skip to content

Tariq Thachil

TARIQ THACHIL NEWS

Counting on cities

January 09, 2014 9:56 pm

Why a new player like Kejriwal can,but a PM aspirant like Modi shouldn’t.

Strength of a leader

October 12, 2013 2:08 am

Pinning hopes on strong leaders while blaming parties is risky for democracy.

Can Hindutva win votes?

February 25, 2013 2:03 am

Answer varies across castes,communities,and local contexts,says our columnist Tariq Thachil.

Latest News

In Goa, as crime spurt puts his govt on defensive, chief minister blames migrants

Updated: November 9, 2025 12:08 IST

Goa crime rise, Pramod Sawant migrants remark: Three murders have been reported in the past week, prompting the opposition to highlight ‘lawlessness’ in the state

Apple’s ‘Vehicle Motion Cues’ feature on my iPhone Air helped me beat motion sickness; here’s how

Updated: November 9, 2025 12:07 IST

Apple's Vehicle Motion Cues is an accessibility feature that’s on by default and activates when your iPhone detects a moving vehicle around you.

‘Bold and decisive’: Shehbaz Sharif again thanks Trump for ‘ceasefire between Pakistan and India’

November 9, 2025 12:02 IST

New Delhi has consistently denied any claim of third-party involvement, maintaining that the May ceasefire was achieved through direct engagement between Indian and Pakistani officials.

News Today Live Updates, 9 November | ‘Bold and decisive’: Shehbaz Sharif again thanks Trump for ‘ceasefire between Pakistan and India’

Updated: November 9, 2025 12:02 IST

Latest News Live Updates | New Delhi has consistently denied any claim of third-party involvement, maintaining that the May ceasefire was achieved through direct engagement between Indian and Pakistani officials.

ISIS recruiter, serial rapist among inmates seen using mobile phones and watching TV inside Bengaluru Central Jail; probe ordered after viral videos

November 9, 2025 11:54 IST

While cancelling the bail of actor Darshan Thoogudeepa, the Supreme Court previously warned against special treatment to some prisoners.

From the Opinions Editor: Three lessons Indian politicians can learn from Zohran Mamdani’s victory — and three lessons they shouldn’t

Updated: November 9, 2025 12:09 IST

The final lesson from Mamdani, and to an extent even Donald Trump, is that voters can often respect authenticity over pandering.

What changes in batting does Irfan Pathan want Abhishek Sharma to make? ‘…I will even speak to Yuvi’

Updated: November 9, 2025 11:52 IST

"He will play the same way. It’s high-risk cricket and it has high reward but sometimes people may think ‘What shot was this?," said Irfan Pathan

Javed Akhtar would procrastinate in writing all Om Shanti Om songs, but wrote ‘Dard-e-Disco’ in five minutes, reveals Farah Khan: ‘My only brief was…’

November 9, 2025 11:48 IST

Farah Khan revealed she asked Javed Akhtar to 'write like Gulzar' in her brief to him for penning the lyrics of Shah Rukh Khan's blockbuster song 'Dard-E-Disco' from her 2007 film Om Shanti Om.

580 more families face eviction as Assam resumes demolition drive

November 9, 2025 11:47 IST

The eviction campaign, which the govt has linked to efforts to stem a ‘demographic invasion’, reached its crescendo in July-August, before taking a backseat to the outrage over Zubeen Garg’s death

25 years of Indian Cinema | The year of Swades, Maqbool and Main Hoon Na

Updated: November 9, 2025 11:44 IST

In 2004, Farah Khan arrived with a bang, coasting on her love for the rollicking masala of the 70s. Ashutosh Gowariker and Vishal Bharadwaj gave their leading men films that would stay on top of their filmographies: SRK with Swades and Irrfan with Maqbool.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement