Legalize Marijuana – An Election Issue In Himachal
byShimla: With many lawmakers less vocal about legalising cannabis cultivation, it is once again an election issue in Himachal Pradesh with the outgoing BJP…
Opinions
Opinions
Justice In India Is Becoming Like Russian Roulette
byIt was that great writer, Kingsley Amis, who said: “If you can’t annoy somebody there is little point in writing.” Which is precisely the…
The Queus – Drawing A Fine Line
byThe Brits have perpetrated more than their fair share of colonial atrocities in India. But we didn’t raise much of a stink about them…
A Bureaucrat Reveals Actualities – Awesome Cynicism and Bruised Truths (Book Review)
byIt is after a long inner struggle that one resolves to write what one feels. A strong urge to share experiences and impressions with…
Focused On Gujarat, AAP Turns Cold In Himachal
byShimla: After its maiden resounding win in neighbouring Punjab in February, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) fast-tracked its political activities in poll-bound Himachal Pradesh….
Is Mr. Gadkari Over-speeding In The Fast Lane ?
byWhy is Mr. Nitin Gadkari, the Minister for Road Transport and Highways, in such a tearing hurry? It certainly hasn’t got him any brownie…
Of Passwords, Panties And Patriarchs
byIn the last five hundred years or so, mankind has progressed from martial rape to marital rape, except perhaps in Ukraine, Myanmar, and Haryana,…
Without Virbhadra Singh Congress In Himachal Before Polls Withers Away
byShimla: With the passing away of six-time Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, who literally ‘ruled’ the political landscape single-handedly for almost six decades, the somnolent…
The Spider And The Fly – How Not To Negotiate
by“Will you walk into my parlour?” said the spider to the fly, ” Tis the prettiest little parlour that ever you did spy.” …
The Bharat Jodo Yatra – Rahul Gandhi’s Long Walk To Vindication
byThe BJP, as a political party, is many bad things in one, but it is not stupid. And right now its canny instinct is…