Rana Ayyub – Author, NDTV.com

Opinion: Amit Shah Moves To Divide Yadavs In UP, Nitish-Lalu In Bihar

Rana Ayyub | Tuesday January 10, 2017

Whether Shah manages to make big gains with the Yadav feud in Uttar Pradesh and Nitish Kumar in Bihar will take time to unfold. But what is established is that Shah is to be taken seriously as the big divider.

Opinion: Frank Islam, From Azamgarh, A Big Face Of Team Hillary Clinton

Rana Ayyub | Thursday May 12, 2016

Frank Islam started his career with just about 500 dollars in his pocket and one employee.

Opinion: Smriti Irani, Superb Orator, Problematic Educator

Rana Ayyub | Friday February 26, 2016

The debate over the last two days which started off with a discussion over Rohit Vemula's suicide and the JNU controversy sought serious answers from the HRD minister, but turned into a shallow display of victimhood and misplaced sexism.

Opinion: Who's Really Insulting India? It's Not Students.

Rana Ayyub | Tuesday February 16, 2016

Rana Ayyub on JNU

Opinion: Like Rahul Gandhi, Modi Government Mishandles Student Protests

Rana Ayyub | Saturday January 23, 2016

Like the Congress, which insists on presenting Rahul Gandhi as a youth icon despite not being able to connect with the youth in two consecutive terms of the UPA, our people's Prime Minister and his government too seems to have lost the plot in dealing with students.

Opinion: What Deepika Padukone Has Shown Bollywood

Rana Ayyub | Wednesday January 06, 2016

Deepika Padukone turned 30 yesterday, just as two of her films, Tamasha and Bajirao Mastani are making waves - yes, for their story-telling and cinematic excellence but also for the beauty, talent and vulnerability that this iconic actress has brought to her roles in them.

Opinion: PM Modi Must Come Clean On RSS' Akhand Bharat Agenda

Rana Ayyub | Tuesday December 29, 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on his way back home from Kabul made a sudden visit to Pakistan's Lahore to meet Mr Nawaz Sharif.

Opinion: Salman Khan's Acquittal: Just What Are We Celebrating?

Rana Ayyub | Friday December 11, 2015

Salman Khan was acquitted by the Bombay High Court on Thursday in a 13-year-old hit and run case overturning his conviction by a sessions court.

Opinion: Bravo, Aamir, for Your New Statement

Rana Ayyub | Thursday November 26, 2015

One must laud Aamir for a very sensitive and emotional message he sent to the nation after charges of sedition were filed against him in a court and FIR's lodged against him accusing him of spreading intolerance.

Opinion: As RSS Feared, Amit Shah Lost Bihar For BJP

Rana Ayyub | Sunday November 08, 2015

The 'litti chokha' has finally prevailed upon the arrogance of Lutyen's Delhi.

Opinion: Chhota Rajan's Return No Major Accomplishment - Yet

Rana Ayyub | Wednesday October 28, 2015

Amid the headlines of Chhota Rajan's surrender, it is pertinent to understand the relevance - or rather irrelevance - of what is being described as a major achievement by our agencies.

Opinion: Why RSS May Want Amit Shah to Lose Bihar

Rana Ayyub | Saturday October 24, 2015

Many in the RSS believe that RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat has killed two birds with the same stone. By embarrassing the party with his comments on reservation, he has sent a strong signal to Amit Shah whose arrogance is being much talked about and who has kept several RSS leaders at bay in decision-making.

Opinion: Celebrate, Not Mock the Dissenting Writers

Rana Ayyub | Sunday October 18, 2015

A Sahitya Akademi winner Kalburgi's death did not elicit a protest by the Sahitya Akademi, leave alone those who were responsible for good governance in the country. Good governance, which means to not just protect the rights of every citizen, but also those writers who speak for them.

Opinion: Not My Idea of India

Rana Ayyub | Thursday October 01, 2015

India, my country, my motherland, why am I unable to recognize you anymore?

Opinion: In Sena's Meat Support, The Politics of Bal Thackeray

Rana Ayyub | Friday September 11, 2015

The meat ban and the hypocrisy around it is a result of a long-standing feud between the Gujaratis and Shiv Sena, which has exacerbated with the BJP gaining an upper hand in the state assembly in last year's state election.

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