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Jallianwala Bagh apology: Should we really care?

News Sun, 21 Apr 2019

This election witnessed a silenced Muslim

News Sat, 20 Apr 2019

2019 is more 2004 than 2014

News Sat, 20 Apr 2019

Why is Pak army chief delaying appointments?

News Sat, 20 Apr 2019

How educated does an MP have to be?

News Fri, 19 Apr 2019

How Joko won -- and Modi could too

News Fri, 19 Apr 2019

At election time, cash is king

News Fri, 19 Apr 2019

Can EC see us through a free and fair election?

News Thu, 18 Apr 2019

Sai's Take: Cash makes the elections go round

News Wed, 17 Apr 2019

Will winner take all in Tamil Nadu?

News Wed, 17 Apr 2019

Sai's Take: Missing T N Seshan

News Tue, 16 Apr 2019

Congress manifesto: Some applause, some Qs

News Tue, 16 Apr 2019

Sai's Take: TN heading for a one-sided verdict

News Mon, 15 Apr 2019

Why did Modi skip the Jallianwala centenary event?

News Mon, 15 Apr 2019

Why we vote the way we do

News Sat, 13 Apr 2019

Farewell, Conscience Keeper

News Sat, 13 Apr 2019

Sai's Take: Will Kanhaiya stun Giriraj Singh?

News Fri, 12 Apr 2019

Modi doesn't want voters to remember Vikas

News Fri, 12 Apr 2019

Sai's Take: It's all about freedom of the press

News Thu, 11 Apr 2019

Lessons learnt from Goa's Gudi Padwa

News Thu, 11 Apr 2019

Column: Is Pakistan blackmailing PM, NSA?

News Thu, 11 Apr 2019

A day in the life of a chowkidar

News Thu, 11 Apr 2019

Sai's Take: Minority Report

News Wed, 10 Apr 2019

Can Rita Bahuguna succeed where her father failed?

News Wed, 10 Apr 2019

Sai's Take: Ek baar phir Modi Sarkar?

News Tue, 09 Apr 2019

Can Dalits, Muslim unite? Queries from Ambedkar's time

News Tue, 09 Apr 2019

Why Hindutva vote is unable to grow in TN

News Mon, 08 Apr 2019

Sai's Take: A waveless election in UP?

News Mon, 08 Apr 2019

Pakistan has history of lying about military setbacks

News Mon, 08 Apr 2019

10 ways in which Modi changed my life for the better

News Mon, 08 Apr 2019

How Modi taught Advani a lesson

News Mon, 08 Apr 2019

Sai's Take: When can Rediff interview you, Mr PM?

News Fri, 05 Apr 2019

Sai's Take: Rahul has his work cut out in Wayanad

News Thu, 04 Apr 2019

Elections and the feeling of deja vu

News Thu, 04 Apr 2019

Sai's Take: Ah, that's what Cong manifesto says!

News Wed, 03 Apr 2019

Corporates-politicians nexus can be toxic

News Wed, 03 Apr 2019

Sai's Take: What I learnt about Modi today

News Tue, 02 Apr 2019

Is Congress serious about elections?

News Tue, 02 Apr 2019

Stalin wages lone battle against Oppn full blast

News Mon, 01 Apr 2019

Why I want a coalition government

News Sat, 30 Mar 2019

Balakot strike is a game changer with Pakistan

News Fri, 29 Mar 2019

Modi's 5 foreign policy mistakes

News Thu, 28 Mar 2019

The 'foreign hand' in India's election 2019

News Wed, 27 Mar 2019

Water scarcity not a poll issue for Dravidian majors

News Tue, 26 Mar 2019

What every Lok Sabha candidate must know

News Mon, 25 Mar 2019

So much the phone has taken away from us

News Fri, 22 Mar 2019

What is the way out for Muslims now?

News Fri, 22 Mar 2019

Why PMs need a 7 year term

News Thu, 21 Mar 2019

Tauba! Tauba! The state of TV news!

News Thu, 21 Mar 2019

Will Modi's drum of war help BJP?

News Thu, 21 Mar 2019

Is Priyanka being fooled about family magic?

