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For whom the poll tolls

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CPI-M: When revolution walks into the sunset

The politburo of assassins was the title of a poem written by Tariq Ali when the Tiananmen Square massacre took place in the summer of ‘89. The brutal ass

Why blame cops: VS

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Opposition leader V. S. Achuthanandan on Friday took on the state leadership of the party yet again saying those who have reservations about the current police probe into the T.P. Chandrashekharan mur

Greek crisis deepens with no breakthrough in coalition talks

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Greek political party leaders emerged late Sunday from emergency cabinet talks with no breakthrough in sight, raising the prospect of new elections that could scupper reforms and force the country out

Sibal opposes cartoons on political class in textbooks

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Under attack over the cartoon row, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal on Monday acknowledged that cartoons on the political class should not find a place in textbooks as they influence the impressionable minds

Face ‘false’ cases legally, Karuna tells partymen

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With several of his partymen facing 'false cases', DMK chief M. Karunanidhi on Saturday asked his cadre from the legal cell to face those cases legally.

Addressing the DMK legal wing meeting here, h

Writers bemoan ‘politics of murder’

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The intelligentsia in Kerala has voiced its concern over the politics of murder, while a group of progressive writers is out defend the CPI(M).

A group of 20 writers and social activists, most of the

Govt for all-party amendment meet

The government on Thursday suggested convening an all-party meeting to discuss bringing constitutional amendment to provide promotion for Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes in jobs amidst demands rai

Congress game for contest presidential elections

With the ruling UPA constituents unwilling to reveal their cards on the presidential election until the Congress decides its nominee for the top post, the Congress itself made clear it was ready for

BJP moves to put out Sushma-lit fire

After BJP’s “unilateral” announcement on the presidential candidate miffed key ally JD(U), senior party leader and leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj met JD(U) chief and NDA convener Shar

Stinging gas sends May Day protesters fleeing Oakland

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Hundreds of activists across the US joined the worldwide May Day protests, with Occupy Wall Street members in several cities leading demonstrations against major financial institutions.

In Oakland,

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I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen didn’t make the cut. Neither did Shaji Karun’s Piravi, which bagged 31 international awards.