Cross Connections

The red carpet walk where Narendra Modi pirouetted at the BJP’s national executive meeting was like a film star at Cannes endorsing a cosm...

David Cameron has so canonised water cannons that they appear to be miracle-makers of the new morality drenching the fires of protest. “L...

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 ...

It takes more than two to tango? Dear Mr. Prime Minister: If you are not as big a culprit as you are made out to be, then would you en...

Will Narendra Modi transfer bootleggers? Will his cops have an ‘encounter’ with them? Not likely. For, the great leap forward that is Gujara...

There was to be a discussion on organised crime, 'Criminals without Borders' at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Why a separate ...

Before you raise your eyebrows, do see things beyond the obvious. The new Darul Uloom vice-chancellor, Maulana Ghulam Mohammed Vastanvi ,...

True lies: In times when exposes have become grandiose, Mumbai Mirror (Jan 11 issue) sent out its reporter to apply for membership to vari...

The most telling aspect of President Barack Obama's trip to India in early November is his planned visit to all the sites targeted in th...

You would not catch them attending a leadership programme at one of our universities or management institutes. But twelve of our ministers w...

Where are the bats? The darkness? Why are these two cave-dwelling examples more about urban chic than an honest attempt at starkness? Daniel...