UCC Can Wait, Personal Law Reforms Can't

Crucial reforms in Muslim personal law, especially laws related to inheritance and adoption, need to be initiated forthwith; historically speaking, without the State's backing, hardly has any......

How PM Modi Became Saint Modi

The transmogrification of Prime Minister Modi to Saint Modi began with the ground-breaking ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya.By identifying himself with Lord Ram, Modi raised himself in popular......

'My worry relates to possibility of social collapse'

'The theme of death seems to be a theme about which many of us, raised in Western societies, have almost completely removed from consciousness; it represents a theme that is suddenly and forcefully......

The Course Mate Who Will Be Chief

'As a course mate who has followed closely this star on the Bombay Sappers firmament, my heart swells with pride to see his extraordinary brilliance and focus; his commitment and his dedication;......

'#MeToo is like a wave'

'The first one has done what it needs to do.''I'm sure there's going to be a stronger wave.''Anybody who thinks #MeToo has gone and they are off the hook are fooling themselves.' Photograph: Kind......

Guru Greg and the God complex

Greg Chappell poses for a photograph with the street sign named after him at the National Cricket Centre in Brisbane, Australia. Photograph: Chris Hyde/Getty Images You know him as the batsman......