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How RSS Plans To Win Vidarbha For BJP

'BJP and RSS may have differences over minor issues but their hearts long for one common aim -- that of A Hindu Rashtra.''And this time to prove this point the RSS has prepared to help BJP win this......

How much will Congress's election guarantees cost?

‘Right to apprenticeship means that anyone below the age of 25 years with a diploma or other qualifications can demand an apprenticeship with a private, a public sector company or a......

What Did Bibek Debroy Say About The Constitution?

Economist Bibek Debroy, who is also a Sanskritologist and Indologist, has landed in hot water over his recent article in The Mint newspaper in which he made a case out for a new Constitution of......

'Sheikh Hasina is better than the others. But is that good enough?'

'Are we supposed to look the other way as Islamists go on a rampage against Hindus and the Hasina government pay lip service to secularism?' A revealing excerpt from Avishek Biswas and Deep......

'The Kuno project is doomed to fail'

'The space required for wild cheetah populations to thrive was grossly under-estimated.''Cheetahs, because of their social system and ecologically fragile nature, live at only 1 cheetah per 100 sq......

FM Nirmala Sitharaman to review RRBs' performance after Budget session

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will review the performance of regional rural banks (RRBs) after the Budget session of Parliament, according to two people familiar with the matter.......

Maruti, Tatas' Plans To Boost Car Sales

'The customer is fast changing, and she demands newer experiences that wealth can buy.' IMAGE: THE Jimny and Fronx at the Auto Expo. Photograph: Amit Sharma/ANI Photo Maruti Suzuki India, the......

Consumer firms see double-digit growth on festive shopping

Consumer durables firms and fashion retailers expect double-digit growth in value terms in the ongoing festival season as consumers have stepped up purchases during this period. Photograph: PTI......

Tesla may set up battery unit in India

Tesla manufactures a power storage device, the PowerWall. But its cost is high and production capabilities relatively low. Tesla founder Elon Musk has said the company might set up a Gigafactory in......

Rural BPOs may get up to 50% subsidy

The government plans to offer subsidy of up to 50 per cent of the capital expenditure or Rs 100,000 per seat, whichever is lower, for setting up business process outsourcing units in small towns......

'I'd have loved to present Pratidwandi at Cannes'

'Where Pratidwandi is concerned, there are very few men standing.' IMAGE: Dhritiman Chatterjee in Satyajit Ray's Pratidwandi. Dhritiman Chatterjee, a post-graduate in economics, came from a world......

Review: Well Done Abba is engaging

To watch the majority of the Bollywood movies that grace our multiplexes week after week would be to assume that the majority of India lives in upscale apartments, has upscale problems and travels......

Nalini By Day, Nancy By Night

Sonali Gulati, an Indian American filmmaker and teacher, became curious when a telemarketer pronounced her name perfectly for the first time and realised that the voice she heard, despite its......

'Indian filmmakers make art even when they aren't thinking they are making art'

'I personally consider Indian cinema as one of the most creative and powerful forms of cinematic expression in the world.' 'An average Indian film is 10 times better than a costly American......

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