The F-16 mystery
Did Wing Commander Varthaman really shoot down a Pakistani Air Force F-16? A controversy rages Ever since the dramatic events of February 27, when fighter jets from the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Pakistani side engaged across the Line of Control in the aftermath of India’s air strike on Jaish-e-Mohammad-operated...
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The MAX problem
08 April 2019 | Kushan Mitra -
Cong still relevant as political force
07 April 2019 | Swapan Dasgupta -
Thai polls: Fear of hybrid democracy
07 April 2019 | Makhan Saikia -
How to handle exam stress and anxiety
06 April 2019 | Samir Parikh -
Let us populate ghost villages
06 April 2019 | Swagata Sinha Roy/DK Budakoti -
Militancy and manipulation
06 April 2019 | Nadeem Paracha -
Space junk
06 April 2019 | Pioneer
Advani’s last stand
By writing a blog on BJP’s Foundation Day, the veteran lets out a conscience call and warns the party against its hubris They say old generals don’t die, they just wither away. But the founder-member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its second president, LK Advani, who was quite...
Get real about real estate
The SC has done a great job by taking up the cause of homebuyers. But the buck must not stop here. Whichever party is elected should champion people’s rights In the aftermath of the Rafale conundrum and the Balakot airstrike, the Lok Sabha election season is in full swing. For...
More than ordinary
The mid-life refresh on the BMW 7-series does make it stand out from the crowd. But it also makes it a very good car Last week we found ourselves in the Algarve, a region on Portugal’s southern coast. It is one of the most beautiful places in the world, with hills...
Gift life, it’s the greatest karma
Given the poor organ donation rate in our country, it’s high time citizens, Governments as well as various communities take the moral responsibility and ensure that myths are busted and precious lives saved People waiting for life-saving organ transplants are a common sight in India, their numbers far outweighing donors. Imagine...
Where are the funds?
The Congress has assured regular income for the poor but how will it identify the beneficiaries? And won’t the NYAY scheme burden the economy? During its over five decades of rule, the Congress institutionalised the culture of doles in the name of its much trumpeted garibi hatao (poverty alleviation) programme even as...
History through a colonial prism
Most people have a better sense of history through popular culture than books. Kesari fails to portray the commonality of Indians with Pashtuns and forces a White man’s reading of the past Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar's latest film Kesari is about the Battle of Saragarhi, which was fought between 10,000 Afghani...
Erdogan's hubris
The Turkish President may have lost the local elections but he is still holding, for now Coups, even if they are unsuccessful, tend to fatally weaken leaders in most parts of the world. The events of the evening of July 15, 2016, where a faction of the Turkish armed forces led...
