Their demand for minority status is also a move to construct identities more constricted and rigid
Attempt to erase its celebration of Aung San Suu Kyi speaks of hypocrisy, not the moral high ground
Taking electricity to every household is a great idea. It will need to be done without imperiling the health of discoms
In Catalonia and elsewhere, a referendum can be a cop-out, absolving leaders of the responsibility to negotiate and debate
The counter-narrative this time is not just about ideas, but the economy as well
The front page of Indian Express on October 3, 1977
General elections in Pakistan, scheduled for October 18, have been indefinitely postponed, Radio Pakistan announced.
Creaking infrastructure and skewed priorities have deprived Mumbai of a modern urban transport system for far too long
Pakistan minister’s remarks about terrorism in New York ignored a crucial point: State agencies patronise terror groups.
In three years, Swachh Bharat Mission has become a mass movement.
We are asking for basic freedoms. We demand institutional reform.
Economy could be in a temporary supply shock. Fiscal stimulus will only accentuate external imbalances
Tweets will be able to go up to 280 characters. Let’s hope there will be enough substance to fill up the extra space.
Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd’s critique of caste economy calls for a debate, not physical violence.
The debate over the economy is in the national interest. It must not descend to a clash of egos.
State machinery and communities have come together to initiate behaviour change.
The skyjacked DC-8 of Japan Air Lines (JAL) with 156 persons, including 14 crew members, landed at Dacca airport, despite the air traffic control’s instructions to the contrary, at 11.01 am after its take-off from Bombay at 7.01 am.
Three and a half years have gone by and the economy slides unchecked
Mahmood Farooqui verdict lays down a new paradigm for determining sexual assault.
Fundamental issues flagged by the Gorkhaland movement in the Darjeeling hills must be addressed.
Hugh Hefner may not have powered the sexual revolution, but he certainly lived every moment of it.
It is good news that government is spending money on police infrastructure. But this is only a first step.
Why India must join the Hague Convention on child custody.
Delhi High Court judgment in the Mahmood Farooqui case obfuscates the basic principle of consent.
Banaras Hindu University deserves an administrator more responsive to students’ concerns, their demand for change.


