The smack is back

Tuesday, February 09, 2010 11:40:31 PM IST

This should be quite a hit with exasperated parents — smacking can help discipline children if done the right way, according to a new US bestseller NurtureShock.

Leave the law to the law

Tuesday, February 09, 2010 11:36:49 PM IST

Monday’s attack on Rathore may seem an anguished response to a lethargic justice system that can’t do without regular proddings.

Play it again, Shyam

Tuesday, February 09, 2010 11:34:24 PM IST

The difficulty of spotting a ‘common guy’ in the video seems to reflect how we undervalue the non-celebrity these days, writes Rajiv Arora.

That’s a rich one

Monday, February 08, 2010 11:30:36 PM IST

Unfortunately, despite Mr Overland’s backhanded compliment about the all-too-visible economic prowess of the Indian student in Australia, it is a rather impractical suggestion.

Is this the exit note?

Monday, February 08, 2010 11:24:08 PM IST

The temptation to battle rising food prices through demand compression is strong, but it remains a risky tool to tackle supply shortages even if they threaten to spill over into core inflation.

Ex-Home is where the heart is

Monday, February 08, 2010 11:20:23 PM IST

Unlike in the good old days as home minister when he would be the helmsman at such meetings, Patil was the third last speaker on Sunday.

It’s past prime time

Sunday, February 07, 2010 10:38:41 PM IST

It seems that blogs themselves have aged significantly, having gone the telephone and email way, and are no longer ‘sexy’ enough to entice the young.

Oil’s well that prices well

Sunday, February 07, 2010 10:34:22 PM IST

A half-hearted approach to price reform would be unfortunate. This is the most opportune moment to liberalise costs: crude prices are moderate and the government is at the start of its term.

It’s just not Mumbai anymore

Friday, February 05, 2010 9:34:22 PM IST

The city’s residents must demand legal action against those spoiling its multicultural ethos, writes Pratik Kanjilal.

Smoke and mirrors

Friday, February 05, 2010 9:31:18 PM IST

We need to know what happened in the 26/11 attack. The UPA must set up a panel to uncover the truth, writes Barkha Dutt.

It’s my way or the highway

Friday, February 05, 2010 9:29:00 PM IST

In the last one week, three different incidents of road fatalities — one in Mumbai and two others in Delhi — proved once again that road travel in India has become a life-threatening exercise and that the fear of law just does not exist among most citizens.

A worm’s eye view

Thursday, February 04, 2010 8:51:25 PM IST

Some would contend that these Iranian rockets are not a big deal but attention-grabbing devices.

Moving ahead without a map

Thursday, February 04, 2010 8:48:08 PM IST

Ifs and buts seem the dominate characteristics of India’s Pakistan policy despite changes at the highest level, which suggest that there could be greater engagement.

Amar rahe!

Wednesday, February 03, 2010 10:35:15 PM IST

Guruji, will the Samajwadi Party manage without Amar Singh?
Vats, didn’t you hear me predict that Amarji would break away from Mulayam Singh Yadav’s party and go on to do great things?

Mumbai reclamation

Wednesday, February 03, 2010 9:54:08 PM IST

If Mumbaikars want to see the latest Shah Rukh Khan-starrer My Name is Khan in cinemas, they better start making a bit more noise than what they’re making now.

They are lost, rarely found

Wednesday, February 03, 2010 9:29:12 PM IST

There can be very little that is more horrifying for parents than to live with the knowledge that they may never see their child again. According to official estimates, over 44,000 children go missing every year, many of them kidnapped. One in four is untraced.