The New Year is an occasion for new beginnings. A moment when those of us who’ve made mistakes or fallen on bad times can start afresh. Quite simply it’s a second c...
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The earliest Christmas I can remember was when I was three. I have a clear recollection of Mummy pointing at a beautifully wrapped Christmas gift that would be given to...
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Just when the Supreme Court is determined to impose outdated and unnecessary concepts of patriotism, in the mistaken belief our love of our country need...
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I can’t claim to have known Jayalalithaa well and I doubt if I was her favourite journalist. However, 12 years ago I did an acrimonious interview whic...
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Pertie has a knack of asking seemingly innocent questions that require you to think long and hard before you’re confident of the answer. That’s what...
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Three weeks after demonetization I believe we can attempt to credibly answer two critical questions: how effective will this be in extinguishing black m...
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When people who have been at the centre of critical developments write their memoirs and truthfully recount what happened it can make for fascinating reading. Shivshank...
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Perhaps he didn’t think through the implications of what he said or may be he said more than he intended but, whatever the explanation, Kiren Rijijuâ€...
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Theresa May, who arrives today, won’t be aware her visit coincides with the launch of Shashi Tharoor’s book An Era of Darkness which argues British ...
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I’m delighted the military fraternity has reacted with outrage at the attempt to whitewash what is essentially extortion from Karan Johar by Raj Thack...
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