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Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Can Modi's charisma hold fast at 17 in Karnataka?

At a recent rally of Mr Modi in Hubballi, people were seen leaving the venue before his speech was over.

17 Feb 2019 4:40 AM IST

Tamil Nadu gamechanger: DMK, allies hold all the aces

Tamil Nadu gamechanger: DMK, allies hold all the aces

The ruling party may be compelled by present circumstances as well as the empathy Modi had for Jayalalithaa to align.

17 Feb 2019 3:41 AM IST

CBI officers who went to question Kolkata Police commissioner Rajeev Kumar in connection with the Saradha ponzi scam, being detained by Kolkata police in Kolkata last week. (Photo: PTI)

Elementary, CBI: Careerism, cancer of probe agencies

A new Renaissance to strictly adhere to the core values of the Constitution of India have to start at micro level...

10 Feb 2019 7:30 AM IST

Kolkata Police commissioner Rajeev Kumar near his residence in Kolkata. (Photo: PTI)

Elementary, CBI: An important job, half done

The CBI is the successor organisation of DSPE. It continues to function under the DSPE Act.

10 Feb 2019 7:21 AM IST

Welfare budget: Unconventional

Welfare budget: Unconventional

The railway's operating ratio is still too high at even the expected 95 per cent

3 Feb 2019 1:05 AM IST

Welfare budget: Peoples budget and why not?

Welfare budget: People's budget and why not?

This budget has finally given the middle class, salaried tax payers, and pensioners their due.

3 Feb 2019 1:02 AM IST

Priyanka Gandhi

Priyanka is not Indira Gandhi

The BJP's spectacular performance in UP in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections made it the first party to come power on its own...

28 Jan 2019 12:17 AM IST

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (Photo: PTI)

Priyanka faces an uphill task

With less than 3 months to go for Lok Sabha polls, the entry of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has boosted the morale of party...

28 Jan 2019 12:17 AM IST

The MGNREGS programme has evolved over the last two years to increase its focus on creation of durable assets, among other things.

In India we have got hold of wrong end of the stick

But in India we have got hold of the wrong end of the stick.

20 Jan 2019 6:41 AM IST

Universal basic income (UBI) has emerged as an important issue in advanced countries in the context of increasing robotisation, the use of artificial intelligence and the possible obsolescence of work.

Universal Basic Income: A worthwhile experiment

Various employment schemes at the Central and state levels should be done away with and the people provided a basic...

20 Jan 2019 6:34 AM IST

A file photo of BJP supporters celebrating the passage of the Bill for 10 per cent EWS quota in Parliament.

Debate exposes contrasting viewpoints within Oppn

Citing the Indra Sawhney verdict, he stated, â€œIf a nine-judge Bench held it unconstitutional, how can you amend the...

13 Jan 2019 5:59 AM IST

Neelkant Bakshi

Bill boosts BJP's claim for re-election

Neelkant Bakshi tells Shashi Bhushan that 10 per cent reservation for economically poor upper caste must be judged for...

13 Jan 2019 5:57 AM IST