Combating corruption and sloth require political and administrative commitment that has been lacking. Gopal Pillai writes.
Negative perceptions at home and abroad notwithstanding, the track record of our bureaucracy has been impressive. Omesh Saigal writes.
Driven LK Advani announcing his rath yatra and Narendra Modi going on a fast on the heels of Anna's popular agitation is seen as the BJP's desperate move to counter criticism that it outsourced the role of Opposition to Team Anna. Here's a look at the new dynamics of opposition politics.
Jyotirmaya Sharma writes.

Hockey India, the governing body for field hockey in India today announced a 25,000 Rs reward for Rahul Dravid for his service to the nation, to be paid through two post dated cheques of 12,500 each.
Gursimran Khamba tells more.

This is the first time in my life that I'm actually embarking on a journey, completely on my own, wrties
Maria Goretti.
Whenever one reads or listens to someone, mostly a guru, that one must create one’s own world, one gets a sense of thrill and a reassurance that it is in our own hands to shape and reshape our destiny and future.
There were two disciples of the Buddha, a young one and an aged one. Once they were about to cross a river on way to the ashram that they saw a young woman with half torn clothes on the bank. She requested them to cross the river as she couldn’t do it and in attempting to do so her clothes were nearly torn.