The Congress party’s silence on the Ram Mandir’s bhoomi pujan or its pusillanimous response to the verdict that enabled the temple’s construction is driven by purely political motives

While the temptation to set an example by taking stern action against Prashant Bhushan may be hard to resist, it may also be counter-productive as the issue of alleged corruption in the judiciary today finds resonance with a far larger constituency than it did a decade ago.

While the temptation to set an example by taking stern action against Prashant Bhushan may be hard to resist, it may also be counter-productive as the issue of alleged corruption in the judiciary today finds resonance with a far larger constituency than it did a decade ago.

Congress’ nearly criminal neglect of one of its most prominent leaders and its unwillingness to even confer credit on Narasimha Rao for his most enduring legacy is, arguably, the result of a combination of factors that came to the fore during his prime ministerial stint.

If Sanjay Jha is being praised for his forthright and honest criticism of Congress party, it is only prudent that he be put to the same test.

It is true that Nirmala Sitharaman and Mayawati’s attack against Rahul Gandhi is misdirected and neither of them or any other frontline political leader has made the effort to personally reach out to the lakhs of migrants who have hit India’s national and state highways in their long.

Opposition members are up in arms against the Centre for taking away the one resource they had at their ready disposal for providing financial heft to relief measures

The communal virus may help some cope with the lockdown and even give them some sadistic pleasure, but the coronavirus won’t differentiate between victims of different faiths.

The return of Ramayan to TV screens comes at a crucial turn of India’s political firmament with the Hindu-right BJP having established control over large swathes of the electorate.

Administrative decisions of a CJI form only a fraction of his legacy; a substantial chunk of it must emanate from judgments he has authored or been part of. And it is here that a stark contrast emerges between Dipak Misra and Ranjan Gogoi – both accused of doing the government’s bidding.

No Delhi police chief in recent years has, until Amulya Patnaik came along, had a tenure that's moved so frequently from one disaster to another.

What Sonia Gandhi needs to do is promote the leaders actually working on the ground and prevent them from quitting the party for lack of redressal of their genuine problems.

The government’s decision to handpick Justice Gaur for the post-retirement job has expectedly raised eyebrows, particularly within the Opposition and a section of the legal fraternity, as it is being seen as an ‘award’ for ensuring that Chidambaram ceases to enjoy protection from arrest.