Babri, economic reforms, scams: Rao's action-packed 5-year term as PM

Polyglot, statesman and scholar, the inscrutable PV Narasimha Rao was often referred to as the Chanakya of Indian politics, the prime minister known for initiating far-reaching economic reforms and......

Time Has Come For Women's Reservation Bill

Women politicians bring to politics and policy a sensitivity that most of their male counterparts, at least until a generation back, lacked. IMAGE: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi prior to attending......

Politicians who suffered from FOOT-IN-MOUTH disease

Our politicians never fail to amuse, shock and horrify us with their comments. While some are new to making bizarre claims, the others are repeat offenders.   As the year 2014 draws to an end,......

'Chinese actions can be friendly & threatening'

The Hindu's correspondent in China Pallavi Aiyar will release her book Smoke and Mirrors: An Experience of China, published by Harper Collins India, this week. For the last five years, Aiyar has......

India Inc donates crores for tsunami relief

Corporate India and public sector units are doing their bit in the relief efforts in the tsunami-ravaged areas. Not just in donations, but also in kind.While several companies and banks are......

Congress, a mere 'me-too party' now

The most impressive election manifesto of them all was probably the one issued by the Congress in 1991.Rajiv Gandhi was the party president, and he had spent his year out of office in getting......