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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses during the foundation stone laying ceremony of the two metro corridors and other projects, at Bandra Kurla Complex, in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

Modi, the true master

Many people are hesitant to publicly voice their dislike of demonetisation because they are afraid that they will be...

25 Dec 2016 12:39 AM IST

Looks like amending the Maharashtra Municipal Council Act that allows voters in council areas to directly elect their chairman has worked in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party. (Representational Image)

Will things ever change?

The move would mean further crowding of reservation space with more claimants to jobs as well as promotions.

25 Dec 2016 12:35 AM IST

Union Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley and Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia at the 6th Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meeting in New Delhi on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

Future of GST still ambiguous

The next meeting for the GST council has been scheduled for January 2017.

25 Dec 2016 12:29 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: God is always with us

The three words, God with us , however, encapsulate the whole meaning of Christmas.

24 Dec 2016 5:11 AM IST

Lt. Gen. Bipin Rawat and Air Marshal B.S. Dhanoa

Supersession: All have right to ask questions

Whenever it has happened in the past it has left the institution deeply wounded.

24 Dec 2016 5:08 AM IST

Virat Kohli (Photo: AP)

An inspirational leader

Much of this is due to the leadership qualities Virat Kohli brought to the team.

24 Dec 2016 5:08 AM IST

Delhi Governor Lt Governor Najeeb Jung submitted his resignation letter to the NDA government on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

As L-G exits, time for relook at rules?

Jung was an appointee of the earlier UPA government who got along exceedingly well with the present dispensation.

24 Dec 2016 5:07 AM IST

US President-elect Donald Trump. (Photo: AP)

2016: Looking back in anger

Globalisation has meant the export of capital to places where the labour force is the cheapest to train and employ.

24 Dec 2016 5:06 AM IST

Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev (Photo: AP)

25 years after USSR: Will Russian spring return?

No sooner had Gorbachev finished, the red flag came down from the top of the Senate dome in the Kremlin for the last...

24 Dec 2016 5:04 AM IST

Police personnel stand at Tamil Nadu secretariat during the raid at the chamber of chief secretary P. Rama Mohan Rao. (Photo: PTI)

Rotten at the top

There are lessons to be learnt from what happened to the last two top officers who had vaulted over others in the state...

23 Dec 2016 12:23 AM IST

Angry people set on fire vehicles in Imphal East district on Sunday in protest against the United Naga Council (UNC)s indefinite economic blockade. (Photo: PTI)

Act fast in Manipur, before it's too late

Ibobi Singh government ignored the UNC opposition, saying the move was initiated for administrative convenience .

23 Dec 2016 12:19 AM IST

Cyrus Mistry (Photo: PTI)

Tata-Mistry battle likely to get uglier

Tata Sons, with its majority or significant shareholding in various companies, wields a lot of clout.

23 Dec 2016 12:18 AM IST