'Even Mahayuti Didn't Expect This Triumph'

'Pro-incumbency worked big time for the ruling party.''It has never happened in the past of pro-incumbency working so much for the ruling party.' IMAGE: Nationalist Congress Party leaders Ajit......

We Are In An Era Of Puppets And Puppeteers

'As we enter 2025, it must be acknowledged that there is a convergence of capital, influential people (from business and politics) and technology deciding the destiny of others in the name of......

INDIA alliance is only for Lok Sabha polls, not states: Congress

Maintaining that the INDIA alliance is for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and not for assembly polls in any state, the Congress on Friday asserted that the opposition bloc of 27 parties exists and......

'Who Does Not Want To Be Prime Minister?'

'We are going to need more technical people in government.''You can't expect a generalist to understand the complicated world of financial engineering.''I regret to say that most of our politicians......

Indian schools' new social filter

The first sign of trouble appeared in January this year. Fifteen-year-old Alzira's class teacher summoned her mother, Tina, and warned her that if current trends continued, Alzira would do poorly......

Want big salaries? Try the realty sector

A player from this sector recently raised India's biggest IPO. The Bombay Stock Exchange has introduced an index for it. Foreign investment of $10 billion is expected to flow into the sector over......

Industrial unrest resurfaces

Emboldened by the resurgence of the Left and aware of corporate coffers bursting at their seams, workers have struck work in a number of companies in the last few months. More are expected to do so......

Rs 62,000 Crore GST Evasion Detected

'There are unscrupulous traders who create fake invoices by showing bogus e-way bills, movement of goods.''Since the entities registered across different states, and kept on changing their numbers,......

Ranji: Jagadeesan's triple ton, Tiwary's ton dominate the day

Jagadeesan hits triple ton as TN take complete control against Chandigarh IMAGE: Nitish Rana celebrates his century. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X Narayan Jagadeesan followed up his double ton......

A Grandmaster in the making

Meeting a sports prodigy is always daunting; encountering one from the field of chess doubly so. You can shrug off extraordinary talent in physical sports, put it down to some freak of genetics......