Given the fact that there is little difference between the Gujarat model and the post-reform liberalised economic scenario across the country, achievement of Modi’s 11 years as chief minister can largely be credited to a less-talked about fa
When looking for policies that need a relook, trust former deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India Dr KC Chakrabarty to make some noise. And he did just that before bidding farewell at the central bank as he hinted his inclination towards mak
The biggest victim of a corporate merger and/or acquisition is the human resource pool which shrinks owing to change in HR policies and intensified competition. However, the country’s largest lender, State Bank of India (SBI), which is soon
The sharp rise in non-performing assets has not just meant trouble for banks, especially state-run ones, but has also deepened the cracks between the finance ministry and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) which have got into a verbal battle over the
State-run BHEL has inked an initial agreement with the government of Yemen for setting up solar power projects in the Gulf nation. The MoU has been signed by B Prasada Rao, chairman and managing director, BHEL and Saleh Hassan Sumie
Air India (AI) is all set to join the world`s largest airline grouping company— Star Alliance, this June, according to newspaper reports. It will become the first airline company from India to be part of a global chain of carriers.
Around 11 am on March 24, an hour into the supreme court (SC) resuming work after a week-long Holi break, senior lawyer Dushyant Dave entered court number one – the chief justice of India’s (CJI) court – and made an accusation th
Nothing is more interesting in the business of news or entertainment than getting Mamata Banerjee in full flow. No amount of nasal lectures on development, faux-aggression on women’s empowerment, or a different sort of nasal rage against cor
From tackling a sad growth rate and ever-rising inflation to a depressed business environment, Narendra Modi, the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate, has been portrayed as the one-stop solution to all the economic woes the country faces after
Punjab is a unique state in its own way and has its own set of problems. And these problems were never part of the poll manifestos of the traditional parties till the last election. Usually seen as politically inactive even d
Fifty-eight years after Winston Churchill made the famous Iron Curtain speech on March 5, 1946, Russia ‘annexed’ Crimea on March 8, 2014. Churchill, known also for his witticisms, had described Russia thus in a 1939 BBC broadcast: &ldq
The 150-year-old government-run India Post is the world’s largest postal network with over 1,55,000 post offices across the country. It is still widely in use, despite the increasing penetration of internet and mobile phones in the communica
Book review: A Strange Kind of Paradise: India Through Foreign Eyes: Sam Miller (Interview): Penguin India, 440 pages, Rs 599
That old cliché – you either love or hate him – applies to many (dare we say most) politicians. More so for Narendra Modi, the Gujarat chief minister and now seen by many as India’s next prime minister. Chang
Only the most ardent of fans would recognise Deepak Adhikari even in West Bengal. Unless, of course, you add a.k.a. Dev. These days, Adhikari, among the biggest stars reigning over Bengali cinema, is also known by another acronym, this one within
RS Sharma, an IAS officer of 1978 batch, Chief Secretary, Jharkhand will take over the charge of secretary at the department of electronics and information technology (DeitY). He will replace J Satyanarayana, who is retiring on
Today when I speak to people about their voting preferences, the usual answer I get is "Even though I like party `C` I will vote for party `A` to ensure that party `B` stays out of power. When I ask them what if party `C` or any other party y
To move around in Benaras (also known as Varanasi), it is better to let go off the four-wheeler. And if you are anywhere near the congested markets and by lanes along the Ganga ghats, the only advisable mode of transport is by foot.
Five months after the search for a thousand tonnes of gold, Daundiya Kheda village in Unnao, the small hamlet rumoured to be concealing the world’s greatest treasure, remains a paradox. The village is connected to the city through roads
Mahatma Gandhi once said “my life is my message”. This formulation implied that there must not be duplicity in public and private life. A public life should be transparent and crystal clear, not opaque. In following this principle Gand
