Economist Thomas Piketty tells Udit Misra that to ensure sustainable growth over the coming decades, India must raise more taxes and invest in social infrastructure like education and health.

The fourth industrial revolution is conceptualised as an upgrade on the third revolution — and is marked by a fusion of technologies straddling the physical, digital and biological worlds.

The just-presented Budget had referred to stock options for IT firms linked to the issue of capital abroad.

The anxiety and confusion in several districts of Punjab has been heightened by memories of earlier tragedies in which youths from the state have disappeared or died while attempting to make an illegal passage to the West.

Indian Express gives the background of the PM’s promise of ST status to Karbis and Bodos.

A southward shift of two wind systems has allowed the Westerlies to penetrate into the Indian landmass. Indian Express explains how.

The intensity of the pitch is rising as the election nears — former Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee appealed publicly to the Congress last week for a quick deal to unseat Mamata Banerjee.

In the case of AMU, the Attorney General has argued that this is because it was set up by an act of Parliament, not by Muslims.

For several years, Goans have been queueing up at the Consulate General of Portugal’s office in Altino, Panjim — not far from the Chief Minister’s official residence — seeking Portuguese citizenship.

The PM’s Saturday announcement is essentially a reiteration or a repackaging of the 2014-15 Budget proposal.

Delhi’s odd-even road rationing experiment brought relief from endemic traffic congestion.

India must remember a good rule of thumb in geopolitics: If it looks too good to be true, it probably isn't true. That holds good for the Pak promise of action against the Jaish as well.

This will be the first appearance of Tejas at a foreign air show, and is bound to be compared with Pakistan’s JF-17 Thunder fighter produced with Chinese help.

Pongal celebrations in Tamil Nadu will begin today. When the ritual offering of milk and rice boils over, the conch will be blown and offerings will be made to the Sun with the invocation, Pongalo, pongal. It is a celebration of nature, and thanksgiving for a bountiful harvest. On Saturday, Mattu Pongal, cattle will be […]

Indian Express profiles the Shree Somnath Trust, traditionally dominated by politicians. BJP president Amit Shah was appointed Trustee this week.

The Supreme Court has allowed an Italian marine accused of killing two Indian fishermen more time at home; the other accused is confined to the embassy in Delhi.

2016 is expected to be the breakout year for India’s relationship with Israel, when it is likely to finally come out of the closet.

The new DPP is expected to pave the way for ‘Make in India’.

Indian Express looks at the mysterious ways in which whales navigate — and sometimes get fatally disoriented and lost.

The government’s Namami Gange programme seeks to tackle the problem at several levels at the same time.

In 1982-83, a couple of years after India negotiated a $ 5-billion loan from the International Monetary Fund, and as the economy started to recover gradually, the government opened up investments in new or existing local companies for Non Resident Indians. Interest rates on foreign deposits were then higher than on domestic deposits, as the […]

The Railways’ operating ratio touched 98% in September, and settled in the vicinity of 97% in October. Achieving the target of 88.5% by March looks difficult; and the Railways would do very well to better last year’s 91.8%.

The Supreme Court will hear appeals against the Centre’s decision to allow Jallikattu on Pongal in Tamil Nadu. The Indian Express explains the issues involved the case.

In December 2013, Maulana Masood Azhar’s organisation published Aaina, a book that Afzal Guru allegedly wrote while on death row in prison.