To, Voltaire’s disciples Why Grand Masti, (2013 adult comedy) was not targeted in the same manner. After all it too had explicit sexual content. The question was asked by a "liberal” friend i
India is looking to expand banking sector in a big way. A traditionally conservative Reserve Bank of India is taking big steps to bring in niche banking as country travels on growth path. Applications for licensing of small finance
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)’s New Horizons spacecraft, en route Pluto, has sent the first image of the dwarf planet. The planet in the image looks like a dot along with its largest moon Charon. The ima
After Anil Goswami, who had to resign from the post of home secretary for interfering in the arrest of Saradha scam accused, it is the turn of Trinamool Congress MP to quit parliament and the party. The Trinamool Congress’s Ra
Aam aadmi in the metro is debating. It is no more an oblivious crowd with earphones-raging out loud music-plugged in the ears. They are discussing politics, especially Delhi elections, Narendra Modi and Arvind Kejriwal. The core the
After an unprecedented ouster of a senior bureaucrat for questionable conduct, the government moved swiftly to fill the gap. LC Goyal, who had earlier served as a joint secretary in its internal security division between 2002 and 2007, on Thursday
The rape of a girl by a cab driver in New Delhi has once again reminded us of Nirbhaya. For sure, the Nirbhaya rage and rallies had broken the culture of silence; however, repeated cases of coercion against women, either on the streets or in homes
Even supporters of BJP are not convinced about compensation for the victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. A neck to neck contest is anticipated between BJP and AAP on Feb 7, for Hari Nagar and Tilak Nagar assembly constituencies, in west Delhi and
As India gets into budget season and tax deduction pains, the employees of public sector banks have threatened to go on a four-day strike beginning February 25. As we had said earlier, long bank strikes do harm the financial sector and has cascadi
India has arrived in India. In one small achievement, Indian company Micromax has dislodged multinational brand Samsung as top smartphone vendor in India. According a report by UK research firm Canalys, Micromax has 22 per cent sha
A group of economists have challenged the government move to scale down the ambit of the food security initiative, arguing that leakages in the public distribution system (PDS) are not as bad as an official committee has concluded. A &lsqu
Former union minister Matang Sinh, a Congress leader from Assam, created a ruckus at the CBI’s Kolkata office before his arrest on January 31, exposing stinking skeletons in the government’s cupboard. He tried to throw his weight aroun
The ongoing campaigning in Delhi assembly elections has three contours. The most visible being ‘in bad taste’, as it creates an uproar and is, at times, censured by the watchdog, Election Commission of India. The other two strands &nda
In the ripe old middle age birthdays evoke a mix of the happy and the unhappy. Happiness comes from knowing that your family and friends love you, care for you, while the ticking clock knocking off another year of your age makes one at least a lit
In its sixth bi-monthly monetary policy review RBI on February 3 reduced the statutory liquidity ratio (SLR) of scheduled commercial banks by 50 basis points from 22 per cent to 21.5 per cent with effect from the fortnight beginning February 7.
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA), as it enters 10th year, will be critically undermined by budget cuts and fund squeeze. The proposed dilutions to the provisions and the arbitrary capping of funds will be major a
A poster war has broken out in Tamil Nadu with supporters of former union minister P Chidambaram putting up posters calling Tamil Nadu Congress Committee chief EVKS Elangovan a political buffoon. An uneasy silence took over the Tamil Nadu
Political madness is at its peak in Delhi, with barely four days to go for the assembly election. Narendra Tandon, the main in-charge of the BJP’s election campaign, resigned from the party on February 2, complaining th
Sending a clear and strong signal that they will not allow the investigation in the multi crore drug racket case of Punjab to be influenced in any manner, the Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday extended the stay on the transfer of enforcement
Speaking about Kolkata with a familiar and sometimes dismissive shrug comes easy to many. But I know this: here is one city where public transport has the ultimate right of way, probably the best in India. Consider the electric tram
