Politics
Tehelka
Why Did Ratan Tata Feel Compelled To Take Charge Again?
Did Cyrus Mistry fall victim to an ossified corporate culture or did he violate Tata Sons’ ethos and culture? MG BanGa tells the story so far.
10+ min |
30 November 2016
Tehelka
Misguided Youths Or Trained Terrorists?
As part of a dangerous trend emerging across the world, homegrown ISIL sympathisers are willing and attempting to carry out deadly terror attacks without any comprehensive support system.
5 min |
July 31 2016
Tehelka
Indian Railways: Living In Dreams
Indian Railways is changing track, giving up its separate Budget and experimenting with surge pricing on three popular trains. That leaves the behemoth with no funds to replace ageing assets and encourage further investments.
10+ min |
31 October 2016
Tehelka
Priyanka Gandhi Agreed To Play Bigger Role In UP
Further delay in decision making could be detrimental to the party’s goal to rejuvenate its prospects in the State Assembly elections.
4 min |
July 15 2016
Tehelka
Mission 2019: Banega Swachh India?
Two years ago, Modi kicked off a cleanliness drive in a spectacular way. Showing the contrast between world cities and Gurgaon, MG BANGA suggests ways in which the mission can be accomplished by 2019.
7 min |
September 15 2016
Tehelka
The Goodwill Enjoyed By Mehabooba Mufti Has Been Erased!
Mehbooba Mufti risks losing her popularity and irking her party ranks by using New Delhi’s rulebook to deal with the unrest in Kashmir.
8 min |
August 31 2016
Tehelka
Is China's Support To Pakistan, Big Threat To India?
New Delhi needs to be cautious as in Pakistan’s scheme of things, strategic ties with China can serve as a powerful weapon to deal with adversaries like India.
4 min |
August 15 2016
Tehelka
Assembly Polls an Acid Test for Modi's Performance
This time around the prime minister would be seeking a verdict on his performance, including demonetisation drive.
7 min |
January 31 2017
Tehelka
More Power to Solar Plans
As the sun shines 300 days in a year, proper utilisation of solar power could undoubtedly light up millions of houses without availability to conventional power across the country.
7 min |
January 31 2017
Tehelka
What Changed After Nirbhaya
In 2012, the brutal gangrape of Nirbhaya led to a series of protests that shook the capital. Three years and a change of government later, the women in Delhi look back at the incident and its aftermath.
5 min |
December 12 2015
Tehelka
Assembly Elections: No Correction Of Course In Sight For BJP
With the Modi wave no longer strong enough to ride on, the BJP may toe the RSS line in the coming Assembly elections. KN Ashok reports.
4 min |
December 19 2015
Tehelka
Russia And Syria: Cold War Redux
The way Russia turned the Syrian war around puts a question mark on the future of US domination of the world.
10+ min |
December 19 2015
Tehelka
What Does Paris Deal Mean For India?
Right to develop should not deter India from tackling environmental destruction.
5 min |
December 26 2015
Tehelka
Move Over, The Saudi Suffragettes Are Here
The kingdom might still have a long way to go but the right to vote and elect women to office deserves recognition. After all, didn't all movements towards gender equality start similarly, asks Deepti Sreeram.
5 min |
December 26 2015
Tehelka
Nehruvian Model: Why Science Education Didn't Help The Common Man
The Nehruvian scientific model failed to cater to the masses, creating institutions such as the IITs which became training centres for corporates
3 min |
January 9 2016
Tehelka
Phoolan Devi Case: After 34 Years Accused Is Declared Juvenile
The 1981 Behmai Massacre involving Phoolan Devi has been forgotten by most. Now a district court has declared one of the accused as a juvenile at the time of the crime.
6 min |
January 23 2016
Tehelka
The Great Indian Hindu Kush Challenge
Diplomatic cunning could bring India more of the Afghan booty.
6 min |
January 23 2016
Tehelka
Rohith Vemula’s suicide: Turning Point For Politics In India
Rohith Vemula’s suicide follows a long history of discrimination against Dalits in universities and other centres of higher education. Could this be a turning point for Dalit and student politics in India?
10 min |
January 30 2016
Tehelka
Why Sunny The “Whole Woman” Will Always Remain A Mystery?
Does Sunny Leone, the porn star really stand in the way of Sunny Leone the Bollywood actor? In the age of the Internet, who are we fooling? Asks Usri Basistha
6 min |
February 15 2016
Tehelka
Will Jaitley Play Rescuer Or Will The Opposition Prevail?
The finance minister is set to present the budget amid signs of economic distress and political opposition. Will he turn it around? KN Ashok asks.
5 min |
February 29 2016
Tehelka
One Year Of AAP: Pass Or Fail
What you think about one year of AAP in power seems to be largely decided by which Delhi you live in: the Delhi of the middle classes or the Delhi of the poor.
10+ min |
February 29 2016
Tehelka
JNU, The Island Of Leftist Politics!
What makes JNU, the island of Leftist politics and how it challenges Hindutva-happy nationalism with its competing version?
9 min |
March 15 2016
Tehelka
A Right Wing Wrap Around Nationalism
Sangh Parivar’s attempt to neutralise dissenters by portraying them as anti-nationals is a deliberate ploy to reap electoral rewards.
3 min |
March 15 2016
Tehelka
Fill It, Shut It, Forget It?
The Sutlej-Yamuna link canal was dug to channel water from Punjab to Haryana. Is Badal’s new law a masterstroke or a declaration of hostilities against the neighbour?
7 min |
April 15 2016
Tehelka
Woe In The Womb
Gestational diabetes is becoming a common condition during pregnancy that can also affect the baby’s health,finds Shalini Bhardwaj
3 min |
April 30 2016
Tehelka
The Molestation Of A Girl Complicates The Challenges On Mehbooba's Plate
The unrest in Kupwara after the molestation of a girl complicates the challenges on Mehbooba’s plate, says Aijaz Nazir
5 min |
April 30 2016
Tehelka
BJP Has An Edge In Presidential Election
In the aftermath of its landslide victory in UP and Uttarakhand and formation of governments in Goa and Manipur, the saffron party is highly optimistic about getting its candidate elected to the highest executive post.
5 min |
April 30, 2017
Tehelka
Autonomy For J&K Within The Constitution Is The Only Way Out
No one should forget that J&K enjoys a special status and needs to be given a special treatment by looking sympathetically into the SAC and RAC reports.
6 min |
April 30, 2017
Tehelka
Common Services Centre Scheme Hits Snag
Irregular power supply, slow internet connectivity and lack of proper training are making operations difficult for Village Level Entrepreneurs across the country, making Digital India a far-fetched dream.
9 min |
April 30, 2017
Tehelka
RTI Activists Alarmed Over Proposed Reforms
The NDA government’s move to amend 40 laws of the RTI Act, which include ensuring anonymity in the political funding, have added to the hurdles and worries of transparency seekers.
4 min |