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February 26, 2016, Friday

Vijay Mallya leaves Diageo: Sweet Rs 500 crore deal shames banks, politicians

Even now, as Mallya gets ready to leave for the UK, banks are remarkably silent on what to do with the man who racked up such ...
February 26, 2016, Friday

Why OBC status is not the solution for Jat unemployment

It is time for community leaders to focus on equipping members with skills so that they can have bigger share of 82 per cent ...
February 24, 2016, Wednesday

Why Narendra Modi-led BJP should learn to pick the right battles

22 months is too short, but another 20 months and BJP will be in election mode. Time is running out
February 22, 2016, Monday

Haryana burned - Who played the fiddle?

Haryana was assured development. What it has got is talk of Gita in schools, cow protection and an absentee government in times ...
February 19, 2016, Friday

Churches, beef, Dalits, JNU students... who's next

The government's reaction to the JNU incident suggests there is a pattern, and if the pattern is correct, we have a clear ...
February 19, 2016, Friday

We don't need flags atop our schools & colleges to feel patriotic

As long as your citizens abide the law, let them be and let them find their India for themselves, writes Arup Roychoudhury
February 18, 2016, Thursday

Friendship above ideology: An ex-JNU ABVP alum explains why its leaders revolted

The government's crackdown is a blow at the very heart of the JNU ethos, which encourages settling differences by debate rather ...
February 18, 2016, Thursday

Why the Left parties are a bigger enemy for the Sangh than the Congress

For the Sangh, JNU issue is about crushing its ideological enemy and get a step closer to purge leftist ideology in centres of ...
February 16, 2016, Tuesday

JNU, where one can be subversive without being seditious

It is one thing to be a right winger, pro-Modi, pro-government, but it is quite another to seek to shut down a campus that is ...
February 16, 2016, Tuesday

Recapitalising PSU banks without restructuring will serve no purpose

The finance minister has talked of bringing in banking sector reforms. One hopes that accountability is at the top of the list
February 15, 2016, Monday

JNU & sedition: Mad in India

When a constitution's custodian goes overboard, the descent to republic of farce is swift
February 15, 2016, Monday

The JNU turmoil, as seen from the outside

The current turmoil in JNU, HCU and FTII likely stems fom a sense of hopelessness on campuses created by years of jobless growth
February 10, 2016, Wednesday

The disturbing message Pachauri's TERI appointment sends out

Is it ethical, or even logical, to appoint Pachauri as executive vice-chairman when he is facing charges of sexual harassment?
February 09, 2016, Tuesday

Cognizant's lower guidance is bad news for Indian IT sector

If Cognizant is likely to see such a huge fall, naturally other Indian players will also be affected as most of them also derive ...
February 08, 2016, Monday

Bihar's Jungle Raj: Little change in crime trends belies popular perception

Contrary to popular perception of jungle raj, data shows long-term trend in crime hasn't changed much
February 08, 2016, Monday

Removing customs duty exemption on life-saving drugs is an ill-timed move

It is one thing to promote Make In India through knee-jerk measures in sectors like consumer goods, and quite another in the area ...
February 05, 2016, Friday

Why Narendra Modi govt needs to be transparent with its environmental policy

It is the right of the public to know and not a privilege of the elected government to share information based on its whims and ...
February 04, 2016, Thursday

Why the rise in oil prices is temporary

There is so much oil out there that countries still don't know what to do with it
February 02, 2016, Tuesday

10 years of MGNREGA: How the Modi government was forced to adopt the scheme

Consecutive droughts, rural distress forced it to revive the scheme
January 28, 2016, Thursday

5 reasons why the 700 MHz auction may prove to be a damp squib

The abscence of 700 MHz spectrum will not threaten their survival. Hence telecom players may give the auction a miss

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