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Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

A new contempt for the poor?

There was always a chasm in India between the rich and the poor, the haves and the have-nots.

19 Nov 2016 4:15 AM IST

US President-elect Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

Donald Trump's list' to stop terrorism

Combating terrorism is a laudable aim and one we support because terrorism causes the death of innocents.

19 Nov 2016 4:07 AM IST

People stand in a queue to deposit and exchange discontinued currency notes, outside a bank on the outskirts of New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

A noble objective, but the execution is faulty

The banks are inaccessible for exchanging currency and ATMs are by and large not operative.

19 Nov 2016 3:57 AM IST

There is little doubt this is a key problem in Indian society, where gender inequality builds up from birth. (Photo: AP)

Sex test ads: Be smarter!

Education and awareness are tools to help mitigate the problem in the long run.

18 Nov 2016 6:54 AM IST

A ban on gold imports would also lead to large-scale unemployment as this sector has a huge workforce, with most of them on contract.

Buzz over gold curbs: It's a bad idea, avoid

At present around 30-40 per cent of gold is recycled.

18 Nov 2016 6:48 AM IST

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The swaroop of atma

Sant Ashtavakr had pointed out that while shastra brings a civilisation to its end, shaastra make a civilisation.

18 Nov 2016 6:42 AM IST

US President-elect Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

Of Trump triumph & Modi bombshell

However, almost as earth-shaking as the Trump victory was the news that Prince Harry has a new girlfriend.

18 Nov 2016 1:35 AM IST

People stand in queues in a bank to deposit Rs 1000 and Rs 500 currency notes in Amritsar. (Photo: PTI)

FICN: A real threat, and collateral damage

The terrorists have great faith in the destruction of India through fake Indian notes.

18 Nov 2016 1:26 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures as he delivers a speech after the awards ceremony of National Awards for Excellence in Journalism, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Will Modi's high-risk gambit pay dividends?

The verdict in UP will reveal if Mr Modi has read the mind of the electorate correctly or not.

18 Nov 2016 12:29 AM IST

Adding insult to injury?

Adding insult to injury?

The demonetisation's shock and awe have passed, now it's the cash crunch that people are trying to cope with.

17 Nov 2016 7:43 AM IST

Digital payments by mobile wallets bring in convenience with a few clicks, tendering exact change, and so on.

Age Debate: E-wallets vs paper?

The demonetisation move has the potential to transform and leapfrog India into one of the most progressive and digital...

17 Nov 2016 7:36 AM IST

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and former J&K CM Omar Abdullah lead a delegation of MPs from opposition parties in a protest march from Parliament to Rashtrapati Bhavan against demonetisation, on the opening day of the winter session of Parliament in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Note ban politics: Watch for shifts

Led by West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's Trinamul Congress, some 40 Opposition MPs marched to Rashtrapati Bhavan.

17 Nov 2016 1:27 AM IST