Because of his proximity to Indira Gandhi, he was able to intervene directly at the level of the PMO, which he did in the days leading up to the partition of Pakistan in 1971 when he transferred......
Crucial reforms in Muslim personal law, especially laws related to inheritance and adoption, need to be initiated forthwith; historically speaking, without the State's backing, hardly has any......
'The 2024 election results will lead to much intense targeting of Modi, more intense debates, many more breakdowns in Parliament and many more movements on the streets.' 'The results have hit......
It is time the political leaderships in this country arrived at a common ground over issues of foreign and security policy concerns. There has to be a greater communication between the government......
'Nehru remains central to the polemic between the Congress and the BJP, or stated ideologically, between secular and Hindu nationalism.' 'The reason is that Nehru represents what is optimally......
'It has taken 7-and-a-half years for this government to understand the fundamentals of economics.''If the prime minister wants to leave an imprint, he has to see to it that this succeeds.' IMAGE:......
'When the government wants to sell these assets, even if one set of assets gets caught in any quagmire, the whole process will fail.''The entire world is watching us.' IMAGE: Union Finance......
'The government wants foreign companies to capture the insurance market.' Photograph: PTI Photo A bill to increase foreign direct investment in the insurance sector from 49 per cent to 74 per cent......
'The government has realised that the finances of the government are in a precarious state.''We are borrowing to fund the ever-burgeoning revenue deficit.''Then you are paying interest on the fresh......
'There is good indication that the economy is bouncing back, but the problem is, we should look at the eight quarters preceding March 2020.''The growth had fallen below 3.1% before March 2020.''So,......
Dilip Kumar remained in demand all through his career because he kept reinventing himself in keeping with the changing times in Indian cinema, argues Mohammad Asim Siddiqui. IMAGE: Dilip Kumar and......
No one deserves the title thespian more than Dilip Kumar, notes Shreekant Sambrani. IMAGE: Dilip Kumar in the song Suhana Safar Aur Ye Mausam Haseen from Bimal Roy's Madhumati. Photograph: Kind......
Cinema entertains, exhilarates and enlightens. Its ability to relate and inform the viewer through universal, timeless emotions are what contributes to its legacy, now available more easily than......
'He had a continuing interest in life, people, and the society in which he lived,' remembers Shyam Benegal, who collaborated with the polyglot playwright and actor through the 1970s and remained......
In a career spanning over five decades, Girish Karnad lived several lives... not only on the stage, but also as a scholar, theatre personality, actor and director. Photograph: Kind courtesy Film......