Is Modi's Authoritarianism Good For India?

We need not spend much time going over what this government has done and is doing to the Opposition, by misusing the Enforcement Directorate and the CBI. There is a daily update on that, notes......

Some Candidates Have More Than One Wife

Under India's laws bigamy is disallowed and those in breach of the law don't submit affidavits testifying to this status.However, these candidates have no fear of the law -- and thereby hangs an......

Amid Oppn's JPC probe demand, Sharad Pawar visits Adani office, home in Guj

Nationalist Congress Party supremo Sharad Pawar, whose meetings with embattled billionaire Gautam Adani amidst demands by Opposition parties for a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into......

Modi's Dilemma: China and Pakistan

Mr Modi might have questions to ask himself on the most formidable strategic challenge before India that he inherited from the UPA: The triangulation between China and Pakistan.The failure to break......

Reading India's OBOR boycott right

We must see New Delhi’s position as a signal of competition to the Chinese grand design for the 21st century world, says Nitin Pai. India’s boycott of China’s Belt and Road Forum......

Why Chinese PLA must be laughing on Vodafone judgement

Vodafone judgement has sought of set a precedent. It clearly is talking point across the globe, and it could reflect some key points across nations like China that was caught in a similar......

The Empire review

Kunal Kapoor’s bland portrayal cannot bring out Babur’s fascinating persona or his self-deprecating temperament, feels Sukanya Verma. ‘Zindagi maut se aakhir kitna lad le jeet......

No state honours during funeral, says Girish Karnad's family

Noted playwright, actor and Jnanpith awardee Girish Karnad, who left his indelible mark in the world of literature, theatre and cinema, passed away at his residence in Bengaluru on Monday morning......

What inspired Rangoon?

Did the human drama provoked by the Japanese invasion of Burma and the Indian exodus from Rangoon inspire director Vishal Bhardwaj's forthcoming epic? IMAGE: Saif Ali Khan in Rangoon. The railway......

The Thai charmer who made a fortune and won soccer's biggest league

'Believe us when we say he’s the best. He let us dream' IMAGE: Leicester City chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and vice chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha with the trophy as they celebrate......