'BJP Karyakartas Were Disappointed'

'The karyakartas who wanted to contest were disappointed and it took some time to explain to them why we needed an alliance.' IMAGE: Daggubati Purandeswari, the Bharatiya Janata Party's......

Will Andhra Pradesh Follow Odisha Model?

Will Andhra Pradesh follow the Odisha model, voting differently in the Lok Sabha and assembly elections?Or will Odisha follow Andhra Pradesh, voting in new faces in both? IMAGE: Biju Janata Dal......

'The BJP Is A Huge Banyan Tree'

'Elections are fought to win.''In our party, the leadership takes the final decision, and our leaders are very clear about it.' IMAGE: Dharmendra Pradhan, the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from......

Battle Royale in Thiruvananthapuram

I have a bit of a personal dilemma: I have a soft corner for Shashi Tharoor, but I do like Rajeev Chandrasekhar's pitch, confesses Rajeev Srinivasan. IMAGE: Dr Shashi Tharoor, the Congress Lok......

Trump's Tariff Tussle With India

'While criticising India's high tariffs, Mr Trump stated he would impose reciprocal taxes on Indian products if re-elected.''However, since India's tariffs follow WTO rules, Mr Trump's actions......

Will legalising MSP reduce the import bill for edible oils and pulses?

The protesting farmers’ main demand to legalise the minimum support price (MSP) regime has divided opinion. Photograph: Jason Lee/Reuters One school of thought says it would lead to crop......

The good, the bad and the aam aadmi

When he finally chose Sanand in Gujarat to relocate the mother plant for the revolutionary Nano small car from Singur in West Bengal, Ratan Tata made an uncharacteristically political statement. "I......

Food law adrift as government trims grain purchases

The NDA is looking to reduce fiscal deficit not by chopping social sector spending but by paring it down Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is fairly confident the government will meet this year's......

Beautiful Life Lessons from Buddy Hirani

'Buddy knows more about Raju's films because he sits in the editing room.''He has seen Sanju a number of times already!' IMAGE: Manjeet, her son Vir and husband Rajkumar Hirani with Buddy.......