Aftermath of 2011: Do Frequent Elections Beckon?

The year has seen far more than sterile anger and rejection of the establishment, feels Shashi Shekhar. As I look back on the year that has been and the anticipation with which 2011 was welcomed......

Why hasn't PM faced Anna between April and August?

The answer to that must lie between Dr Singh and his conscience, feels T V R Shenoy. Years ago, back when I was growing up in the village of Cherai, I heard the parable of the 'Sticks or the......

What the PM told the editors at the meet

Full text of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's opening remarks at the interaction with newspaper editors:\nI think that there is a growing perception that this government is in siege, that we have......

Why are we neglecting our life-giving rivers?

We can still clean up India's rivers only if have the resolve. That is, the resolve both of the people and the authorities, the former for good behaviour the latter to ensure that once cleaned up,......