New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- The success of Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi's rally on October 12, 2026, gathering 2.5 lakh marchers against electoral malpractices, should not blind us to the fact that Kin... और पढ़ें
New Delhi, Oct. 1 -- This summer abroad, I read books old and new, including the mammoth Middlemarch by George Eliot (born Mary Ann Evans), which Martin Amis called the best English novel (in a 1967 l... और पढ़ें
New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- For all the handwringing over AI's threat to humanity, here's a thought experiment. Given the authoritarian way Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has run the constitutio... और पढ़ें
New Delhi, Sept. 17 -- Some in BRICS unofficially suspect Prime Minister Narendra Modi of being a Trojan horse. They believe that US President Donald Trump has excessive sway over Modi, which may or m... और पढ़ें
New Delhi, Sept. 13 -- On 6 September, a five-storey building in Delhi's Satya Niketan being used as a paying-guest facility collapsed, killing seven people, most of them students. The building was un... और पढ़ें
New Delhi, Sept. 10 -- Adolf Hitler, the Fuhrer of the German Third Reich (1933-1945), never openly wept, though he was reportedly tearful on occasion. Music moved him, particularly Richard Wagner's (... और पढ़ें
New Delhi, Sept. 3 -- Your columnist is looking forward to Sonia Gandhi's 544-page memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love, which will be published by Alfred A. Knopf in the US two months from now. It wa... और पढ़ें
New Delhi, Aug. 27 -- Americans try and succeed at looking their best (other than the poor, and the mass of President Donald Trump's unwashed voter base). Americans wear the best clothes; they have th... और पढ़ें
New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- Ilast visited America in 2022,during my father's finalSpring, andstayed fortwo and a halfmonths,squeezingina visit to Peoria, Illinois, and Boulder, Colorado,formy youngsters. Th... और पढ़ें
New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- Your columnist woke up one morning in America to find the news outlets abuzz with the story of President Donald Trump evading an assassination attempt by hiding in an airline cat... और पढ़ें