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In the 2018 poll bound states Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh - due for polls in the latter half of 2018 - where Muslims are virtually invisible.

The Tilak, Rudraksh, Janeu strategy Worked in Gujarat, will it win the...

Sanjay Basak reports on the political transformation wrought by Rahul's new Hinduist avatar.

24 Dec 2017 7:06 AM IST

The map shows Cyclone Ockhi intensifying into a cyclone on November 30, at 8.30 am when the IMD predicted it would turn into a cyclone only at 5.30 pm that day.

Insider View: It's a fatal error of judgment

By downsizing ensembles to 16, the uncertainty band/range in the prediction increases.

17 Dec 2017 6:09 AM IST

Naval personnel take a fisherman rescued from his vessel in the turbulent sea to the technical area at Sankhumukham near Thiruvananthapuram. (Photo: DC)

Fear over the sea

Studies indicate that the Arabian Sea has been warming at a faster rate. As a result, there is a marked increase in...

17 Dec 2017 6:06 AM IST

Angry protesters ask Kerala ministers Kadakampally Surendran and J. Mercy Kutty Amma to go back during their visit to Poonthura near Thiruvananthapuram. (Photo: DC)

Life post-Ockhi is still not OK

The first point of distress stems from the fact they were not warned in advance of the impending arrival of the cyclone.

17 Dec 2017 6:03 AM IST

Is it the best time, or the worst for Congress Party to have Rahul Gandhi take over as party president, in form, content and the sheer timing of it all? It is a two-edged sword.

Rahul Gandhi: Reluctant suitor, but...

Media analysis on the national electoral scene continues to be centred on a BJP-Congress spat, reduced to a Modi-Rahul...

10 Dec 2017 7:20 AM IST

The biggest challenge before Rahul Gandhi, all set to take over as president of the Congress from his ailing mother Sonia Gandhi, is not whether he is accepted by the party but whether he can make the people accept the party as an alternative to the BJP.

Rahul 2.0: His challenge is to make people accept Congress

It hardly matters whether he gets unanimously elected or coronated by the party.

10 Dec 2017 7:15 AM IST

If the governments proposal to convert the nature of deposits in banks even without the consent of the account holder, it may keep people away from banks.

Bail-in will keep people away from banks

The proposed law will directly impact savings in the country and people will adopt old methods of saving their money in...

3 Dec 2017 5:28 AM IST

A bank is an institution which accepts deposits and lends money for different purposes. The duty of a bank is to provide required capital for profitable business entities by collecting the deposits from individuals like you and me.

It's crucial to protect small banks

Section 55(2)(b) states only those liabilities can be bailed-in whose contract says it can be bailed-in'.

3 Dec 2017 5:26 AM IST

If the government goes ahead with this move, it will give enormous bail-in powers to a proposed rescuing body called Resolution Corporation.

Banks can wipe out your money

Bail-in clause in the proposed law can make you lose your rights on your bank deposits.

3 Dec 2017 5:04 AM IST

A sketch of Rani Padmavati

Padmavati not as lucky as Joan of Arc

Can we imagine a film showing the Maid of Orl©ans frolicking with English soldiers?

26 Nov 2017 6:33 AM IST

A still from the movie Sexy Durga whose title was changed to S Durga.

Dictators first attack the artist then citizens'

One should not see this as the fight of a single artist.

26 Nov 2017 6:30 AM IST

Members of Rajput community protest and burn an effigy of film director Sanjay Leela Bhansali against the release of controversial Bollywood movie Padmavati in Jammu. (Photo: PTI)

Much ado about nothing

Four of the democratically elected governments have opposed the release of Padmavati for fear of law and order problems.

26 Nov 2017 6:25 AM IST