Associate Editor of the Times of India, Shankar Raghuraman comments on the 2011 assembly election results in Tamil Nadu state. He identifies three major factors acting against the DMK, besides acknowledging the presence of a formidable alliance building tactic by the AIADMK led front.

Deputy Editor of the Times of India, Shankar Raghuraman comments on the Union Budget for 2011-12.

From IPL scam to Commonwealth Games controversy, level of corruption has gone one notch up. Surely the country is progressing! Instead of bringing glory for India, Commonwealth Games controversies have put India to shame.
Senior Journalist Shankar Raghuraman discusses the issue with Newsclick.

Shankar Raghuraman, Associate Editor of the Times of India, critically examines the Indian Premier League model, juxtaposing it with other similar franchisee based models of sports elsewhere. He also examines the claims made by the Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) about development of cricket in the country. This is the second and final part of a series of interviews on the IPL and the associated controversy surrounding it.