Kovind panel studied 7 nations on one nation, one poll

A high-level panel on 'One Nation, One Election' studied election processes in seven countries including South Africa, Sweden and Belgium, before recommending simultaneous polls for Lok Sabha and......

Shirish Patel, Renaissance Man

There is and will be plenty written about Shirish Patel's achievements, his awards, his writing, his talks, the mark he left on this city he knew and understood so well. I know much of that,......

'Atal ji picked my call but Sonia kept me waiting'

After being elected president of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in 1999, Najma Heptulla rang up the then Congress chief Sonia Gandhi from Berlin to convey the news but had to hold the phone......

India moves closer to simultaneous LS, state polls with Cabinet nod

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday took a major step to implement its key plank of "one nation, one election" as the Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the......

Why gold import computation went wrong

The government's initiative to migrate SEZ data from NSDL software to ICEGATE system for streamlined reporting of import data caused double counting of gold imports, resulting in inflated figures......

How Dr Singh Changed Stockmarkets

'He will be remembered more for what he did as finance minister -- as someone who functioned well when the political fallout was taken care of.' IMAGE: Then prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh in......

Rosneft inks record oil supply deal with RIL

The 10-year agreement amounts to 0.5 per cent of global oil supply and is valued at roughly $13 billion per year. Photograph: Dado Ruvic/Reuters Russia’s state-owned oil firm Rosneft has......

Will India's FMCG sector see consumption revival in 2025?

The FMCG industry hopes for a revival in consumption growth in 2025 with some 'green shoots' already visible, after having a challenging year amid escalating input costs and a double-digit rise in......

'I Want To Make Serious Films That Are Also Cheesy'

'In Mumbai, isolation is a very different isolation.''It's not about actual physical loneliness.''It's the loneliness in the company of others, and I felt that that is a very Mumbai thing.''You can......

Hungarian Grand Prix: Vettel tops second practice

IMAGE: Sebastian Vettel, who is looking for a new team for 2021 after being told he will be surplus to Ferrari’s needs. Photograph: Mark Sutton/Pool via Getty Images Ferrari’s......

US F1 Grand Prix: Second practice cancelled

IMAGE: A Williams Formula One pit crew member clears rain water from pit lane ahead of the first practice session of the US F1 Grand Prix at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas on Friday.......

Aus F1 GP: Hamilton dominates season's first practice

IMAGE: Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton in action during practice during the Australian Grand Prix at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne, Australia, on Friday. Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters......

Rain washes out Day 1 of India's warm-up match in Canberra

IMAGE: The Manuka Oval in Canberra under covers because of rain. Photograph: Cricket.com.au/X The opening day of India's two-day warm-up match against the Australian Prime Minister's XI at the......

India, England players arrive in Kolkata for first T20I

IMAGE: Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma on Saturday's flight to Kolkata. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Suryakumar Yadav/Instagram World champions India and the visiting England squad arrived in......