IN JEST THIS Melvin Durai Well, yes, these Indians are playing a bigger game == TEXT America's National Spelling Bee...

FOCUS POLITICS Harish Gupta There are signs of centrifugal pulls visible everywhere == BLURB The 'federalism' Modi dreams of bears...

AFSPA, North-East Sir: Refer the eye-catching title, `Tripura: Sweeping Powers to the Army', and the contents in Orissa Post (30...

EDITORIAL With a Spring Offensive by militants pouring cold water on Mohd Ashraf Ghani’s dreams and putting his government on...

SPOTLIGHT/MAGGI/ RAMDAS RAY Here, now, is perhaps the end of the Maggi mania == When a child cries, ‘‘Mummy, I’m...

FOCUS NATION Devinder Sharma Despite racing ahead in economic growth, surpassing China’s slowing economy, India is unable to keep pace...

Cow, North-East Sir: Whenever voices are raised to protect the cow progeny, many groups are seen to be up in...

EDITORIAL/OPIATE/TATHAGATA SATPATHY World’s scarce resources are set to become all the more scarce and only we are to blame. India...

FOCUS LITERATURE Sudha Devi Nayak Looking back, it’s an inspiring feeling – of having met with such narrations, having learned...

COLUMN ECONOMY Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala The finance minister is right in cutting down on the welfare state. The need now...