Railway fare hike a practical, praiseworthy move
Indian Railways has been a loss-making organisation for a long time now. In the year 2012-2013, it reported losses of Rs 24,915 crore. The Government has announced a hike in passenger and freight...
View ArticleWhy does Gandhi family have privileges at airports anyway?
There has been controversy over the fact that Robert Vadra has special no-frisking privileges at airports. Every airport has a prominent board, listing people who are exempt from the frisking...
View ArticleDefeated Congress sets targets on Smriti Irani
Just 38 and a Cabinet Minister, Smriti Irani became a soft target for brickbats right since her appointment because of the seat she contested from in the recently-concluded election. Even before her...
View ArticleWalking the talk: How Narendra Modi stopped Shehzadas in their tracks
One of the most brilliant terms that Narendra Modi used during the run-up to the 2014 election was ‘Shahzada’ for Rahul Gandhi. Indeed Indian politics is littered with ‘Shahzade’. Politics in India...
View Article2014 general election: The real losers
BJP’s sweeping win, led by Narendra Modi, in the 2014 general election has already been discussed and described ad infinitum. That the NaMo wave drowned Congress, Mayawati (BSP), Nitish Kumar (JDU)...
View ArticleModi drives home his intentions even before taking oath
May 23, 2014 marks the completion of first week of Narendra Modi’s epic sweep in the Lok Sabha election. While various analysts are still discussing the stupendous win, Congress’s state and what it...
View ArticleTime for Congress to ditch the Family
After their abysmal showing in the 2014 Lok Sabha election, Congress needs not only a relook at its strategy but at its very existence. With just 44 seats in its kitty, the results have proved how...
View ArticleSecularism: Most manipulated word in Indian political discourse
This election has seen an overwhelming use of the word ‘secular’. It had been variously used as an accusation against Narendra Modi and the BJP as well as Congress’s claim to honour. The word has...
View ArticleUPA Government’s criminal disdain for Supreme Court
Around 2011, Germany had sent details of Indians holding accounts in Liechtenstein Bank to stow away their ill-gotten wealth from the country. On July 4, 2011 the Supreme Court had given a judgement...
View ArticleRahul Gandhi goes from absurd to ridiculous
A PTI file photo of Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi. Each time the Nehru-Gandhi scion speaks, he moves between the absurd and the ridiculous. In a recent rally in Mumbai, Rahul Gandhi said, “BJP...
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