The BJP may win more seats in the February 5 assembly election, but not enough to trump AAP, notes Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: Aam Aadmi Party national Convener Arvind Kejriwal at an election meeting in......
What India needs more than one simultaneous election is better governance both at the central and state level. Yes, we need reforms, but our priority should be to make elections less expensive,......
He could have blazed a trail that few Indian judges had. It was a missed opportunity of a lifetime, notes Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: Then Chief Justice Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud on a ceremonial......
Will Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, who gets his orders from New Delhi, call the shots or allow a democratically elected government to independently govern, questions Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: Omar......
Voters, it is said, get the government they deserve. On November 23, we will see what voters in Maharashtra choose. Till then, a sense of helplessness and scepticism hangs in the air, notes Ramesh......
Nirmala Sitharaman's messaging was clear when she presented a well-balanced Budget with an eye on state elections in nine states followed by a general election next year, observes Ramesh Menon.......
Had Finance Minister Sitharaman thought a little more about the middle class, disadvantaged sections and the poor who are struggling, it would have been an inclusive Budget that would have made......
The friction with the political class is not only about interest rates and monetary policy.While the government often spoke freely about its discomfiture, the RBI had to be careful even in its......
The government's smart cities programme can create business opportunity to the tune of $30-40 billion for the IT sector over the next 5-10 years, industry body Nasscom said on Wednesday. Under the......
Jaitley's Budget has the potential to change the face of Modi's Bharat Arundhati BhattacharyaChairman, SBI The Budget is in line with the development priorities of the nation. Several initiatives......
Nothing is going to change in a hurry unless attitudes change and punishments are speedy and fair, notes Ramesh Menon. All Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Worms are daily crawling......