The Aadhar Judgement: Flattering To Deceive
byThere are times when there is more honour and glory in defeat than in victory. And so it is with the Aadhar judgement of…
Opinion
To Err Is Human, To Confess Divine
byConfessions are dicey things, as that poor lady from Kerala found out recently: she confessed her peccadilloes to her priest, who then used them…
Court Hearing on Validity of Article 35A
byCan any person, even if he is a politician of sorts, claim to get a correct feel of the pulse of people of a…
Churning In Himachal As Political Parties Gear Up For The 2019 Lok Sabha Elections
byIn 2014 general elections for Lok Sabha the voters of Himachal supported BJP and gave all the four seats of Mandi, Kangra, Shimla and…
Hands Off My Religion–We Have A Patent On It !
byFalsehood always has the initial advantage over Truth: as someone said, the Lie was up and running even as Truth was still tying its boot laces.
Article 377 and Beyond
byNow that homosexuality is not criminal anymore, some are already jumping the gun and talking of legalising other related issues.
The Red Carpet For Mallya ? Make Him Pay For It
bySo the Indian govt. has succumbed to the blackmail of Mr. Mallya and the British govt.’s exaggerated and misguided sense of human rights. The…
Debriefing A Joint Secretary
byBefore I joined the govt I thought “debriefing “ was something you indulged in with a lady on a lonely beach, a-la James Bond…
Worshipping False Gods In God’s Own Country
byThey are still doing the maths in Kerala, and will for some time: the number of dead and displaced, houses and public property destroyed,…
What Is The Legacy Of Atal Behari Vajpayee ?
byIt is a tragic irony that Mr. Vajpayee’s first and preeminent legacy – that of a noble human being – has been squandered by those who followed him and all that is now left of it is a tattered rag or two, hanging limply in a Devil’s wind.