular statement issued by Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit perked up my downcast mood. Delhi government announced setting-up of...

One of the major contributors to the discussions on social media are the veterans or, as some would still like to be called, ex-servicemen. I have...

In these cantankerous times, when high-pitched and meaningless debate have engulfed public discourse, a narration on pleasures of reading and writing...