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Sitaram Yechury

Why is Left dithering over its battle with the Right?

Now, it seems, Karat and Yechury are at loggerheads over the party line on Hindutva.

11 Oct 2017 12:27 AM IST

On August 23, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee sparked a controversy when she declared that Durga idols would not be immersed after 6 pm on September 30 and October 1 because of Muharram. (Photo: File | PTI)

The wretched of the earth

The Shias, albeit a minority among Pakistan's Muslims, are far more powerful politically and economically than the...

4 Oct 2017 12:25 AM IST

Stanislav Petrov

How Petrov kept his cool, and saved the world

Petrov could double guess a bad computer and save the world.

27 Sept 2017 12:25 AM IST

The Beatles. (Picture Courtesy: Facebook)

Salt, pepper and the Beatles

For keen ears, music is not a performance. It's a way of perceiving the world.

20 Sept 2017 12:39 AM IST

Of Lankesh, Ambedkar & Hinduism

The impact of Lankesh's ideas could go beyond the fact that she challenged Hinduism.

13 Sept 2017 12:35 AM IST

Al-Jazeera has said it has come under cyberattack as well amid the diplomatic crisis. (Photo: AFP)

To Chicago via Doha: The joys of the detour

One senses in Al Jazeera's reports a bias for regressive religious ideologues.

23 Aug 2017 12:35 AM IST

During 2014 election campaigns, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promised more jobs under his government. (Photo: PTI)

How not to travel anywhere

Modi's apparent insecurities with his identity can be seen in loudly choreographed cultural assertions.

16 Aug 2017 3:00 AM IST

RJD chief Lalu Yadav

Since Afghan Taliban were honest

In a way, Sharif became nearly as important to Pakistan as Lalu Yadav is to India.

2 Aug 2017 12:40 AM IST

Saif Ali Khan will soon be seen in Akshat Vermas dark comedy Kaalakandi. The teaser of the film was released recently and has received positve response from one and all.

Does Saif Ali Khan want to talk about genetics?

The fact that Saif's father loved playing cricket and the sitar marked a departure from a social past, not a genetic...

26 July 2017 12:10 AM IST

Opposition candidate Meira Kumar and NDA candidate Ram Nath Kovind (Photo: PTI)

Kovind and Meira Kumar: The wood in the axe?

Mrs Gandhi had a better chance of enduring the required vote of confidence than did Vajpayee.

20 July 2017 12:18 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday held a joint press meet. (Photo: PMO India)

The facts & myths about India's Jewish connection

Baghdadi Jews mostly ran major businesses all over India, under Hindu patronage and under Muslim rule.

12 July 2017 12:45 AM IST

BJP President Amit Shah (Photo: PTI)

Of baniyas... good, bad and clever!

Shah's calling Gandhiji a chatur baniya drew strong criticism from Opposition parties and intellectuals.

14 Jun 2017 2:21 AM IST