Don't blame it on onions
In about a year from now, when the world celebrates the arrival of the new millennium the Italians may have something very special to savour -- a Roman conquest of New Delhi. This will be quite something, considering that even at the peak of its glory the Roman empire failed to spread east of Egypt.

Powerlessness of the visible man
Power fascinates me. Dramatic displays of power may be gripping, but what really overwhelms me is the way power, wielded in trivial spheres and microscopic ways, has such outrageous consequences. In pursuit of power I read the work of the French philosopher Michel Foucault.

Upsetting the Yadav applecart
It is a panic reaction. They are not afraid of the BJP retaining power but of the Congress staging a comeback,'' is how a senior Congress MP described the unusual display of belligerence by Rashtriya Loktantrik Morcha (RLM) MPs in the Lok Sabha on Monday.

  Passing the parcel
  Spokes in the wheel