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The writer is a poet, novelist and journalist based in New Delhi, and his latest collection of poems is Available Light.

Bishop Franco Mulakkal comes out of Crime Branch office at Tripunithura on Wednesday. (Photo: DC)

Church sex abuse: It's not just about religion, but also gender

In short, Sister Lucy had scored a goal. Bishop Mulakkal had lost. But the match is no longer religious. It is secular....

26 Sept 2018 7:54 AM IST

People wait to check their names on the final draft of the National Register of Citizens after it was released, at an NRC Seva Kendra in Nagaon, Assam on Monday. (Photo:PTI)

One Off: Assam citizens' list A humanist's nightmare

For sure, in some secret map of the RSS, Bangladesh is likely to be a part of India and, therefore, the Assam migration...

1 Aug 2018 7:59 AM IST

As the Narendra Modi government is all set to celebrate its three years in power by organising Modifests all over India, this is perhaps the right time to question Mr Modis conspicuous silence on one of his key pre-poll promises to enact the womens reservation bill, ensuring 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliament and state Assemblies.

One Off: Why it's still so hard to get Women's Bill passed

The Monsoon Session of Parliament is likely to be dominated by the Women's Bill.

18 July 2018 8:08 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

One Off: An application for the post of jt secy, culture

The little culture we do have in our discourse is characterised by stridency of speech, oracular role playing and...

4 July 2018 7:26 AM IST

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal (Photo: File)

Delhi's CM acts like a chief disgruntled officer Will it pay dividends...

Power is a tiger Mr Modi is good at riding it. Mr Kejriwal could learn some lessons from his enemy.

20 Jun 2018 7:38 AM IST

An American Girl in Italy, Florence by Ruth Orkin.

One Off: How reality' can turn out to be a sham

The Ruth Orkin picture became part of the wall and hall decorations of the feminist movement from the 1960s.

6 Jun 2018 1:27 AM IST

JD(S) leader and Karnataka Chief Minister-designate H.D. Kumaraswamy with Congress president Rahul Gandhi during a meeting in New Delhi, on Monday. (Photo: PTI)

One Off: Nietzsche, and his horse in K'taka

India is now being reinvented on the basis of Sanatana dharma so that it achieves salvation.

23 May 2018 7:31 AM IST

President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the Best Actress Award on Sridevi (posthumously). The award was received by her husband Boney Kapoor and daughters Janhvi and Khushi, in New Delhi on Thursday.

One Off: Film awards mess Smriti & Prez's 1-hour rule A lot left to...

As it is, Smriti Irani has taken the blame for what seems to me a case of overlook by the bureaucrats in her department.

9 May 2018 7:31 AM IST

Vice president and Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday rejected the Congress-led opposition parties notice to impeach CJI Dipak Misra. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

One Off: Judiciary must be seen to work for citizens

Ah, that man, Justice Misra. Ah, that man, Ambedkar. And that question have we secured the two objects?

25 April 2018 7:43 AM IST

Banks board has stood firmly behind Chanda Kochhar, saying no wrong was committed by her. (Photo: PTI)

One Off: Of Kochhar family drama, and other blockbusters

The ICICI board of directors have sworn their faith in Ms Kochhar.

11 April 2018 7:45 AM IST

The finance department has directed all departments to complete the process of seeding Aadhaar card of beneficiaries before the deadline. (Representational image)

One Off: What do you really get out of Aadhaar? Little

No other country doubts its citizens as much as India. No document is enough to prove that you exist, or that your...

28 March 2018 12:44 AM IST

Manoj Gaur (Photo: Twitter)

One Off: The house that Mr Biswas is still building

The case has finally landed in the Supreme Court, where the last four hearings have been put off for reasons that are...

14 March 2018 12:37 AM IST