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Is India Still A Democracy?

Today in 2024, the BJP jails its opponents during an election and still believes, or at least wants us to believe, that it is only following the rules of democracy, asserts Aakar Patel. IMAGE:......

Voters Prefer Strong Leaders Like Modi

...Even if it means less democracy, so that their everyday problems get solved? argues R Jagannathan. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narendra D Modi addresses an election meeting in support......

Is Modi's Authoritarianism Good For India?

We need not spend much time going over what this government has done and is doing to the Opposition, by misusing the Enforcement Directorate and the CBI. There is a daily update on that, notes......

Modi's Dilemma

Our precipitous decline is being noticed and recorded abroad with alarm.It is strange that within India we are carrying on as if it is business as usual, observes Aakar Patel. IMAGE: Prime......

Nila Vikhe Patil, Swedish politics' Indian star

Her great grandfather began sugar co-operatives in Maharashtra.Her grandfather was an eight time MP.Her uncle is currently leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra assembly.Her cousin joined the......

Infosys grows footprint in the Nordics with new proximity centre in Norway

Bengaluru-based IT major Infosys is growing its footprint in the Nordics by establishing a new proximity centre in Oslo, Norway, as part of its continued expansion plans in the region. Image used......

How IT services firms plan to protect clients from cyber threat

In the last couple of months, top Indian IT services providers, including TCS, Infosys, Wipro and HCL Tech have announced setting up cyber threat management centres in the US and Europe. As remote......

Biofuels: A necessary evil or. . .

Famished bellies are crying from across the globe and the world's granaries are empty. Still, developed and developing nations are busy converting foodgrains into biofuels to feed their monster......

World's 10 best amusement parks

The global theme park industry takes its fun seriously. Last year around the world more than 328 million people visited amusement parks. They ate overpriced meat products, sipped sodas, rode roller......

PIX: Beckham bids ex-England boss Eriksson adieu

Eriksson, known in Sweden simply as "Svennis", led England to the 2002 and 2006 World Cup quarter-finals, and to the 2004 European Championship, managing a golden generation of players that besides......

Popular England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson dies at 76

IMAGE: Sven-Goran Eriksson coached a golden generation of players, including David Beckham, Paul Scholes, Frank Lampard, Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action Images......

Spain's rebel players report for training under sanctions threat

IMAGE: Two sources close to players said they were expecting the whole squad to report in view of the threat of sanctions. Photograph: Amanda Perobelli/Reuters Some of the rebel players from......

Football: Real Madrid's Kroos isolating after COVID-19 contact

IMAGE: Toni Kroos will miss Real Madrid's away match at Athletic Bilbao on Sunday. Photograph: Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos has gone into self-isolation following......

Long-suffering Liverpool fans get ready to celebrate league title

IMAGE: Young Liverpool fans celebrate. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images When Liverpool finally get their hands on the league title again after a 30-year wait, the COVID-19 crisis......

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