Critics have found fault with the three films released this week, which are overtly political. One is on the former prime minister who is depicted as a ‘paper tiger’ or a puppet of a ruling family. The second is on the strategic strikes on the Uri border which is propagated by the present govern...
Indians have gone global in corruption. The Transparency International has already revealed that India has slid from the 79 to the 81st position in the 180-country corruption index this year. But the recent New York Times story detailing the meteoric rise of the Gupta brothers in South A...
Upsetting all opinion polls of media houses, the people have voted to power the party they wanted in the five states that went to the polls. It’s a success of the Indian democracy and also a sign of growing maturity of the voters. In a way, the people have defied – to put it bluntly – the medi...
Today we are living in a topsy-turvy world. We are not sure what role one is supposed to play. We see the French President awarding citizenship to a refugee youth who dares to save a child who slips and hangs precariously from a four storeyed building. On the other hand, we see the US President orde...
The democrats have resurfaced in US politics by gaining full control over Congress in the mid-term poll. President Donald Trump is obviously in the back-foot, talking of the Republicans ‘negotiating’ with the Democrats on different issues, knowing he cannot run the country through the Senate alo...
We are confused. So long we have been blaming the media for misleading us with false or ‘fake’ news. But now it seems to be the turn of the ‘executive’ to mislead us with ugly reality. Are we supposed to get ready to witness the demolition of every social institution? We saw the revolt in th...
The outgoing chief justice of the Supreme Court, in spite of the allegations made by his own colleagues that he was partial, showed exemplary courage by coming up with judgments of major issues that were pending for long. In the last six months of his tenure, he was part of landmark judgments on UDA...
The 12 digit “unique” identification number – Aadhaar – has finally been ruled as “constitutionally valid” by the Supreme Court. The petitions – 31 of them – challenging its constitutional validity on grounds of privacy have been dismissed after a prolonged hearing of 38 days before ...
The coverage by the Indian news media is increasingly becoming morbid. Children beating up their parents and driving them out of the house; ruffians lynching people on mere grounds of suspicion; communal riots; murders and rapes; political hatred – these seem to be the staple food of the media tod...
God could not save its own country...Humans, over the years, have destroyed its pristine nature despite all warnings - Madhav Gadgil et al. Over 400 people have died; numerous dams have burst; rivers have changed courses; airports have closed; and boats are the only mode of transport in cities....
