'This Election Commission Has To Go!'

'The current Election Commission functions more like a government department than an autonomous body.' IMAGE: Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, flanked by Election Commissioners Sukhbir......

When Keshub Mahindra silenced T N Seshan

T N Seshan, who passed into the ages last month. believed that toughness at every level is needed to keep the flock under him strictly duty bound, recalls Dr K S Parthasarathy, former secretary,......

The T N Seshan interview

When I spoke to T N Seshan, the former chief election commissioner, in 1998, he was very cynical about India. Almost a decade later, as we prepare to celebrate the 60th anniversary of India's......

Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......