News Thu, 21 Mar 2019

War isn't a walk through a Hamley's toy shop

News Wed, 20 Mar 2019

Rahul's solo, lonely, crusade against Modi

News Wed, 20 Mar 2019

Modi needs to remember negativism doesn't sell

News Tue, 19 Mar 2019

When will this climate of hate end?

News Tue, 19 Mar 2019

Balakot strike can't be called a success

News Fri, 15 Mar 2019

Dump Masood Azhar project. Get real!

News Thu, 14 Mar 2019

What the first Indians tell us about ourselves

News Wed, 13 Mar 2019

Was air strike a clear victory for India?

News Wed, 13 Mar 2019

Balakot air strike: What can India do next?

News Tue, 12 Mar 2019

Will Imran Khan begin a new inning?

News Tue, 12 Mar 2019

15 takeaways from the Balakot air strike

News Mon, 11 Mar 2019

Why the 2019 elections are like 1984

News Mon, 11 Mar 2019

Stop these attacks on Kashmiris!

News Fri, 08 Mar 2019

Will BJP return with a full majority?

News Thu, 07 Mar 2019

Was Vijaykanth the villain who stole Modi's thunder in TN?

News Thu, 07 Mar 2019

How long can India avoid engaging Pakistan?

News Thu, 07 Mar 2019

Pak attacks: Imran can't escape responsibility

News Thu, 07 Mar 2019

India must use airpower to eliminate terrorists

News Thu, 07 Mar 2019

The battle to save democracy never ends

News Wed, 06 Mar 2019

Why the Hindu right-wing targets AMU

News Wed, 06 Mar 2019

Why is Pakistan muzzling its terrorists?

News Tue, 05 Mar 2019

IAF must reveal how many terrorists were killed

News Tue, 05 Mar 2019

Why US kept cool during India-Pak crisis

News Mon, 04 Mar 2019

An accidental lesson on unsafe roads

News Mon, 04 Mar 2019

As long as we fix Pakistan we are happy

News Mon, 04 Mar 2019

Why IAF needs planes like this for anti-terror ops

News Mon, 04 Mar 2019

Fiasco in Hanoi

News Sun, 03 Mar 2019

Does Rahul have a plan for 2019 election?

News Sun, 03 Mar 2019

How will India handle Pakistan's next attack?

News Sun, 03 Mar 2019

De-escalation: Beware the Saudis!

News Sun, 03 Mar 2019

Do NOT barter away national security

News Sat, 02 Mar 2019

Lessons IAF must learn from this week's missions

News Sat, 02 Mar 2019

Kashmir's troubled future

News Fri, 01 Mar 2019

Need of the Hour: Statesmanship!

News Fri, 01 Mar 2019

US, Saudis, UAE check Indo-Pak tensions

News Fri, 01 Mar 2019

Have we forgotten the lessons of Doklam?

News Thu, 28 Feb 2019

Pakistan must return Abhi unharmed, promptly

News Wed, 27 Feb 2019

What will Pakistan's response be?

News Wed, 27 Feb 2019

Pakistan has pulled the trigger on itself

News Tue, 26 Feb 2019

The meteor who blazed across a revolutionary sky

News Sat, 23 Feb 2019

Fear (of Centre, of Dinakaran) is the key for AIADMK

News Sat, 23 Feb 2019

Pulwama: Why I can cry no more

News Sat, 23 Feb 2019

Cong has more pro-minority votes to offer DMK this time

News Thu, 21 Feb 2019

Stop sending our soldiers home in coffins!

News Thu, 21 Feb 2019

Surgical strike not an answer to Pak terror

News Thu, 21 Feb 2019

Zoya and the M factor of Gully Boy

News Thu, 21 Feb 2019

AIADMK ties up Lok Sabha allies but with eye on assembly bypolls

News Wed, 20 Feb 2019

Pakistan needs to take firm actions against Jaish

News Tue, 19 Feb 2019

Lotus blooms in Rajini's hint of water politics

News Mon, 18 Feb 2019

How many more suicide bombers are there?

