'Teaching lessons is the objective behind every school.' 'For the moment, a state seems intent to teach a lesson -- that students of Classes 4, 5 and 6 can wage war against the mighty Indian nation,' says Krishna Prasad.
Readers wish one of India's bowling greats, Bhagwat Chandrasekhar, on his 60th brithday
he had asked the chief secretary to take steps for renaming Bangalore.
This was not Sharad Pawar or Prithviraj Chavan speaking. It was Uddhav Thackeray, the undisputed chief of the Shiv Sena!
'Opposition to the idea of a state flag has come from the small thinking pseudo-nationalists, who are the ones pushing Hindi-Hindu-Hindustan.' 'Identifying India wrongly as a one language, one religion nation,' says Aakar Patel.
Every home across India makes khichdi and it still isn't as celebrated as it should be.
'There will be significant political traction for him. But how much, we don't know yet'
Everybody in Tamil Nadu, it seems, has an opinion on superstar Rajinikanth entering politics. A Ganesh Nadar presents a cross-section of views on the actor's chances in the electoral arena.
The actor, who plays the role of Kattappa in the movie, clarified that he was not against Kannada people.
'Today, these fringe groups are demanding that Rajni sir's film be stopped.' 'What is there to stop them from doing the same with more films in the future?'
In BS Yeddyurappa's constituency, Shikaripura, many question BJP's 'sidelining' of its chief ministerial candidate.
The prime minister said there was a need to cleanse Indian politics of Congress culture.
'Somewhere in the midst of the three milestones of 1881, 1984 and 1999 are the clues that provide the answer to the troubling corrosion of Karnataka politics: The disappearance of values, the criminalisation of politics, and the complete collapse of ideology,' says Krishna Prasad, former editor-in-chief, Outlook.
'It's still very early. I have just been handed over the matter and therefore I haven't formed any views on it as yet,' Justice B N Srikrishna tells Pavan Lall.
The bandh has been called by pro-Kannada and farmers' organisations, protesting the Mahadayi Water Dispute Tribunal's interim order rejecting the state's petition seeking 7.56 tmcft for drinking water projects.
His songs were the anchor, the substratum, if you will, upon which life unfolded day after day, decade after decade -- across villages, towns, cities, and regions. Siva Sankar pays tribute to S P Balasubrahmanyam, the legendary singer who passed into the ages on Friday.
Nithya Menen's fiery interview.
Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy said though it was his government's responsibility to ensure its smooth screening, he once again advised the distributors to delay it till the Cauvery dispute was resolved.
'The current government must act sooner rather than later,' asserts Vivek Gumaste.
He also expressed his disappointment over the 'wrong system' which needs to be changed.
Modi said that the JD-S was going to finish a "poor, distant third".
'And if you think this is alarmist nonsense, you are helping it happen,' says Mitali Saran.
With one year left for assembly elections in Karnataka, the last big bastion of the Congress, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has found an emotive issue to counter the Bharatiya Janata Party as the latter prepares the ground for a fight to grab power. Raghu Krishnan and Nikita Puri report.
After five decades of existence, the Shiv Sena's support base seems to be shifting towards the rural electorate but there it has to contend with the network of Sharad Pawar and the BJP.
Nobody does ethnic chic as well as D-Pad!
The Congress government's move to celebrate the birth anniversary of the 18th century legendary king Tipu Sultan has stirred a controversy in Karnataka, with the Bharatiya Janata Party alleging that it was an attempt by the ruling party to strengthen its vote bank.
'There were areas where the JD-S put up weak candidates against the Congress to benefit the BJP.'
Jnanpith awardee Girish Karnad on Tuesday said 18th century Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan would have enjoyed the same status as of Maratha king Chhatrapathi Shivaji, if he was a Hindu and not a Muslim.
The new entrants are young, enterprising Chinese men and women who want to tap into the promising Indian market.
The SC also directed the Centre to constitute a Cauvery management board within four weeks.
The Supreme Court and its committees, the two states and the central government must become objective and take the present and not just the past in mind.
Ritika Kochhar finds out how Indian miniatures, which were once buried in manuscripts, ended up drawing collectors the world over.
Jnanpith awardee Girish Karnad and Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament Prathap Simha have allegedly received death threats on social media as the controversy rages in Karnataka over the birth anniversary celebrations of 18th century Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan.
'I am not human... :)' SS Rajamouli has some fun on Rediff Chat.
'As Karunanidhi and Ramadoss flagged the law and order issue, Subramanian Swamy said Home Minister Rajnath Singh should send Chief Minister O Panneerselvam a directive under Article 246 of the Constitution. Swamy also dangled the fear of Article 356 over the state government.'
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