'The outrage that followed the destruction of the Babri Masjid was an inability to see the event for what it was: The rectification of a grave historical wrong, the restitution of a hurt of a......
The first rule of any battleground -- military, political, or cricket -- is: Do not fight to your rival's strengths. Entice him to fight you on yours.You wonder what madness seized Rahul that he......
Diplomats agree that amid stormy relations with China and Pakistan, Modi has posted impressive foreign policy successes, notes Aditi Phadnis. When veteran diplomat Hardeep Puri retired from......
The Modi-Shah definition of secularism is: India is a confident, resurgent Hindu, and therefore secular, country, says Shekhar Gupta. If political history could be divided into epochs, Indira......
Since the time it was thought up, and the idea spread like an epidemic, there has been no significant changes in the way MPLADs and its imitations that have devolved to the states and local bodies.......
A vilification campaign against Rosneft has begun in right earnest, says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. Image: Russian President Vladimir Putin (left, front) listens to Rosneft chief executive Igor......
Kartik Aaryan is never exceptional, observes Sukanya Verma. Masala movies are a litmus test for stardom. How much suspension of disbelief can a star draw out from its audience decides their real......
Idiocy is the source of Heropanti 2's outdated thrills, observes Sukanya Verma. Ever wondered how it feels to be inside a washing machine? I regrettably found out while watching Heropanti 2, which......
Hungama 2's three-point torture is simple -- confound, frustrate and prolong, feels Sukanya Verma. Everybody talks out of turn. Nobody wants to listen. Few wish to come to the point. Fewer get to......
Drive's idiocy is on display from the word go, says Sukanya Verma. You know how in so many escape scenes, a character takes advantage of a huge crowd to blend in and vamoose? Dharma......
Silsila didn't work. But its roaring rang of romance continues to colour every single Holi.Sukanya Verma revisits this classic. No Holi celebration since 1981 is complete without the sound of......