June 13, 2018
The much-publicised meeting between the US President Donald Trump and the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un did take place in Singapore yesterday, after a virtual […]
June 8, 2018
Men, from time immemorial, have tried to stand out in their outlandish quest to be outstanding. In the 16-17 centuries possessing pineapples were a status symbol […]
May 31, 2018
The results of the by-polls held in several states have thrown no surprise. Save Palghar Lok Sabha seat in Maharashtra and Tharali Assembly seat in Uttarakhand, […]
May 28, 2018
The fiercely Catholic Ireland barred divorce, same-sex marriage until three decades ago. If contraceptive sales were banned, so were abortions, even if meant endangerment of the […]
May 23, 2018
Who lost? The protests at Vedanta’s Sterlite Copper Smelting Unit in Tuticorin took 11 lives yesterday throwing up questions at the inadequate crowd control training of […]
May 19, 2018
1) The wisdom of the people on their pattern of voting, mainly on caste lines, is divisive and harmful to the nation 2) There is lack […]
May 19, 2018
Indian politics continues to throw surprises as well as tantrums, as each passing day we witness bizarre tweaks the constitution authors may have never contemplated. The […]
May 17, 2018
The shortest 24 hours! No drama can have an eternal thrill like politics and the scenes in Karnataka are no exception. The hair-raising fight scenes had […]
May 16, 2018
The posts of state governors periodically assume great significance, which otherwise is a wastage of country’s meagre financial resources. With citizens and elected representatives knocking on […]