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Why Congress's code of Omerta did not apply to Vadra

Rajeev Srinivasan wonders why the Nehru Dynasty's usual Teflon isn't working for Robert Vadra It is interesting that the normal code of the Congress party -- absolute fealty to the Nehru dynasty......

Birbhum Killings: Politician-Police-Criminal Nexus

The cycle of violence resulting from the increasing criminalisation of politics cannot stop, will not stop, unless there is a wider political consensus against relying on criminal mafias for......

India blundered along, exactly as every other country did

Not to say that India couldn't have handled the situation better, but on average, it didn't do anywhere near as badly as the naysayers make it out, argues Rajeev Srinivasan. IMAGE: A health worker......

GDP shrinks, pandemic 'act of god' saves Modi govt

Even in this darkest hour of a crumbling economy and raging disease, there is hardly a murmur of protest against the government, observes Sumit Bhattacharya. Illustration: Dominic......

4 ways the Congress won power through Constitutional coups

Since 2004 the Congress has hung on to power in a situation in which it was on track to be out of power. In each case, the Congress effectively gamed the system through Constitutional coups, argues......

India Inc's missing whistle-blowers

Domestic corporate scandals of recent vintage, such as Global Trust, Satyam, IL&FS or YES Bank, to name a few, have all been the result of implosions rather than employee revelations, says Kanika......

Why women are wary of reporting misconduct at workplace

In a world in which men still dominate the institutional landscape, gender-neutrality is as much their responsibility as women’s, says Kanika Datta. Sheryl Sandberg is only partly right in......

'Pritish Nandy's Pen And Voice Shaped Art, Media'

IMAGE: Kirti Kulhari, Joyeeta Patpatia, Prateik Babbar, the late Pritish Nandy, Maanvi Gagroo, VJ Bani, Sayani Gupta and Rangita Pritish Nandy. Photograph: Kind courtesy Sayani Gupta/Instagram......

'An Actor At The Top Of His Game'

'At his wedding with Patralekha, I officiated as the groom's father as Raj has lost both parents, and that's the relationship we share today.' IMAGE: Rajkummar Rao with Hansal Mehta on the sets of......

Rajkummar Rao, Hansal Mehta take Omerta to Toronto

Hello, Toronto! After Priyanka Chopra took her film Pahuna to the Toronto International Film Festival, it was time for yet another Indian movie premiere. Director Hansal Mehta took his......

Omerta review: A lean, brutal masterpiece

'Omerta is a work of true moral force; it is, at the risk of sounding fancy, a motion picture for our times,' says Sreehari Nair. On a pleasant evening not that long ago, a few cinephile friends......

When Bollywood Went Nude

Baring their soul before the camera is a prerequisite for every actor. But going naked in front of it may not be everyone's cup of tea. Still, there are some who agree to bare it all or almost for......