I have a bit of a personal dilemma: I have a soft corner for Shashi Tharoor, but I do like Rajeev Chandrasekhar's pitch, confesses Rajeev Srinivasan. IMAGE: Dr Shashi Tharoor, the Congress Lok......
Most politicians and even non-politicians have been honoured because of what they were purported to be electorally worth for the ruling party of their time, argues N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE:......
A 24 year-old health worker has become Kerala's fifth confirmed Nipah case since its recent outbreak, as the government stepped up its efforts to cure a 9 year-old boy suffering from the deadly......
'Why is it that no other institutions are attacked? Why are only educational institutions run by Christians attacked?' IMAGE: MPs Hibi Eden, third from left, and Daniel Kuriakose, second from......
Despite their opposition based on ideology, both the political Right and the political Left possess similar behaviour, observes Shyam G Menon. Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Close to......
As the world awaits the end of the global pandemic, rural Bengal might be witnessing a recession unfolding in bits and pieces. IMAGE: Hundreds of migrant laborers from West Bengal gathered at......
In prior elections, not only have opinion poll forecasts been very different from the results, the error margin has increased over time. One need only look at the charts that show the Sensex half a......
The 2G judgment suggests many bureaucrats have poor application, inadequate interest and are unwilling to be active participants in the policy process, says Babu Jacob. Illustration: Dominic......
A large number of rich farmers, who earn more than salaried employees in the cities, get away with paying no tax at all in view of the government’s lack of will to consider an agricultural......
A system of multiple regulations operating in silos has created grey areas that foster illegal money raisingA group of people from the chit fund sector wrote a Right to Information application......