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Book Review | The Election That Defied Explanations

Book Review | The Election That Defied Explanations

Mayank Mishra | Wednesday December 18, 2024

The book delves into the multiplicity of the 2024 Lok Sabha verdict. Instead of a single meta-narrative, there were several at playsome cancelling each other out, and some reinforcing one another.

Opinion | Shankarsinh Vaghela And Congress Fight For Survival In Gujarat

Opinion | Shankarsinh Vaghela And Congress Fight For Survival In Gujarat

Bharti Mishra Nath | Tuesday December 17, 2024

Political activity is hotting up in Gujarat before the local body elections scheduled early next year. Former BJP leader Shankersinh Vaghela has floated a new political party, to contest the civic polls - announcing his presence in active politics.

Opinion | Decoding the Deep State's Playbook

Opinion | Decoding the Deep State's Playbook

Rajiv Tuli, Prashant Barthwal | Tuesday December 17, 2024

The Deep States agenda thrives on exploiting internal vulnerabilities and external pressures.

Opinion | Tabish Khair, Literature, And What It Means To Be A 'Bihari'

Opinion | Tabish Khair, Literature, And What It Means To Be A 'Bihari'

Syed Zubair Ahmed | Tuesday December 17, 2024

In Literature Against Fundamentalism, his latest nonfiction work, Tabish Khair boldly makes the case that literature is the ultimate counterweight to fundamentalist thinking.

Opinion | Can Test Cricket Stand The Test Of Time - And The Lure Of T20s?

Opinion | Can Test Cricket Stand The Test Of Time - And The Lure Of T20s?

Akaash Dasgupta | Tuesday December 17, 2024

Many fans still like to watch Test cricket when their own country is in action no doubt, but not otherwise. How many Indian fans, for example, will get up early in the morning to catch a day of Ashes cricket in Australia?

Opinion | Trudeau Has Landed Himself In A Mess - Again

Opinion | Trudeau Has Landed Himself In A Mess - Again

Maha Siddiqui | Tuesday December 17, 2024

In a faux pas and an ill-timed decision, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeaus move to shuffle Chrystia Freeland out of her Finance Minister role has resulted in more political troubles.

Blog | For My Guru, Ustad Zakir Hussain, Who Taught Me Both Tabla And Life

Blog | For My Guru, Ustad Zakir Hussain, Who Taught Me Both Tabla And Life

Pt Anuradha Pal | Monday December 16, 2024

When I first met my Guru, Ustad Zakir Hussain (Zakirbhai as I fondly called him), I was just five years old.

Opinion | How The BJP Turned The Tables On Congress

Opinion | How The BJP Turned The Tables On Congress

Shubhabrata Bhattacharya | Monday December 16, 2024

The BJP used the opportunity to criticise past Congress regimes for their lapses, which the Congress could neither defend nor explain.

Opinion | Who Really Benefits From One Nation, One Election?

Opinion | Who Really Benefits From One Nation, One Election?

Amitabh Tiwari | Monday December 16, 2024

The BJP may not necessarily benefit from ONOE, as is often claimed. In fact, strong regional parties may stand to gain more seats in the Lok Sabha than they would otherwise win.

Opinion | 14 Years On, The Arab Spring Morphs Into An Islamic Winter

Opinion | 14 Years On, The Arab Spring Morphs Into An Islamic Winter

Mahesh Sachdev | Monday December 16, 2024

All that one can safely say at this stage about the impact of the Arab Spring phenomenon is that it has shown a harsh mirror to the various stakeholders and made them aware of the limits of their respective powers.

Opinion: The Layers Surrounding Allu Arjun's Arrest

Opinion: The Layers Surrounding Allu Arjun's Arrest

Sanjay Singh | Saturday December 14, 2024

"Bother, I am the star; I should have my own fan following. Why should I be someone else's fan?" This is what Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy said in an interview to a TV channel when asked about his favourite movie stars.

Opinion | President-Elect Trump Has Kept Up With Candidate Trump

Opinion | President-Elect Trump Has Kept Up With Candidate Trump

Harsh V. Pant | Friday December 13, 2024

In the last few days, Trump has been outlining his administration's policy priorities and making it quite clear that he sees no need to go back on most aspects of his campaign promises.

Opinion | Dear Rahul Gandhi, Do You Realise You're Hurting India's Common Folks?

Opinion | Dear Rahul Gandhi, Do You Realise You're Hurting India's Common Folks?

Mayank Mishra | Friday December 13, 2024

The fact is, your constant name-calling and attacks on India's business and consumer sentiment have directly impacted the financial well-being of people like us.

Opinion | It's Time Centre's Employment Push Shifted Gears

Opinion | It's Time Centre's Employment Push Shifted Gears

Madan Sabnavis | Friday December 13, 2024

Employee costs are a significant part of any company's expenditure, so there is hesitation to hire more people than necessary to run operations.

Opinion | Should Trump's Threat Alarm BRICS Nations?

Opinion | Should Trump's Threat Alarm BRICS Nations?

Bharti Mishra Nath | Friday December 13, 2024

US President-elect Donald Trump has been throwing up surprises long before his inauguration. Now the heat is on BRICS.

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