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In an interview to The Indian Express, Rakesh Mohan says reforms is not just about opening up to foreign investors and that there is much more at stake.

On June 1-2 , multiple incidents of cloudbursts hit Uttarakhand, killing 16 people while several remain missing. The incident brought back memories of the 2013 disaster that resulted in over 5,000 deaths and massive damage

In the mid 1980s, during the first burst of reforms, Shankar Acharya came to the finance ministry as an economic adviser. From 1985 to 1990, Acharya saw the turmoil building, but he left on deputation

Venkitaramanan's advice essentially was that the economy was vulnerable and therefore, the political leadership ought to consider approaching multi-lateral lenders such as the International Monetary Fund for assistance or a loan.

Deepak Nayyar was chief economic adviser to two short-lived governments — the ones led by V P Singh and Chandra Shekhar — and also in the first few months of the Narasimha Rao-led government.

In the last cabinet expansion, the BJP had sent the name of Sena's Anil Desai to the President. But hours before the swearing-in the Sena withdrew its candidate demanding an assurance of cabinet rank as

Ahead of the assembly elections in West Bengal when nearly all the state leaders were for pulling for an alliance with the Left Front, Bhunia was the exception who had initially favored a Congress alliance

C Rangarajan was Deputy Governor of the RBI (1982-91), Planning Commission member (August 1991-December 1992) and later RBI Governor (December 1992-November 1997).

Marut was developed as part of Jawaharlal Nehru’s dream of attaining self-reliance in the aerospace sector, was handed over to the Dagger squadron of the Indian Air Force (IAF) on April 1, 1967.

This is what NASA scientists will be listening out for at 11.53 pm ET on July 4 — 9.23 am IST July 5 — when the radio signal marking the entry of the Juno spacecraft

"The HF-24 Marut was ahead of its times and had the government persisted with that programme, India would have been a generation ahead in design and development of aircraft today."

Twenty-five years later, the Rupee has emerged as one of the most stable currencies on the back of improved macroeconomic indicators.

Talks of a rejig in the Union Cabinet has been doing the rounds ever since the BJP-led government completed two years in office.

How the Indian state and erstwhile rebels chose to embrace an agreement that turned into a permanent symbol of peace and development in NE, and a template for other, later negotiations.

Islamic principles, leaders of Turkey’s right-wing government would say time and again, mattered more than cheap popularity.

Indian express explains the background and issues in an extraordinary agitation that has seen judicial officers being suspended and facing police action.

Nagaland University professor Rosemary Dzuvichu, who is also advisor to the Naga Mothers’ Association, said, “Swu’s death is a great loss to the Naga people.

Ensuring strict compliance of affiliation norms, putting cap on enrollment and keeping politicians out of BSEB can cleanup the mess.

The head of the Scottish government — known as the First Minister of Scotland — Nicola Sturgeon has said that Scotland’s parliament — which is often referred to as Holyrood because it is located in

Candidates in reserved categories — SC, ST and OBC — fare somewhat poorly in the Civil Services Examination compared with candidates in the general category — and this is true for both the written and

‘Good’ living spots tend to be found in clusters; some ‘good’ locations spread more prosperity than others.

The attack on convoy, third high profile militant attack on the national highway in recent months, has sent the security agencies into a huddle.

When the Smart City mission was launched in June last year, the Prime Minister had set a target of creating 100 Smart Cities by 2022 with an initial government investment of Rs 50,000 crore.

The QED, an eastern UP based political party is headed by ex-SP MP Afzal Ansari who is elder brother of mafia-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, currently jailed in connection with the murder of a BJP MLA.

No one really knows the consequences of Britain’s June 23 deed. Three key questions going forward.