How Modi Can Overcome Coalition Challenges

If the concerns over risking political capital are overcome, the long-term gains for the Indian economy will be immense, asserts A K Bhattacharya. IMAGE: Narendra D Modi during the National......

Pak, China to go ahead with $10 bn Karachi-Peshawar railway project

Ahead of Pakistan Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif's maiden visit to China next week, both the countries have agreed to go ahead with the much delayed $10 billion Karachi to Peshawar rail line as a key......

Assam govt seeks public opinion on law against polygamy

The Assam government has sought public opinion on a proposed law to end polygamy in the state, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday. IMAGE: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at......

Dalai Lama successor must be from within China, needs govt nod: Beijing

China on Friday asserted that any successor to 88-year-old Dalai Lama should be from within the country and his heir needs to have its approval, as it projected the strategically-located Tibet......

A brilliant plan to turn around the Indian Railways

The object in India for such a density of population should be to construct locomotive railways for trunk lines of communication, and horse railways for the short branches, says Bibek Debroy. "......

Railways, India Post not among PSUs to go on sale block

The department of investment and public asset management (Dipam) can also seek in-principle approval from the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) for strategic divestment of PSUs on a......

It's the best time for Railways to bring a historic turnaround

Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu aligns priorities, funding and organisation to shape a transformation agenda, notes Vinayak Chatterjee. It is not easy being railway minister. Ask Union Railway......

Prabhu initiates reforms to transform Railways

In a major initiative to bring transparency and speed up decisions on tenders, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has dissociated himself from the process and empowered zonal railways and heads of......

Blow to BCCI: Amicus Curiae sticks to most of Lodha Reforms

In what could be termed as a blow to the senior BCCI officials, the amicus curiae Gopal Subramanium has kept most of the recommendations made by Justice RM Lodha Committee in the draft constitution......

BCCI adopts Lodha panel reforms but...

BCCI adopts Lodha panel reforms barring five contentious ones The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Wednesday adopted Lodha panel recommended reforms, barring the five contentious ones, at......

COA chief welcomes SC order on Lodha reforms

IMAGE: COA chairman Vinod Rai. Photograph:  PTI The Committee of Administrators chief Vinod Rai, on Thursday, welcomed the Supreme Court order on mandatory cooling off period for Board......

BCCI elections pushed back by a day to Oct 23

'The BCCI elections are on track. It's just because of the state polls, we have decided to reschedule by a day.' The BCCI's much-awaited elections have been rescheduled by a day to October 23 in......

BCCI old guard wants pull-out, COA warns of consequences

IMAGE: Narayanaswami Srinivasan (right). Photograph: Rohan Karthik/Getty Images A section of the Board of Control for Cricket in India's old guard, especially from the Narayanaswami......