'High time we bring back paper ballots'

'How come the BJP won even in the Muslim belt? I am 100% sure that the BJP would not win in the Muslim belt.' IMAGE: EVMs being distributed on the eve of the Rajasthan assembly elections.......

'No government ever stooped so low'

'It is violation of the Model Code of Conduct.''It is a penal offence under the IPC to exert undue influence on voters.''Under the election law, it is a corrupt practice.' IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata......

'Democracy is at risk, its pillars are getting weakened'

'I wonder how people who come to power through democratic means turn out this way.''But people of India are strong, and those who think they can hoodwink people, are mistaken.''You can fool some......

'This is governance by fear'

'The Emergency was a temporary affair. It was withdrawn after 20 months.''But we are in this situation for the last 10 years.''If the Emergency was jhatka, this is halal, slow killing.'......

Sports Shorts: Sharath Kamal sails into at WTT Contender semis

IMAGE: World No 41 Achanta Sharath Kamal is the lone Indian in the competition. Photograph: Thomas Peter/Reuters Veteran Sharath Kamal finally made the men's singles medal round in a major......