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The writer is a television commentator and anchor

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray greets his supporters after being sworn in as Maharashtra CM at Shivaji Park in Mumbai on Thursday. (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

First Mumbai, then Delhi: Will history repeat itself?

The answer to the first depends on how the Aghadi alliance handles the tricky challenges it faces.

28 Nov 2019 8:47 PM

Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Photo: AP)

Will Boris' gamble work? Anything might happen after Dec 12 UK vote

The greater the number of Labour-held constituencies which voted for Brexit that the Tories can win, the bigger the...

31 Oct 2019 6:38 PM

Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Photo: AFP)

Will PM Boris be forced to resign next week?

No wonder the British are calling their hapless Prime Minister benighted Boris

13 Sept 2019 6:55 PM

Pakistan has nothing to do with 9/11. says Imran Khan (Photo: File)

Imran and Army: How, in a year, Pak PM has learnt to be 'flexible'

These were arguments based on sound democratic and governance principles.

21 Aug 2019 8:05 PM

The government proposes two critical amendments.

Diluting of the RTI Act is questionable

It's not easy to think of a measure that has done more to deepen and strengthen Indian democracy than the Right to...

23 July 2019 8:08 PM

With social media sites being flooded with survivor stories on sexual harassment and lawyers offering to take up pro bono cases, we take a look at what comes after naming and shaming the perpetrators.

India's judiciary faces critical test of its objectivity

The truth is that the affidavit has a lot of detail. It also has references to station house officers and transcripts of...

23 April 2019 7:48 PM

Kanhaiya Kumar

Sedition case on Kanhaiya, others is wrong

If the BJP wishes to criminalise anti-national slogans, it needs to create a specific law for this purpose.

14 Jan 2019 6:46 PM

According to decibel levels recorded by Awaaz Foundation, there was less noise pollution in the run-up to Diwali and fewer crackers were used overall.

This Diwali could be a crackerless one

In a country where nearly 80 per cent of the people are Hindu and the preponderant majority is deeply religious this...

24 Oct 2018 7:31 PM

New-style coup: Army-ISI forces Pak media, judges to toe the line

Leading columnists have had their columns dropped; TV stations have introduced a 90-second delay to beep out anything...

24 July 2018 7:28 PM

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Riveting, fast-paced and no-holds-barred

Politicians are also usually great raconteurs. In addition, they have an ear for gossip.

15 July 2018 12:37 AM

B S Yeddyurappa was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Karnataka on Thursday. (Photo: AP)

Gov erred by ignoring norms, SC must step in

The Constitution requires a stable government and that means the governor must appoint a chief minister who has majority...

17 May 2018 7:07 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

How Modi & Cong got military history wrong

As for the suggestion that Cariappa was badly treated by Congress governments, the facts suggest otherwise.

5 May 2018 12:53 AM