The battle goes onAkshay Deshmane in New DelhiAs both the Aam Aadmi Party and the BJP claim “victory” over the July 4 ruling of the Supreme Court, the BJP’s touchiness on the subject of full
‘A human rights crisis’Akshay Deshmane Interview with Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
HINDUS Demand for minority statusAkshay DeshmaneFOR the past six months, an internal, three-member committee set up by the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) has been deliberating upon an unus
Right to Information Contentious rulesAKSHAY DESHMANEThe RTI rules, 2017, are still to be notified and appear to have been put in cold storage over a few controversial proposals.
Interview: Vikas Singh, SCBA ‘Nobody is interested in selecting the best candidate’AKSHAY DESHMANEInterview with Vikas Singh, president of the SCBA.
CSDS poll Mood swingAKSHAY DESHMANEThe latest CSDS survey shows a shift in popular opinion against the BJP and Modi, but questions remain about the opposition’s ability to mount a cha
Controversy Governance crisisAKSHAY DESHMANELack of consensus between the bureaucracy and the political executive and the unresolved legal dispute over their administrative jurisdictions are the
A warning ignoredAkshay DeshmaneIN hindsight, it seems like a scandal foretold. On July 26, 2016, an online complaint sent by the Bengaluru-based businessman Hari Prasad S.V. to the
Rafale deal New smoking gun?AKSHAY DESHMANEThe opaqueness of the Modi government’s deal with France to acquire fighter jets raises more questions than answers.
Modus Operandi In search of cluesAKSHAY DESHMANELaw enforcement agencies struggle to unravel the complex modus operandi in the PNB scam.
Job creation Pakodas & promisesAKSHAY DESHMANEProvisions in the latest Budget may neither address the problem of widespread unemployment nor help the Modi government win a losing battle of percept
AAP A party in troubleAKSHAY DESHMANEThe President’s order disqualifying 20 AAP MLAs on the office of profit issue may push Delhi towards a round of byelections.
Behemoth studios in the era of pan-Indian films Yash Raj Films used to set trends, not follow them. Can it turn the tide?
SlideshowStepping into a male bastionWith their entry, it’s curtains for a 90-year-old, male-only tradition at the Kalamandalam.
