Durga Shakti Nagpal walked into a trap laid by sand mafia!
byWhat is the Durga Shakti Nagpal story all about? Is it about a 28-year-old IAS officer, sub-divisional magistrate of Gautam Budh Nagar, trying to…
Opinion
‘Chennai Express’ a typical sambar-and-sandalwood creation (Movie Review)
byDammit! No out-takes!! Is this really a Rohit Shetty film? Every film of the “Gol Maal” director has so far ended with out-takes giving…
Who will speak up for India ?
byFinally, the cat is out of the bag and the cards are on the table, face up: the ruling party of the largest state…
The Grave Yard Shift – Musings On Delhi, Death And Dignity
byI have reached the age when my first action on a morning is to grab the newspaper, feverishly scan the obituary pages and, finding…
Will Uttarakhand expose efficiency of Congress governments?
byDehra Dun : Even as the centre has become pro-active on the rehabilitation of Uttarakhand that was devastated by the June 16-17 floods and…
Bajatey Raho: Could Have Been Better (Movie Review)
byPicked up from where it was left the last-time (in Fukrey); the goody-goody breed of Dellizens charting out a victory march, following a typecast…
Vanishing Gods of Himachal
byShimla: The deities are no more gracing the “land of the gods”, as Himachal Pradesh is known. They have been silently whisked away by antique…
An argument against ‘Jugaad’
byLast week was a sad one in India. As if, the tragedy in Uttarakhand was not enough, Bihar featured in the news. It was…
Mountain strike corps: Sending the right signals
byThe decision of the government’s Cabinet Committee on Security to accord approval for the Indian Army to raise a mountain strike corps is long…
The Uttarakhand floods: A view from Kumaon
byThe damage caused by a cloudburst and the consequent devastation due to unprecedented flooding continues to unfold in the state of Uttarakhand. In response…