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Gross NPAs increased to 10.2% in September 2017, compared to 9.6% in March, according to the RBI which has cautioned against further deterioration.

Toxic loans mount: Are banks to be blamed?

The advantage of having extra capacity in the form of lacunae in the infra sector in particular meant that there was...

15 April 2018 6:07 AM IST

The Indian bureaucracy has a tendency to leave gaping holes in every governance policy or regulatory framework it injects in the system.

Toxic loans mount: Banks' day out in India

The current framework provides the board, shareholders and the regulator, multiple routes to pass the buck and excuse...

15 April 2018 5:56 AM IST

People carrying the body of one of the slain militants wrapped in Pakistan flag in Shopian on April 1. (Photo: H.U. Naqash)

A perpetually bleeding paradise

The government should worry more about winning back the trust of the people and let the terrorism be handled by the...

8 April 2018 4:18 AM IST

Youth throw stones at security personnel during clashes in Srinagar. (Photo: PTI)

Killings fire up youth in Valley

All the 13 had taken up the gun between October 2016 and February 2018, preliminary police investigations reveal.

8 April 2018 12:42 AM IST

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and deputy CM Manish Sisodia with MLAs celebrating the judgment of Delhi high court at Mr Kejriwals residence in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Is Election Commission playing favourites?

The mammoth task of conducting elections in a diverse country like India has always remained a challenge for the EC for...

1 April 2018 3:35 AM IST

AAP MLA Vijender Garg celebrates after high court ruling in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Loose talk about poll body unwarranted

The Office of Profit row over the disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs has caused major 'embarrassment' to The Election...

1 April 2018 3:34 AM IST

The DGCA recently stated that preliminary findings indicate that the affected engines, which have high pressure compressor aft hub modification embodied from ESN P770450, are more susceptible to IFSD and that this condition, if not corrected, could lead to dual engine IFSD .

Aviation sector hits air pocket

Aviation regulator DGCA was also aware of the problem and held meetings to discuss the issue in which P&W participated...

25 March 2018 2:06 AM IST

Normally, the waste in the aircraft tanks are disposed of by ground handling personnel once the plane lands. However, there are cases where lavatory leaks occur in the air. (Photo: Representational Image)

Memories of Dreamliner grounding come back to haunt

Aviation experts are, however, confident that the industry will be able to tide over the current crisis.

25 March 2018 12:19 AM IST

Though the BJP has the numbers in the Lok Sabha, the mere talk of a no-confidence motion takes away from the invincibility of a Narendra Modi-led BJP, making the 2019 scenario look more open than it has so far been.

Modi Shining' moment?

While the BJP's allies have been growing restive, the other regional parties are bestirring themselves to come together...

18 March 2018 1:16 AM IST

Former ICC and BCCI president Sharad Pawar is one of the biggest names in BCCI administration. (Photo: PTI)

One final bid for PM post: Pawar rolls the dice

Aware of his limitations, the NCP is canvassing for Congress support in the state, regional parties at the Centre.

18 March 2018 12:39 AM IST

An unidentified person has issued a death threat to Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, police said on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

Dogmatic CPM gropes in dark

Marxism has become obsolete and it is not equipped to change the 21st century world despite capitalism and globalisation...

11 March 2018 12:48 AM IST

Remains of the five-foot-tall statue of Lenin which was allegedly demolished by a pay-loader at Belonia in Tripura on Monday afternoon and was thrown at the nearby jungle. The statue, made of fiberglass, was inaugurated at College Square at Belonia a few months back by CPM politburo member Prakash Karat. (Photo: PTI)

CPM fails to handle power

People booted out the Left because of the widening gap between their practice and precept, between promise and delivery.

11 March 2018 12:37 AM IST