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Age Debate: Taxing times

Finance minister Arun Jaitley has failed miserably to address the concerns of the common man in his annual Budget...

3 March 2016 6:14 AM IST

How mercy works

How mercy works

The demands of the season of Lent go beyond fast and abstinence, which are only means to grow more spiritual. Equally,...

2 March 2016 11:28 PM IST

Kendall Jenner, Kylie Jenner, Kim Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, Kris Jenner and Khloé Kardashian.

BJP spanner in LDF’s return

Voters of the state of Kerala hold the distinction of not electing the same government in successive elections since...

2 March 2016 11:16 PM IST

Budget and TRPs

Every year, in the run-up to the Budget, the media is in overdrive dissecting and disseminating what the...

2 March 2016 11:10 PM IST

Go India!

Team India’s third consecutive T20 win in the Asia Cup against Sri Lanka is good news ahead of the T-20 World Cup...

2 March 2016 11:08 PM IST

Don’t tax EPF & PPF

Don’t tax EPF & PPF

The noise being made over the Budget proposal to tax 60 per cent of the interest earned by EPF and PPF subscribers is...

2 March 2016 11:08 PM IST

Poor little rich guys

Poor little rich guys

The world’s 20 richest people are poorer by $20 billion, according to the latest Forbes rich list.

2 March 2016 11:05 PM IST

Jaitley has a new problem on his hands

Jaitley has a new problem on his hands

The uproar from the middle class and threats by trade unions including by the RSS-controlled Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, to...

2 March 2016 10:58 PM IST

Old direction, no new intentions

Old direction, no new intentions

A Budget is a statement of intentions. It’s no different from a household budget. We prioritise expenditures and...

2 March 2016 6:45 AM IST

Press, PM & ‘friction of freedom’

Press, PM & ‘friction of freedom’

Attending a discussion on media freedom at the India International Centre some years ago, I thought it prudent to slip...

2 March 2016 6:41 AM IST

Sanyas is giving up ego

Sanyas is giving up ego

Does simply donning the robes of a renunciate qualify one to be called a sadhu What does it mean to opt for a life of...

2 March 2016 6:40 AM IST

AAP’s trial by fire

AAP’s trial by fire

The attack on Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s vehicle in Ludhiana, Punjab, shows that the main political...

2 March 2016 6:32 AM IST