Over the next five years, it will be Narendra not Nitish who will be under pressure to deliver vikas and atmanirbharta in Bihar, notes Kanika Datta. IMAGE: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with......
Shifting positions on religiosity and Covid may confuse the Hindutva citizenry, but you can rely on Bengal to turn a non-arguable issue into a raging controversy, notes Kanika Datta. IMAGE: Home......
Overt displays of physical machismo is the stamp of the strongman and it's a symptom that manifests itself in direct proportion to their sense of insecurity, says Kanika Datta. Illustration: Uttam......
'...by combining religious and political missions -- to destroy the Babri Masjid and establish Ram Rajya.''Hindutva was successful in creating synergy with the aspirations of devotees,' Dhirendra K......
'#metoo has put front and centre an issue that society has suppressed for far too long,' says Kanika Datta.Illustration" Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In America, since the #metoo movement began,......
SEZs account for just about a third of India's merchandise exports (and roughly the same proportion of services exports). Yet, the notion of creating global manufacturing centres of the kind that......
'As long as there is PM-CARES, it's money that will do the talking,' notes Kanika Datta. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com< Corporate India may be wallowing in forced inactivity, but its......
'All these incidents go to show that the day of the anodyne, apolitical corporation is running out fast,' says Kanika Datta. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Corporate India's......
If the finance minister's tax proposals have stimulated demand at all, it's for CAs, notes Kanika Datta. Photograph: ANI Photo In the space of three days, two significant speeches were......
Piyush Goyal's comments about Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's investment in India reveals an inability to understand how businesses function, says Kanika Datta. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......
It was a busy weekend for film and television stars. While Bollywood stepped out for the Star Screen awards, telly folk attended the Zee Rishtey awards. Pictures from the red carpet: ......
'To say Aretha ticked all the boxes when it came to voice technique is like calling Cristiano Ronaldo an efficient footballer,' says Kanika Datta. IMAGE: Aretha Franklin, The Queen of Soul,......
'The conventional view is that it's the women who are being provocative and drawing attention to themselves. Has anyone considered the alternative view?' asks Kanika Datta. Tennis is considered one......