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Cabbages & Kings: Burqa jokes become a pawn in the great game of Politopoly

Cabbages & Kings: Burqa jokes' become a pawn in the great game of...

Boris has said that women who wear burqas look to him like letterboxes or bank robbers presumably those wearing...

18 Aug 2018 7:30 AM IST

A grave Sunday visit

A grave Sunday visit

Of course, the surnames on the Parsi graves are familiar.

14 Aug 2018 1:02 AM IST

Farewell Sir Vidia! Always politically incorrect

Farewell Sir Vidia! Always politically incorrect

Naipaul first book on India was, as he said to me, the product of disillusion.

13 Aug 2018 12:43 AM IST

Mr Kumaraswamy has also reworked the chief ministers office (CMO) by transferring officials Mr Siddaramaiah had appointed during his tenure. (Photo: AP)

Dilli Ka Babu: Coalition blues

Six former chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh were recently made to vacate their government bungalows by the Supreme...

12 Aug 2018 8:00 AM IST

Why referendum is not a good idea

Why referendum is not a good idea

A nation can take a quick decision in a fit of passion or excitement that can be damaging to itself in the long term.

12 Aug 2018 7:50 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: Rediscovering our unity

Mystic Mantra: Rediscovering our unity

We find that we have within us an innate sense of oneness and unity.

10 Aug 2018 2:19 AM IST

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

The price of being a princess

The good thing is that Meghan Markle seems to dismiss much of this criticism with a cheery smile.

6 Aug 2018 1:18 AM IST

The Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) has crept into the headlines. Currently, the buzz surrounds the release of a book by former RAW chief Vikram Sood, who has some advice for the powers that be on how to improve the functioning of RAW.

Dilli Ka Babu: R&Aw hits headlines

The Kerala government recently named Tom Jose as the next chief secretary of the state, succeeding Paul Antony who...

5 Aug 2018 1:54 AM IST

Is Atithi Devo Bhava still an Indian credo?

Is Atithi Devo Bhava still an Indian credo?

Those of us who think of ourselves as Hindus, must consider what the true meaning of being Hindu is in light of such...

5 Aug 2018 1:11 AM IST

British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn walks with supporters as he arrives for a press conference to launch his bid to retain the leadership of the party in London. (Photo: AP)

Cabbages & Kings: UK Labour must tackle its anti-Semitism

Several Muslim leaders objected and complained to Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the Labour Party, to take action.

4 Aug 2018 7:45 AM IST

Liberal arts do not begin with diktats and syllabi, but with storytelling. The return of storytelling is the first attempt to redeem education. Storytelling creates memory, returns orality to its place in society. (Photo: Pixabay)

Dividing Lines: Why the liberal arts are crucial

Orality links up to memory. Our street performances emphasise memory and the constant reinvention of memory.

2 Aug 2018 8:20 AM IST

The move comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a 100-day deadline to the heads of central public sector enterprises to come up with a roadmap with measurable targets for strengthening state-owned companies and promoting development activities. (Photo: PTI)

Dilli Ka Babu: States feel the heat

The recent appointment of five IFS (B) category officers as ambassadors has triggered a controversy in the ministry of...

29 July 2018 1:49 AM IST