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Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI)

Maldives on edge: India must be firm

The current situation in the island state is fraught with risks for Indian interests.

5 Feb 2018 12:08 AM IST

In 2005, the Delhi High Court quashed all charges against the accused people in the politically-sensitive Rs 64 crore Bofors pay-off case. (Photo: ANI)

Bofors and political play

The A-G had worried about the 12-year delay in challenging the high court verdict.

4 Feb 2018 4:19 AM IST

Dharmakirti Joshi

The Budget is not based on crazy assumptions, but on realistic ones'

The fiscal account came under strain despite the government exceeding its divestment target after many years, says...

4 Feb 2018 4:17 AM IST

Sebi regulates Indias capital market. (Photo: PTI)

Dilli Ka Babu: Housing blues

The government has created the new division after realising the need to keep a tab on crimes dominating the Internet...

4 Feb 2018 12:38 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing at the Centenary Celebrations of Patna University, in Patna, Bihar. (Photo: PTI)

Let's applaud Modi for the health scheme

The spend on the Army includes a pension payout which is 10 times bigger than Modicare, meaning Rs 100,000 crore.

4 Feb 2018 12:31 AM IST

Arun Jaitley, Finance Minister of Narendra Modi-led NDA government presented the Union budget 2018-19 on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

The great Indian health fudge

The Indian programme in the Budget, that would cover 10 crore families, has an allocation so far of only Rs 2,000 crore.

4 Feb 2018 12:15 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

The politics of polls

Modi set about it in a devious manner after launching a whispering campaign through BJP's men in the print and...

4 Feb 2018 12:14 AM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, on Thursday, tabled the Union Budget 2018 in the Parliament. (Photo: ANI)

Tax on equities: A calculated gamble

The implications of Budget spends are huge and at the end of the day they have to serve the intended purpose.

4 Feb 2018 12:00 AM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley meets President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan before presenting the Union Budget 2018-19 in the Parliament. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Arun Jaitley overtures won't work with rural voters

In the Gujarat elections last year, the ruling BJP won less than 40 per cent of the rural constituencies.

3 Feb 2018 5:50 AM IST

In the run up to International Yoga Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has suggested setting up of yoga parks where people can find inner peace in the lap of nature. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Spiritual changemakers

Women spiritual masters, poets and yoginis have been harbingers of change.

3 Feb 2018 5:27 AM IST

British Prime Minister Theresa May Theresa May speaks during a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels. (Photo: AP)

How some schools in Britain are busy radicalising young minds

The attack against Ms Lall and Mr Qawi was led by five Muslim councillors, the elected local government officials of...

3 Feb 2018 12:37 AM IST

Arun Jaitley, Finance Minister of Narendra Modi-led NDA government presented the Union budget 2018-19 on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Baffling Budget: Public health for private wealth?

The health insurance scheme for the poorest Indians in this year's Budget is a bit like this.

3 Feb 2018 12:34 AM IST