Pakistan spends more on defence than on education and health. This leads to low GDP rates, which fuels poverty. The complete Talibanisation of the State follows, writes GD Bakshi.
At a recent media briefing, JD(S) president H.D. Deve Gowda couldn’t resist a subtle dig at the BJP, saying, “Someone is vikas purush and someone is lauh purush, but me I’m just an ordinary purush.”
Indian homosexuals continue to live a double life for fear of being ostracised. Only social acceptance of their choice can change that, writes Bharat I Sharma.
Remember how our grandparents minded our parents’ addiction to TV? It is the same thing in our generation too. Only the medium has changed, writes Rajiv Arora.
Home secretary Madhukar Gupta’s term comes to an end on March 31, but the government has not announced a successor yet. This has led to speculation that it may leave the decision to the next government.
Did I hear you right? Is inflation going to be negative? Absolutely. Next month we should be hitting the sweet spot. The price line will dip for a wee bit.
Well, the BCCI seems to be very keen that the Indian Premier League does happen. Home Minister P Chidambaram may have made a request to postpone it till after the elections. But you know how it is.
The Bangladesh Rifles mutiny can be traced back to the war between two wings of Pakistan in 1971, writes
Vikram Sood.
Have a boyfriend with a glad-eye? A colleague minus manners? A marriage struck by lightning? (Write in at your own peril)
Drinking had made me the life of every party I attended. So now that I was sober, I blurted out things like, ‘Don’t worry, I’m still fun!’
Mail bonding has become stronger than same-sex mingling at the pub or even friendships formed on the football field, writes Aasheesh Sharma.
Such a fuss about waking up at the crack of dawn today to watch the Oscars on TV. All for people getting a 34 cm tall, 3.85 kg statuette of a naked man nicknamed Oscar and making speeches until the orchestra drives them out of the stage.
There is a letter written in 1900 by one Okhil Chandra Sen that is in the Indian Railways archives today, writes Sunita Aron.
A 50-year-old woman in a conversation with her husband about getting lessons on pub culture.
There is need for a systemic change, one that ensures dignity for women employees in addition to their safety and security, writes Kumkum Chadha.