Has Karur Tragedy Halted Vijay's Political Rise?

The Karur tragedy has exposed the huge gaps in Vijay's understanding of realpolitik, elections and political administration, asserts N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam Founder......

BJP-AIADMK Gift Stalin An Election Issue

Amit Shah seemingly encouraging AIADMK dissident Sengottaiyan after party boss Edappadi K Palaniswami had removed his one-time mentor from all party posts has not gone down well with party cadres.......

'Only Trump Can Unite Thackeray Brothers'

'Like me there are crores of Marathi people in the state hoping for this miracle to work.' Illustration: Generated by Perplexity AI   Despite a strong undercurrent among party workers and......

After Ajit Doval, foreign secretary Misri to visit China on Jan 26, 27

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri will travel to Beijing on a two-day trip beginning Sunday, in the second such high-profile visit from India to China in less than one-and-a-half months. IMAGE:......

'NMP is very tough to execute'

'There will be political opposition, and this monetisation will require continued political will.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The National Monetisation Pipeline project was one of the......

India sees China as opportunity rather than threat

Decades of fear and loathing are giving way to realpolitik in India's attitude to China in a radical new approach which New Delhi hopes will transform its relationship with its northern......

Agreed, market forces not in govt's hand but few reforms can help

The government must take steps to clear bureaucratic hurdles to spur growth. Workers load metal pipes onto a truck at Noida, Uttar Pradesh. Photograph: Parivartan Sharma/Reuters First, the good......

'Indian cricket is in good shape because of IPL'

'...Now, we are dominating because we have the right facilities. We have the IPL, the richest board is India and India is the powerhouse'. IMAGE: Sri Lankan legendary spinner Muttiah Muralitharan......