Opinion

With flashy cars and kilos of gold, economically well-off continue to sabotage the reservation system for personal gains at the cost of over 900 sub-castes within the OBCs.

While the era when Brahmins moulded opinions of a significant section of the electorate is gone, the community has figured out that even BJP is unlikely to endow them with a CM from their caste.

The democratization of the political aspirations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir will remain one of the biggest success stories of post-2019 Kashmir.

Irani and Mughlai restaurants in Mumbai have in the last few years started serving something called Kepsa. Once again, it’s rice and meat.

Despite the caricature of P.V. Narasimha Rao being indecisive, he was one of the most decisive leaders this nation had seen.

Even as one waits with bated breath for the BJP to decide on Yediyurappa’s successor, one thing is clear, he will be handpicked by the central leadership of the party.

If Xi had visited Tibet after a resolution of the crisis and a restoration of the ground positions that existed in April 2020, the political nuance would be less troubling.

Thanks to the arrival of burger chains, the hamburger has transmogrified into a staple. But the last five years have been life changing for the burger in India, writes Kunal Vijayakar.

There was also his immense craving for luxury goods, which I could no longer reconcile with my values, writes Ma Anand Sheela in her book ‘By My Own Rules’.

That state governments can violate contracts in the event of a change in the political administration is bad for the economy—and also a bad precedent.

Afghanistan does not need foreign troops. But it does need food, fuel, and firepower.

I cannot stand a Chicken Biryani, a Chicken Dhansak or a Chicken Vindaloo. I will not let anyone sully a mutton recipe, and surrender it to fowl, argues Kunal Vijayakar.

There was a time when it was said that a good police officer is one who’s a half butcher.

While the national weather forecaster has significantly improved its prediction for the southwest monsoon over the years, a number of challenges still remain.

Other than Jawaharlal Nehru, Dilip Kumar had few friends in politics—Rajni Patel was the closest and Bal Thackeray the oldest among them.

India was divided in 1947 on the grounds of religion; 35% of erstwhile Bharat was wrenched away to create a separate land for Muslims as Hindustan and Pakistan came into being.