Sonal Shukla lived the feminist slogan: The personal is political, in a way few feminists have been able to.She will be remembered and missed for doing this not with a dour self-righteousness, but......
This was not Sharad Pawar or Prithviraj Chavan speaking.It was Uddhav Thackeray, the undisputed chief of the Shiv Sena!Aditi Phadnis reports. IMAGE: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray......
From son of soil to Hindutva and from the BJP to Hardik Patel, the Shiv Sena has changed its stand time to time to reinvent itself, notes Aditi Phadnis. Ahead of the Brihanmumbai Municipal......
This article was written in 2006 by Aditi Phadnis and Makrand Gadgil in Of Cabals and Kings: Political Profiles published by BS Books. It has been updated and is being reproduced here In 1966 when......
Should Kanimozhi be spared from imprisonment in the 2G spectrum scam because she is a woman, as Sonia Gandhi implied on Tuesday? Sheela Bhatt presents the counter-argument For the first time since......
Action against auditors, last of the 276 recommendations of a JPC probing Ketan Parekh scam, is still pending. On December 19, 2002, the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on stock market scams......
The issue of price rise is a worry for every government -- it is a political volcano. But the United Progressive Allianceon Friday steeply hiked the fuel price.Will people react? Or do they remain......
The 58th National Awards were announced by filmmaker J P Dutta, chairman of the jury, in New Delhi. Salman Khan-starrer Dabangg picked up an award for wholesome entertainment. The Best Feature Film......
Tamil television's serials have always evolved around the ever-popular theme of family, relationships and the struggles faced by women. Kalaignar TV has come up with yet another offering in the......
She loves pani puris and enjoys the singing and dancing that is part and parcel of Hindi films.The effervescent and charming Nauheed Cyrusi debutsin Bollywood with Padam Kumar's Supari (Nandita......
Gareth Bale celebrates after scoring for Wales in the UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifying Group B match against Belgium. Photograph: Rebecca Naden/Reuters Wales moved closer to their first major......