News Mon, 18 Feb 2019

An Indian soldier challenges Jaish

News Mon, 18 Feb 2019

Why Jaish has become the ISI's terror arm in J & K

News Sat, 16 Feb 2019

It is Time for Action, not Restraint

News Fri, 15 Feb 2019

Time to take out Masood Azhar

News Fri, 15 Feb 2019

Expect more suicide attacks in Kashmir

News Fri, 15 Feb 2019

Citizenship Bill: Morally valid, long overdue

News Wed, 13 Feb 2019

The Taliban: Barbarians at our gate

News Tue, 12 Feb 2019

Sword of State Tyranny is Upon Us

News Tue, 12 Feb 2019

'Nationalism, not Hindutva will be the big theme for 2019'

News Mon, 11 Feb 2019

Ayodhya and the denial of India's ancient past

News Sat, 09 Feb 2019

Cows die from an overdose of love

News Sat, 09 Feb 2019

Did India discover flight before the Wrights?

News Sat, 09 Feb 2019

Tech's toll on humanity

News Sat, 09 Feb 2019

The 2019 poll is a special challenge

News Sat, 09 Feb 2019

Should yoga therapy go the Western way?

News Thu, 07 Feb 2019

Is Priyanka more than a show-stopper?

News Thu, 07 Feb 2019

BJP's self-goal in Bengal and north east

News Wed, 06 Feb 2019

EPS does a Jaya but like her, can he keep the BJP at bay?

News Tue, 05 Feb 2019

Why all parties want to give out money in cash

News Mon, 04 Feb 2019

HAL: Non performance, nil accountability

News Mon, 04 Feb 2019

Was Ravana the world's first aviator?

News Sat, 02 Feb 2019

Is Modi more popular in 2019?

News Sat, 02 Feb 2019

Shiv ji ki baraat without a groom

News Sat, 02 Feb 2019

Challenges await the Supreme Court

News Thu, 31 Jan 2019

How best to remember George Fernandes?

News Thu, 31 Jan 2019

What ideas informed Gandhi's inner life?

News Wed, 30 Jan 2019

Arun Jaitley: George as I knew him

News Wed, 30 Jan 2019

Modi and the hunt for a Sanjeevani Booti

News Wed, 30 Jan 2019

Jaitley should practise what he preaches

News Tue, 29 Jan 2019

Why the 2019 election is pivotal for India

News Mon, 28 Jan 2019

Reserving the right to change

News Mon, 28 Jan 2019

Quiet champions of India

News Sat, 26 Jan 2019

The New Songs of Patriotism

News Sat, 26 Jan 2019

Why Nehru is worth remembering this Republic Day

News Sat, 26 Jan 2019

Why dance bar judgment is absolutely right

News Fri, 25 Jan 2019

What the world will worry about in 2019

News Thu, 24 Jan 2019

Priyanka's sister act

News Thu, 24 Jan 2019

Karpoori Thakur and the power of street politics

News Wed, 23 Jan 2019

Rahul's rude reality check

News Wed, 23 Jan 2019

Defence of India with Made in India

News Wed, 23 Jan 2019

Why readymade news on FM radio is a bad idea

News Tue, 22 Jan 2019

Met the 'Department of Big Moves'?

News Tue, 22 Jan 2019

When can we expect a 2nd Trump-Kim summit?

News Fri, 18 Jan 2019

Oh, they are asking for jobs? Give them cow...

News Thu, 17 Jan 2019

What are Modi-Shah's plans for Lok Sabha polls?

News Thu, 17 Jan 2019

You must be nuts to say Modi is an underdog for 2019

News Tue, 15 Jan 2019

Alas, Petta is not Rajini's ticket to politics

News Mon, 14 Jan 2019

My 2019 resolution :)

News Sat, 12 Jan 2019

Why exit polls go wrong

News Sat, 12 Jan 2019

Detecting cancer

News Sat, 12 Jan 2019

The A-Z of 2018

News Sat, 12 Jan 2019

Citizenship Amendment Bill: A humanitarian act

News Fri, 11 Jan 2019

Beware of Chinese propaganda!

