Opinion

Blog: Manohar Parrikar Kept Going Because He Was A Workaholic

India has seen many successful leaders who have, individually or for their parties, won election after election. There are others who have been admired and cherished by their people. Few have been blessed with both. That is why Parrikar stood a class apart from most politicians of his generation.

Blog: Why The Farmers' March Today Mattered To So Many

I still believe the possibility of farmers turning to Naxalism is remote. But could Nana's prophetic words - the beginning of a 'revolution' - really turn into a dark and tragic reality? If so, can our politicians and civil society act decisively now to better the lives of farmers?

Blog: An Elphinstone Station Commuter's Blog

Mumbai, my city of birth, my city of work. The city around which my life revolves. But it is this very janmabhoomi and karmabhoomi of millions of Indians which has been let down by our politicians.

Blog: Sadhguru Called "Liar, Bhakt, Fraud". How He Reacted

Has the level of discourse dropped so much that even respected, non-controversial figures can no longer be spared? Can't there be some measure of reason, maturity and restraint?

Blog: How The Yogi Adityanath Pressure Got To Fadnavis

Rs 36,359 crores. That's the farm loan waiver announced by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in April. The new government swiftly took the decision in the first cabinet meeting, making it known that they were serious about a promise made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. But it is this very act of generosity and alacrity that came to bite Fadnavis with the o...

Blog: Why Devendra Fadnavis Is Winning Maharashtra

The 46-year-old has had a tumultuous two and a half years. But not only has he shown himself to be a political survivor, he has also emerged as one of the BJP's biggest assets by exponentially expanding his party's footprint across India's second-largest state.

Blog: Why Parrikar's Goa Return Is Essential For BJP

What bewilders many is why any Defence Minister would give up the powerful Number 4 position in the central government to return as Chief Minister of a state not seen as politically significant.

Blog: 10 Big Points From Mumbai Result Like Aaditya's Appeal, Fadnavis Factor

Spin doctors can take it easy. Look at it upar se or neeche se. Or look at it straight in the eye. There is only one conclusion after the results of Mumbai's civic body elections: it's an absolutely stunning and staggering saffron sweep.

Blog: What It's Like To Be In A Room With David Headley

He hates India. He mocks our grief. He smirks at our loss. And he couldn't care less that he was one of the insidious terror brokers that killed 166 people in Mumbai. Yet, David Coleman Headley is "helping" India by testifying as an approver in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.

Photoblog: Hope, More Rain and a Mission Unaccomplished in Flooded Chennai

Chennai is facing its worst crisis after experiencing record rain in the last 100 years.

Blog: #NoVIP: Dear Aviation Minister, This is What My Mother Endured

I write this open letter as a common citizen of this country in the hope that if you happen to read it, as Civil Aviation Minister, you will act in India's interest to end the writ of 'VIP culture' that has so deeply permeated our political class. And so deeply failed our people.

Opinion: I, Shirin Dalvi, an Underground Citizen of India

I apologize for printing Charlie Hebdo cover, she says.

Blog: Forward to Backward Caste: The Maratha Controversy

Tejas Mehta on the quota row in Maharashtra.

Blog: Mr Fadnavis, Don't Lose the Trust

NDTV's Tejas Mehta on the drama in the Maharashtra Assembly.

Blog: Parrikar Skipped Marble, Flashy SUVs And Gold Rings

A workaholic who puts in 16-hour days, writes Tejas Mehta.

Blog: When a Young Narendra Modi Supporter Made Arvind Kejriwal Break Into a Smile

If the first three days of Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal's 'study tour' in Gujarat were tense and politically charged, there was at least one nice moment before his trip ended.

Blog: Blog: When Arvind Kejriwal Tried to Meet Narendra Modi

9:30 am was when Arvind Kejriwal was to hold his press conference in Ahmedabad. For over two hours, the media stood waiting for the AAP chief to emerge from a local club where he was staying. But apart from his supporters and a dozen BJP protesters, there was no sign of the man.

Blog: In Gujarat, chai with Arvind Kejriwal at a dhaba

As the blazing sun scorched the highways of the Kutch, Arvind Kejriwal's car stopped by at a road side dhaba. The weather was very dry, we had hardly eaten anything since morning and everyone took the opportunity to freshen up.

Blog: On the road in Gujarat with Arvind Kejriwal

The day began with Arvind Kejriwal arriving at the Ahmedabad airport around 8.30 am. Immediately after the customary garlands and anti-Sheila Dikhshit and anti-Narendra Modi slogans, Kejriwal embarked on his four-day Gujarat Yatra in an open jeep.

Blog: Blog: T2 is Brilliant, but What About Mumbai's Local Trains?

Tejas Mehta, NDTV Mumbai's Bureau chief, writes on the the state-of-the-art Terminal 2 at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai