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The new idea of India

The new idea of India

We have it on the authority of Amit Shah, the Bharatiya Janata Party president, that the ruling party’s aim is to...

13 March 2016 11:21 PM IST

Political ‘friends’

Political ‘friends’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bihar visit on Saturday, his first to the state after his party’s electoral...

13 March 2016 11:18 PM IST

RBI & govt in tune should help growth

RBI & govt in tune should help growth

Reserve Bank governor Raghuram Rajan did well to reassure the markets that there is growth despite the volatility seen...

13 March 2016 11:17 PM IST

What is middle-class English doing to us

What is middle-class English doing to us

In one way, India is a unique nation. It is the only major country whose elite speaks a language that is not their own,...

13 March 2016 6:54 AM IST

Sonia’s saris and Modi’s media milan

Sonia’s saris and Modi’s media milan

Ever since he was marginalised by the Bharatiya Janata Party, veteran leader L.K. Advani’s circle of friends in...

13 March 2016 6:53 AM IST

Children of farmers are increasingly reluctant to take up the profession.

Farm woes have deep roots

Farm distress is the focus of Union Budget 2016-17, with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley allocating the highest ever funds...

13 March 2016 6:46 AM IST

Children of farmers are increasingly reluctant to take up the profession.

Farm woes have deep roots

Farm distress is the focus of Union Budget 2016-17, with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley allocating the highest ever funds...

13 March 2016 6:46 AM IST

Levitating above the law of the land

I have nothing against Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. In fact, on a visit to Bengaluru I had the privilege to meet him and...

13 March 2016 6:19 AM IST

Hope, and profits too

Hope, and profits too

Farmers from Jalna in the drought-stricken Marathwada region have got 13-14 quintal/acre of cotton this year when...

13 March 2016 5:47 AM IST

Warning: Dry days ahead

Warning: Dry days ahead

India may face a major water crisis this summer as most major reservoirs have less than 30 per cent storage left as of...

13 March 2016 5:46 AM IST

‘Govt swears by the Constitution. Why then is it perpetrating violence ’

‘Govt swears by the Constitution. Why then is it perpetrating...

Soni Sori, a human rights activist from Bastar, Chhattisgarh, and Aam Aadmi Party leader, talks about the recent attack...

13 March 2016 1:09 AM IST

Election fears

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee managed to stay ahead of the recent announcement of Assembly elections dates...

12 March 2016 10:56 PM IST