Political violence in Kannur speaks of a terrible failure of BJP and CPM leaderships.
The economics prize went to Milton Friedman for his writings in the fields of consumption analysis, monetary history and theory, and the influence of his theories on the monetary policies of central banks.
Nikhil’s debut has audiences clapping hard — particularly in areas like Hassan and Chikkaballapur, where the pull of his grandfather and father, former Karnataka CM H.D. Kumaraswamy, is strong.
Transparency in government and revival of state PSUs were key campaign promises of the Left Front during the elections in May held in the wake of corruption scandals involving the Oommen Chandy administration.
Ajit Doval’s speech to his BRICS counterparts on the need for joint global action against terrorism underlined one issue on which there are real divisions among the ranks: China will not abandon key ally Pakistan.
They knew that, starting 1997, he had lived in Tehran for seven years after apologising for having kicked the pro-Iran Shia militias out of the post-withdrawal mujahideen shura of Peshawar.
The example of NATO, the world’s most powerful military alliance, is instructive. The US and West European states came together in 1949 to counter what they saw as an assertive Soviet Union after World War II.
Questions are being raised in Pakistan about state’s intimacies with terror groups. Will they gain critical mass, is the question.
The media in Pakistan and outside was abuzz for some 48 hours over a story published by the English newspaper Dawn, regarding a meeting between heads of the civil government and the military.
Overburdened landfills catch fire frequently. Time to look at other ways to manage garbage.
RBI rate cut suggests that it is interested in maintaining the growth momentum.
The 2016 Literature Nobel to Bob Dylan salutes a man of great words, widens the idea of literature.
The authority of American democracy has taken a beating. Restoring faith will be a tough ask.
Personal law reform is desirable. But a consensual approach will be needed to take it forward.
India’s winning streak in Test cricket is a promise of more to come.
Contraction of bank loans to industry is related to demand for funds and bank NPAs. Both aspects must be addressed.
Getting a teen to study extra hours also involves mines, surgical strikes — even LoCs
As Modi proceeds, it is useful to examine if the underlying principles of the traditional approach towards Pakistan have served India well.
Even as the internet creates jobs, it makes other jobs obsolete.
India’s flagship exclamation enters the OED. How long before they accept the intensifier?
In troubled times, it is a responsibility that must be owned by government — and by the media.
For BSP, Mayawati’s call for a coalition of Muslims and Dalits signals the way forward — for UP, a past that hasn’t gone away.
On this day, forty years ago, Elizabeth Taylor was set to marry former US navy secretary John Warner, a 49-year-old divorcee.
India is one of the largest and fastest growing economies in the world. It is a key player in the G-20, BRICS and other global formations.
Cultural practice does not recognise borders. Militarising it reduces it to a dangerous monolith




