Rahul Gandhi backs petition to Harvard to drop Sinha from alumni list

Congress president Rahul Gandhi supported a petition against Union minister Jayant Sinha that sought withdrawal of his Harvard alumni status after he felicitated criminals convicted of lynching.......

The 2 ways to beat Modi in 2019

According to Yashwant Sinha, a national-level pre-poll alliance of all opposition parties should be formed or a nationwide pre-poll alliance of regional parties should be made to defeat the BJP in......

Time for Congress to reclaim its role as Opposition

To make its voice more credible and impactful, the Congress must articulate its alternative agenda for reforms, economic growth and a more inclusive political discourse that shuns socially......

What BJP must learn from Sinha's criticism

If Sinha's criticism gives credence to the view within the party that its members are afraid to speak up, it can do long-term damage, says A K Bhattacharya.   The decision of senior......

5 things Modi should do to fix economy

When the Indian economy tanked in 1991, it did so because it ran out of foreign exchange. Today, it is tanking because it has run out of rupees even as the foreign exchange granary is overflowing,......

Why pilots are asked to give a year's notice. The 'real' reason

When the move was first thought of it was at the behest of Jet Airways, IndiGo, SpiceJet and Air India. Only Vistara and AirAsia were opposing it as they were doing the poaching, says Anjuli......

Sebi's attempt has been to protect gullible investors: U K Sinha

'Sebi wanted to bring in a new set of regulations to protect investors from the misuse of social media, but the issue of curtailment of freedom of speech was raised.' 'One of my significant regrets......

'Growth in last quarter dipped... but economy will recover'

‘Challenges will come but we will stay the course. No big step can be taken if one is afraid of criticism. We will not flinch from criticism,’ says Railways Minister Piyush Goyal. With......

Taapsee does something she's never done before!

Photograph: Kind courtesy Taapsee Pannu /Instagram Aanand L Rai gets ready to make pulp fiction, Bollywood style, in his jasoosi kahaani called Dilurba Haseena, starring......

The Charming Faces of Vidya Sinha

Born into a film family, Vidya Sinha maintained a safe distance from Bollywood's razzle-dazzle. But when a win at the Miss Bombay beauty pageant led to modelling offers, she did not shy......

The Khandaani Shafakhana review

Khandaani Shafakhana neither enlightens nor entertains, feels Sukanya Verma. What sounds like a heavy-duty title of a Muslim social could well be called Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby. Khandaani......

The Mission Mangal Review

Mission Mangal has its heart in place, feels Sukanya Verma. An apple fell on Newton’s head, Archimedes stepped inside a bathtub and Vidya Balan fries puris to make an important......