Pranab, Modi, Demonetisation

'Modi had not discussed demonetisation with me prior to his announcement on 8 November 2016.'I learnt of it along with the rest of the country.'I was not surprised when he did not discuss the issue......

Indian American named in Best Leaders' list

Mumbai-born and Chicago-raised Eboo Patel, a charismatic Muslim scholar who fights fanaticism and religious intolerance, has been named in the fifth annual Best Leaders issue of the US News & World......

3-language formula proposed in new education policy 'painful': TN CM

Strongly backing Tamil Nadu's decades old two-language policy, the ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in the state on Monday rejected the Centre's three-language formula proposed in......

PM calls for 'maximum flexibility' in implementing NEP

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called for 'maximum flexibility' in implementing the new National Education Policy (NEP) and said it is the collective responsibility of all stakeholders to......

Obama nominates Yellen as head of Federal Reserve Board

US President Barack Obama has nominated Janet Yellen to head the Federal Reserve Board, describing her as one of America's "foremost economists and policy makers". If confirmed by the Senate,......

Fall 2024 May Not Be A Repeat Of 2018

'We expect the bull-market phase to still persist, but now led by large-caps which offer better valuation and benefit from FII inflows.''We expect continued pressure on midcaps, but any sharp......

As RBI battles inflation, all eyes are on possible rate cut in 2024

For five consecutive policy reviews in 2023, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) chose to hold rates, citing inflation threat. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters And when the prices did cool off......

Railways Realising Its Paperless Dreams

IMAGE: In this photograph taken in December 2019, movie star Kangana Ranaut issues railway tickets at the ticket counter at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Mumbai. Photograph: ANI......

How NADA managed to allay BCCI's concerns

'BCCI had some reservations earlier regarding quality of NADA's anti doping programme. Over the last one year NADA has taken a number of steps to allay their concerns.' The National Anti-Doping......

Ferrari threatens F1 pull-out over engines

Ferrari will review its participation in Formula One if plans to introduce a standard engine for all teams from 2010 goes ahead, its board said in a statement on Monday. Formula One's governing......

Extras: City's appeal against financial probe thrown out

News of all that transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters Manchester City's attempt to halt a UEFA investigation into......

Fenerbahce barred from CL due to fixing probe

The Turkish Football Federation has barred Fenerbahce from this season's Champions League under pressure from UEFA in connection with a match-fixing investigation involving the top Istanbul club,......

BCCI to cash in on boundary rope

The Board of Control for Cricket in India, flush with cash after signing multi-million dollar television marketing deals for the next four years, are looking at further boosting their revenues by......