'Where was Nitish Kumar for 4 days when Patna was flooded?'

'Nitish Kumar's government has proved during these floods that it is a helpless government.' IMAGE: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar conducts an aerial survey of the flood-hit areas in Patna.......

Reading this book is a little like eating at Barbeque Nation

Shekhar Gupta's anthology is a valuable addition to our understanding of the seeming muddle that is India. The experience of reading his columns is more like a chat with a friend in the afterglow......

We are all Dhritarashtra

The one overweening concern of most Indians -- leaders of statecraft, captains of industry, matinee idols, paragons of professions, and common citizens alike -- is the future of their progeny, says......

The IPL's capitalist ideology

IPL is a metaphor for a new India - crass, brash and razzmatazz - but it is in big trouble, says Gurcharan Das. The recently concluded IPL has been a non-stop party that lasted for six weeks, to......