Today in history

K.G. Subramanyan was a bridge, connecting different eras and artistic traditions

Over time, a ratings system with cash incentives should energise the state health delivery system

The bureaucracy, which has made Railways their own fief with absolute freedom from accountability, will not allow any change in status quo.

The RBI’s financial stability report underscores the crisis in India’s banking sector, which is deepening.

PM Modi’s search for support for India’s NSG bid around the world shows leadership, not desperation.

Roots of the personality cult are long and deep

Today in history

Attracting the best human capital needs moving PSUs into an independent holding company.

Isak Swu had walked the long path of the Naga rebellion — from armed struggle to peace talks.

Government does well to keep pay hike for government employees modest. Challenge will be to contain fiscal deficit.

Istanbul’s policies vis a vis jihadists may have brought the war home.

India’s claim is not in doubt, but its NSG bid shows machismo more than maturity.

Today in history

Girija Srinivas gets five minutes of fame and India’s inner Pahlaj Nihalani surfaces again.

Akhilesh Yadav’s refusal to engage with criminal politicians is a beginning towards the end.

His answers on Rajan’s exit and on the bigotry within spark more questions

Policymakers will need to be determined and innovative

The outcome of Brexit vote has been a $2 trillion fall in global markets.

An Air France spokesman in Paris said Libya officials had boarded the airbus at Benghazi airport to negotiate with six Palestinian skyjackers.

Lionel Messi’s legacy is more than the cups he has failed to win for Argentina.

The ‘ADM Jabalpur’ judgment in the backdrop of Emergency remains a blot.

Congress will need more than leadership change to revive its fortunes in Tamil Nadu.

With the right policy framework, an uncertain global investment environment can actually work in India’s favour.