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What happens when a Bollywood actor decides to speak out against objectification? The reactions are simplistic and extreme. The Times o...

Three recent examples. Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh said: "I have always maintained that Rahul Gandhi would be an ideal choi...

There was a knock on the door. A young man stood there assuring me, “Don’t worry, I am not selling anything”. Great. So, why was he here? ...

The BJP seems to be in a mulligatawny soup, and that is as English as you can get. India's literacy is not something to be proud of, s...

“When we hear news we should always wait for the sacrament of confirmation." - Voltaire I understand that sometimes newspapers,...

Like most things in life, The Times of India has been a habit. It is easy to break, but I never felt the need to give it the 'kick...

It is always heartwarming to discover that a human interest story manages to result in some concrete action - there are people willing...

Nothing much needs to be said here. But, for money they will divide their own gods. And, do note that it is about being king of Mumbai – M...

There is much to get excited, I understand. But even a discussion on the Budget reveals how mainstream media needs to sex up everything. Unf...

Should any person holding high rank in the government take the oath of office in the name of god, any god?  In secular India that boasts of ...

Bhushan and the goon (TOI pic) What was the TV channel doing while “goons” thrashed lawyer Prashant Bhushan at his chambers in the Supre...

Now that the medics will be free, they should rush to some television channels. First stop is emergency treatment for Times Now's Valmik...

Every few months the Afzal Guru mercy petition is brought out for airing. This time the government has advised the President to reject his p...

The problem with Digvijay Singh’s recent statements about saffron terror is that they seem tangential. The question is most certainly not t...

'Law and order' sounds like a curious term because the law does not seem to have any order. The Supreme Court gets a 7-month itch ...

Do not expect the UID (Unique Identity) scheme to track absconders and the corrupt. It will see to it that the backward remain where they ...