Opinion: A Different "Centre Vs State" Battle In Karnataka
Narendar Pani | Wednesday March 01, 2023Just as the BJP would like to project the coming elections in Karnataka as a Modi-versus-Rahul battle, the Congress would prefer to see it as one between the national and the local.
Opinion: Manish Sisodia And AAP Cannot Avoid Some Questions
Ashutosh | Tuesday February 28, 2023Is Manish Sisodia paying the price for not standing up to his boss Arvind Kejriwal? Or is he the victim of a larger conspiracy to destabilise the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, as the party has long suggested?
Blog: Chasing Alia Bhatt Into Her Living Room
Jyotsna Mohan Bhargava | Saturday February 25, 2023In the social media-verse where it is all about getting clicks, reels and instant gratification, privacy is collateral damage. The word 'privacy' is not in the lexicon of that entitled bunch called the paparazzi.
Opinion: With ChatGPT, The Ethical Time Bomb Is Ticking
Jaspreet Bindra | Thursday February 23, 2023The thing to remember about Generative AI models, including ChatGPT, is that they are not optimised for the truth, they strategize to be plausible instead of truthful.
Opinion: The Curious Lack Of Urgency In Opposition Ahead Of 2024
Ashutosh | Wednesday February 22, 2023Opposition unity has grown more complicated than before, and if we try to understand its mechanism through the old prism, it will be a mistake.
Opinion: Thank God For Independent Minds
Rajmohan Gandhi | Tuesday February 21, 2023The friend who sent me this wonderful story adds: "I am speechless at Mohan's courage and diligent effort in this entire episode."
Excerpt: How Maulana Azad Prevented A Congress Split Before Independence
S. lrfan Habib | Monday February 20, 2023Exclusive excerpt from 'Maulana Azad: A Life' by S. lrfan Habib.
Blog: Baba's Bulldozer Has Come Home To Roost
Mohd Asim | Monday February 20, 2023Belief in rule of law and due process is the only way to put the brakes on this obscenity. Belief that governance is best done by the book, not by bulldozer.
Opinion: The Dangers Of Election Commission's Sena Order
Priyanka Chaturvedi | Sunday February 19, 2023The Election Commission handed over the party name and symbol to the very same faction that betrayed the leadership and chose to run to Surat, Guwahati and Goa before forming a government in Maharashtra along with the BJP.
Blog: Bulldozers, Now Most Feared In Jammu And Kashmir
Nazir Masoodi | Friday February 17, 2023The bulldozer has become the most feared tool in Jammu and Kashmir. More feared than guns and grenades.
Opinion: Bharat Jodo Yatra Was Good. Rahul Gandhi, Now Move On
Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | Tuesday February 14, 2023Modi and the BJP are formidable. Turning the tables on them is a mathematical possibility. But for that, Rahul Gandhi and his party both need to be far more creative and imaginative than they have been until now.
Opinion: Satya Nadella Declares Second Search War On Google
Jaspreet Bindra | Tuesday February 14, 2023At the heart of this game is the fact that Search is not Microsoft's main business - it has market leading, super-profitable growth businesses in enterprise software, the cloud and gaming.
Opinion: There's Something Different About Rahul Gandhi
Ashutosh | Thursday February 09, 2023It may still be open to debate whether Rahul's latest endeavour will fetch votes for the party and reinstall the party in the driver's seat. But it cannot be denied that Rahul Gandhi has finally grasped what his party needs.
Opinion: Forgive Me If I'm Not Crying For Musharraf
Vir Sanghvi | Wednesday February 08, 2023How did you feel when you heard that General Pervez Musharraf had died? Were you sad? Were you overjoyed? Did you feel a tinge of sorrow and regret? Or did you find it hard to control your jubilation? I'll tell you how I felt.
Opinion: Don't Be Shocked If Mughal Art, Cuisine Get New Names
Rajmohan Gandhi | Monday February 06, 2023A renamed building or garden may not be able to protest, but we know that human beings don't like it when others give them new names.