It's celebration time as Karnataka turns 50

The golden jubilee ofKarnataka's formation, Rajyotsava, was celebrated on Wednesday throughout the state with pomp and ceremony.Reports from various districts said the national flag, besides the......

Abduction: A failed Maoist tactic

Will the Maoists lose the support of the middle-class and urban intelligentsia by continuing to use kidnapping as a propaganda tool? Dr P V Ramana offers his views. Activists of the Communist Party......

SHOCKING: In Odisha, only 3 of 500 hospitals are fire ready

Recent statistics show that the situation is no different across the country with several hospitals lacking the infrastructure to manage a breakout of a blaze. Dillip Satpathy & Nirmalya Behera......

''What's the basis for 10% reservations?'

'What we have is the bill and the Act passed by Parliament.''And then there is a criterion of exclusion as to who will not be covered in EWS.''Beyond that, we have no clue where this idea came......

Govts should give up control in banks: McKinsey

It has been argued by many experts and also the previous United Progressive Alliance government that the country needs banks of global size In a presentation on global best practices in the banking......

RBI will keep PSBs under strict watch

RBI says haste in easing norms for banks harmful to economy.Abhijit Lele reports. IMAGE: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das. Rebuffing demands for easing regulatory norms for banks, the Reserve Bank of......

13 economists laud Telangana's cash support for farmers, red-flag loan waivers

13 eminent economists, including former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan and current International Monetary Fund Chief Economist Gita Gopinath, in a report have asked the political establishment not to......

No proposal to dilute our stake in public banks: Govt

The government today said there is no proposal to dilute its ownership in public sector banks (PSBs) below 50 per cent. "Major bank trade unions have protested against the implementation of the......

Sports Shorts: Six-member team for Gymnastics Worlds

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday IMAGE: Image used for representational purposes. Photograph: Marc Lebryk-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters A six-member Indian team, including......