Modi’s fine words must be followed by firm action
We live in an age where a Hindi film is declared a hit if it has a strong opening on its first weekend: The era of the silver jubilee...
Shiv Sena needs to grow up
A few months ago, I went for lunch to the new Maharashtra Sadan in the national capital. The first look was impressive: marble flooring, bronze statuettes, spiral staircases, you...
Ruling the roost in Raj Bhavan: do we really need governors?
A former UPA minister relates a delightful story of an ex-judge who had been identified to head the contentious ‘Snoopgate’ probe. The judge declined the offer but had an...
India high on interest, low on facilities as Fifa World Cup kicks off
Forget power cuts, ‘Ache din’ are here for the Indian sports fan. Over the next few weeks, the world will be tied into football fever. We will be dazzled...
Narendra Modi must shun adversarial politics
The new joke in the corridors of power is that if in the last five years the country suffered because it didn’t have a strong government, the next five...
Rahul to Akhilesh, Ajit Pawar to media: Modi needs to thank them
Barring a miracle, at some stage on Friday, Narendra Modi will be poised to fulfil his long-cherished ambition of being the next prime minister. Yes, exit polls have a...
Box office hit: How Modi managed media focus
In this open season against the media, the prime minister has chosen to weigh in by describing the “Modi wave” as a “media creation”. It is almost as if...
Choiceless by choice? A NOTA vote is a cop-out
A vote is meant to be a secret ballot, but here is an honest confession: Last Thursday, as I entered the polling booth, I was confronted with a strange...
Modi needs to look beyond high-profile individuals
He is an expert in turning a lie into the truth. It is the BJP’s principle to divide the nation and rule. Wherever the BJP government is in power,...
Time for media to turn the gaze inwards
The editor as the gatekeeper of news is being replaced by the editor as fixer or editor as larger-than-life egoistical ‘star’ This is open season against the Indian media....