An uncertain road lies ahead for BJP
The country’s second-largest party is clearly not enjoying itself hugely these days. Its co-builder with Atal Behari Vajpayee and tallest...
Carry on surfing
Couch potatoes the world over would have pressed a couple of colourful buttons on the remote control to pay homage to Eugene Polley
Journey to the centre of satirical Earth
Someday, when I tire of looking for appropriately topical subjects to address in this column, I’d like to begin a series of belated book...
Let their music play on...
It has been a bad time for the music industry which has lost a number of giants.
The future we want
Twenty years ago, there was the Earth Summit. Gathering in Rio de Janiero, world leaders agreed on an ambitious blueprint for a more secure...
Letters To Editor
PG medicine
The only way to set right the admission system for PG medical courses is to break the cartel of private medical colleges (May 27).
Petrol price hike
The steep hike in petrol prices in one shot is unbearable (Petrol price hiked by Rs 8.36/litre in AP, May 24). (May 25).
Identify cause
The train accident near Anantapur is another classic example of the Railways’ lack of preparedness. (May 24).
Op-ed
‘Not hiking fuel prices won’t help poor’
Kirit Parikh, a former member of the Planning Commission, headed the expert group appointed by the petroleum ministry to examine oil prices. (May 27).
House for ‘babu’
Austerity is for the proles. When it comes to gifting themselves salary hikes, lal battis and swanky addresses, (May 27).
The hen, the pig and the cow
The solitary ember: Juan always attended Sunday services at his parish. Over time, he began to realise that the pastor always said the same things (May 27).