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The week began on a positive note with the indices making new lifetime highs and doing so on every day

I am one of Midnight’s Children born just a few months before India won her freedom. I grew up in

As the calendar year 2019 winds to a close, a lot more needs to be done in 2020 to keep

Cricket, as a sport has grown by leaps and bounds. The change from the slow pace of the conservative form

The evening began disastrously not only because Boris Johnson won by a landslide but because our host, Lord Meghnad Desai,

There has been much written and an outpouring of protests throughout 2019 against the Chinese internment of more than one

The importance of an effective regulatory mechanism for a conducive business environment cannot be over-emphasized. As India looks to push

Markets continue to remain in a range and seem to be discounting good and bad news as they come. The

The word ‘stress’ is a paradox and an enigma. Stress is increasingly becoming a dreaded phenomenon, especially for industry where

The Reserve Bank of India decided to hold repo rates unchanged in its meeting on December 5, 2019. In this

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) shocked expectations by keeping rates on hold. While not acting on Thursday, the MPC has

Only six months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi won his re-election with a resounding mandate, the economic outlook in the

Ellen Barry of the New York Times walked into my study and, wasting no time, came straight to the point.

Uddhav Thackeray’s roller coaster ride to chief ministership of Maharashtra reaffirms the supremacy of the democratic principle in electoral politics

India are in the driving seat as regards the path to qualify for the World Test Championship final to be

As debates on Indian economic growth, infrastructure and job creation, business environment and corporate balance sheets rage on, an alternative

Today, society is identifying racist, sexist, homophobic, and certain other types of discriminatory phrases and eliminating them from our language.

The socio-political scenario in India is moving, over the last few years, towards a goal of cultural correction and realism

India versus Bangladesh Test match at Eden Garden, Kolkata, their first-ever Day/ Night encounter has been an overwhelming success. The

Some losers in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid (Ayodhya) and the Annual Gross Revenue (AGR) Liability of Telecom Service Providers (TSPs)

Since India rejected RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership) with ASEAN and six other countries, most commentators have focused on reasons

This Land is Our Land: An Immigrant’s Manifesto By Suketu Mehta, Jonathan Cape, London, 2019 People have migrated through the

It was delusory to imagine that the Ayodhya verdict would bring down the communal temperature, even though Muslims will acquiesce

The mounting protests in Islamabad against the prime ministership of Imran Khan, led by Maulana Hafizur Rahman — head of

The decision of the Modi government to revamp India’s archaic education system is as significant as it is laudable. It

India’s telecom sector grapples with the latest bout of bad news regarding the sustainability of business models, debt-levels, and lenders’

The judicial resolution of the 70-year-old Ayodhya dispute has mitigated the most inflammatory cause of Hindu-Muslim divide in India and

The Sri Lankan presidential election is turning into a battle between two politically influential families; the Rajapakse and the Premadasa

With a remarkable insight into how the governance in this country ought to be upgraded, Prime Minister Modi while addressing

Cricket, as one popularly terms it, is a way of life. The British established the game in every corner that

The Ram Janambhoomi Babri Masjid Dispute relates to a piece of 2.77 acres land in the holy town of Ayodhya,

The economic slowdown is worrying. They say it is a global and cyclical phenomenon, and that things will improve in

As the 16 nations in Asia are marching towards closure on Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) discussions in Bangkok, it

Markets began trading after a holiday post ‘Muhurat’ trading for Vikram Samvat 2076. They gained on all four trading days

Before returning to New Delhi recently after attending the annual IMF-World fall meeting, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman provided an upbeat

The recent news that India plans to open 100 new airports by 2024 is both ambitious and commendable. That said,

The new President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Sourav Ganguly has truly ignited and lit

The Yadavs, who make over 14 per cent of the population of Bihar, are the largest and one of the

India is ready to assign and define responsibilities in the freedom without responsibility internet world. Indian court and lawmakers want

After the Maharashtra, Haryana elections, when I reverted to friends and acquaintances, my personal pool for an opinion survey, a

There is no halfway deal in Security. Management of security works on the principle of completeness. You cannot feel satisfied

The fraud at Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative (PMC) Bank shows that there is a rot in the system and not

Should the Supreme Court verdict enable the building of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, Muslim fears about the security of

The announcement by the Prime Minister from the ramparts of the Red Fort on August 15 that the government had

The most important takeaway from the informal summit between Prime Minister Modi and President Xi Jinping at Mamallapuram, formerly Mahabalipuram

Trends, both global and Indian, across the financial markets often reaffirm and, more importantly, remind us of the basic principles

Disagreements do not degenerate into disputes. Differences are the signs of mutual understanding and mature relationship. The meaningful and informal

Recently, a big hoarding was prominently displayed outside the Janata Dal (United) office in Patna saying, ‘Kyun Karen Vichar, Thike

China celebrated the 70th anniversary of becoming a communist republic with much fanfare. Back in October 1949, when China was

Today, we are driven by a strange phenomenon called ‘Fear of Missing Out’. We walk around like zombies glued to

As climate cycles become unpredictable and weather patterns turn volatile, large sections of the Indian population are becoming vulnerable to

October is Vegetarian Awareness Month, and Bollywood stars have gotten the memo! Scores of our favourite celebrities have made the

As the focus continues to be on additional steps to provide further impetus to the Indian economy, the microstructure of

Attack on Aramco, decline of Benjamin Netanyahu, departure of John Bolton from the White House are all honeyed music to

For over 30 years TV has been the dominant form of entertainment in India and the world. It is estimated

A surfeit of choices and too many alternate options of engagement are gradually eating into the time spent before the

In a democratic dispensation the first duties of the elected political executive governing the nation are to bring about development

Every century has its own defining moment. For the nineteenth century, it was the juxtaposition of imperialism with the industrial

As India grapples with credit issues, one of the primary factors that needs analysis is the broken transmission mechanism that

Marathi film Naal (Umbilical Chord) has won for Sudhakar Reddy Yakkanti this years Indira Gandhi National Award for best debut

Hardline Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka have celebrated the creation of a new Buddhist entity in Ladakh. It is an

A month down the line since the state of Jammu and Kashmir, excluding Ladakh, was turned into a Union Territory

The crisis brewing within the Indian economy has gained unanimous acceptance by now. Even the latest annual report of the

No more living for the present. A bungalow in Bandra and Juhu in Mumbai, a horde of friends every evening

The abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A by the two Houses of Parliament of India with a two-third majority, led

Regular interaction with neighbours helps to keep relations harmonious. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankars visit to Bangladesh and Nepal last

Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) became history after August 6, when the Bill was passed by more than

The recent announcements by the Government of India regarding FDI in single-brand retail, changes to FPI surcharges and renewed talks

The RBI board accepted the recommendations of the Bimal Jalan committee and has decided to transfer Rs 1,76,051 crore to

On August 20, the Supreme Court of India sought the response of the Centre and social media companies to respond

Bollywood stunt artistes would end up with fractured bones if they tried to imitate CBIs field staff scaling the high

It is a matter of deep satisfaction for the people of India that our Intelligence agencies moulded in a non-political

By the time Indira Gandhi declared the Emergency on June 26, 1975, Arun Jaitley had already proved himself to be

The Indian economy is passing through a phase of economic slowdown, with the GDP growth registering one of the lowest

The recent decision by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) to amend the Companies Act and raise the cap on