Last moments of Bal Thackeray

New Delhi : Uddhav Thackeray, better known for his regional and religious chauvinism, is trying hard to emerge as the true heir to his father Bal Thackeray. Known for his vitriolic speeches, Uddhav also has a polite and courteous side to his persona. A kind ...

Human beings love nothing more than a good spectacle, and the British are past masters at it. So the formation of a true blue committee to work out the details of Margaret Thatcher's funeral is par for the course. The beleaguered government of the ...

Eventually only one stuck: Section 66A (b). Section 66A is clearly the government's weapon of first resort. The government itself admits that Section 66A has been misused. Jadavpur University professor Ambika Mohapatro was arrested under section ...

In this technology driven world, where old news is cold news, top ranking priority is to get it first rather than get it right and Journalism in India today has always been facing a conflict between getting it first and getting it right. May 4, 2013 ...

Delhi high court verdict on one of the cases of 1984 anti-Sikh riots, convicting 5 persons and acquitting top Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, almost three decades on, has once again demonstrated the weaknesses of the state as well as the legal justice ...

Indian politicians latest weapon against each other: The hashtag. That's ironic since internet penetration in India is barely 10%, and nobody knows when upcoming elections will actually be. Still, earlier this month, as Nehru-Gandhi dynasty ...

Author Image: si.jpg Sidharth Bhatia By Vaibhav Purandare RS 350 RS 350 Even so-called balanced perspective eventually depends on where you stand and, going by this book, it appears that the author stands quite close to Shiv Senas point of view Bal Thackeray ...

Written by Cyril Pereira It's no Apple... Former HRD minister Kapil Sibal behind Aakash fiasco It was a project of great national pride - to beat the rest of the world to an affordable touchscreen tablet for online education delivery. Touted in 2009 ...

Writing in the Indian Express, activist Javed Anand points out that while we may welcome and debate the merits and demerits of how much mercy those involved in the 1993 blasts deserve, little thought is given to the victims of the 1992-93 communal ...