News Fri, 11 Jan 2019

Modi's quota: Utmost secrecy, precise execution

News Thu, 10 Jan 2019

With quota politics is Modi playing V P Singh v2.0?

News Wed, 09 Jan 2019

Modi sounds 2019 poll bugle from Assam

News Tue, 08 Jan 2019

Opinion: Why Modi deserves another chance

News Tue, 08 Jan 2019

Bangladesh rejects politics of chaos

News Tue, 08 Jan 2019

Why weekend box-office stars can't make it in 21st century TN politics

News Mon, 07 Jan 2019

Ultimate victory in Sabrimala will be of women

News Mon, 07 Jan 2019

When friends change...

News Sun, 06 Jan 2019

Should India change Census methods?

News Sun, 06 Jan 2019

For whom the bell trolls

News Sun, 06 Jan 2019

Trapped miners not CM Conrad's problem!

News Sat, 05 Jan 2019

What India can learn from South Korea, Japan

News Sat, 05 Jan 2019

Rahul and the politics of humility

News Sat, 05 Jan 2019

Has Modi fatigue set in?

News Wed, 02 Jan 2019

A wish for 2019: Stop treating national security as a football!

News Tue, 01 Jan 2019

The Return of Manmohan Singh

News Mon, 31 Dec 2018

What each passing year teaches us

News Mon, 31 Dec 2018

What Rahul must be careful about

News Sun, 30 Dec 2018

Will KCR be kingmaker in 2019?

News Thu, 27 Dec 2018

You are right, Anupamji...

News Wed, 26 Dec 2018

In defence of farm loan waivers

News Wed, 26 Dec 2018

News Tue, 25 Dec 2018

Behind BJP loss: Failure to keep job promise, fix farm distress

News Mon, 24 Dec 2018

Politicians will find it tougher to retain voters's allegiance

News Fri, 21 Dec 2018

India's stature is growing in Chinese eyes

News Fri, 21 Dec 2018

10 rude lessons for the BJP

News Thu, 20 Dec 2018

Do you know about the Good Samaritan law?

News Thu, 20 Dec 2018

Our institutions are at risk under Modi

News Wed, 19 Dec 2018

Dance of the hemlock drinkers

News Wed, 19 Dec 2018

Hafiz Saeed pens column in Pakistani newspaper as 'contributing writer'

News Tue, 18 Dec 2018

Why Stalin jumped the gun on naming Rahul for PM

News Tue, 18 Dec 2018

If Rahul was really the Congress boss...

News Tue, 18 Dec 2018

KCR, the king of the freebies!

News Mon, 17 Dec 2018

Did Doval exchange a princess for Christian Michel?

News Mon, 17 Dec 2018

Ayodhya will be a big BJP issue in 2019

News Mon, 17 Dec 2018

Who's the tallest of them all?

News Sat, 15 Dec 2018

True tribute to Sardar Patel: Withdraw Kashmir from UN!

News Fri, 14 Dec 2018

Rahul's temple run is smart politics

News Fri, 14 Dec 2018

For Rahul, the real test has just begun

News Thu, 13 Dec 2018

Poll debacle: Why Modi needs to worry

News Thu, 13 Dec 2018

Without DeMo, Congress would have lost

News Thu, 13 Dec 2018

Modi ka Magic Chalega Kya?

News Tue, 11 Dec 2018

Why are some lynchings front page news and some not?

News Mon, 10 Dec 2018

Of all assembly polls since 2014, these are most important

News Mon, 10 Dec 2018

Minor parties in TN caught in identity crisis

News Fri, 07 Dec 2018

Why more Indians must speak up online

News Fri, 07 Dec 2018

Why India fails to extradite Mallya, Modi, Choksi...

News Wed, 05 Dec 2018

Why I applaud Modi's leadership style

News Wed, 05 Dec 2018

The CBI has become a monster

News Tue, 04 Dec 2018

'Will no one rid me of this meddlesome hack?'

News Mon, 03 Dec 2018

Why assembly polls may not set the tune for 2019

News Mon, 03 Dec 2018

2018: When 3 children died of hunger

News Sun, 02 Dec 2018

The fragility of faith

News Sun, 02 Dec 2018