With Yogi Adityanath as CM of India's largest state, the BJP has launched Project Polarisation 2.0

The Gorakhpur strongman and Hindu hardliner's selection shows that communal concerns trump development.

TR Vivek

· Mar 20, 2017 · 06:30 am

For the love of god: As KCR and Naidu compete over religious displays, is anyone pleased?

Both governments have spent thousands of crores of taxpayers money and state resources to fund festivals, host rituals and develop temples.

TR Vivek

· Feb 28, 2017 · 07:00 am

With Infosys battle over 'values', yet another Indian corporate legend crashes to earth

Co-founder NR Narayana Murthy, an icon of middle-class India, is now seen as a stoker of factionalism in the house he helped to build.

TR Vivek

· Feb 14, 2017 · 12:30 pm

Why so vicious? Sasikala as CM is a natural outcome of the growing decay in Dravidian politics

The Tamil Nadu chief minister-designate is not the first person with few qualifications to assume a high office – and won't be the last.

TR Vivek

· Feb 07, 2017 · 07:57 pm

Arun Jaitley's boring budget is good news

In cricketing terms it was like the steady and serene accumulation of risk-free runs in the middle overs.

TR Vivek

· Feb 02, 2017 · 07:00 am

Will the buck in the Vijay Mallya case stop with action against bank officials?

The CBI arrested former IDBI Bank chairman Yogesh Agarwal on Monday for approving a Rs 950-crore loan to the businessman, who continues to live the good life.

TR Vivek

· Jan 27, 2017 · 06:30 am

Campaign against jallikattu is a case of outsiders passing a judgement without knowing ground truths

Close consideration should be given to the argument that the bull-taming event has helped sustain native breeds in the state.

TR Vivek

· Jan 22, 2017 · 10:30 am

Remembering Rajaji: Independent India's rebel conscience-keeper

December 10 is the 138th birth anniversary of the politician who took on Gandhi and Nehru with force and civility.

TR Vivek

· Dec 10, 2016 · 05:00 am

Firm's dire GDP forecast slammed for being biased – though it has consistently praised Modi policies

Ambit Capital has halved its growth projections for next year to 3.5%.

TR Vivek

· Nov 24, 2016 · 10:30 am

No demonetisation blues here: The obscenely opulent Reddy wedding shows us the politics of money

Bellary mining baron Janardhan Reddy pulls off a Rs 550-crore wedding for his daughter, with BJP and Congress leaders in attendance.

TR Vivek

· Nov 17, 2016 · 07:00 am

After the boardroom battle, what becomes of Ratan Tata's legacy?

The man credited with expanding the Tata group's revenues 50-fold in his 21 years as chairman now rules a debt-stricken empire.

TR Vivek

· Nov 14, 2016 · 10:30 am

Is complaining about Diwali cracker pollution really a case of 'Hindu shaming'?

The new rhetoric is making the air more noxious.

TR Vivek

· Nov 01, 2016 · 06:30 pm