Cong bastion Konkan now a battleground for Sena vs Sena

All eyes are now on the Sena factions, led by CM Shinde, backed by the BJP, and his predecessor Uddhav Thackeray, and their performance in the coastal belt in the November 20 polls.  ......

PIX: President Murmu confers Bharat Ratna awards

President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday conferred Bharat Ratna on former prime ministers P V Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh, agriculture scientist M S Swaminathan and two-time former Bihar......

Why Is The BJP Talking About Stability?

'What should surprise BJP supporters is Modi's call for 'stability' at the manifesto launch, a theme that he and his team members had not touched ahead of the Lok Sabha polls in 2014 and 2019.'......

Why Are Sri Lankans Protesting Against India?

On a day when Sri Lankan Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa returned to Colombo from New Delhi after clinching a $1 billion line of Indian credit to Sri Lanka to help it tackle its ongoing economic......

Bata's amazing journey on Indian roads

The shoemaker has proved to be resilient, despite being bogged down by labour issues, dated product designs and rude retail staff over the years. Image: Bata Shoes had a tough time and it devised......

The Greece Crisis and its lessons for India

'India cannot expect to be insulated from the crisis. Europe is India's biggest trading partner with two-way trade of E72.5 billion or Rs 530,000 crore last year,' says Paranjoy Guha Thakurta.......

'India needs a Swadeshi development model'

L K Advani, Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerialcandidate and leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, addressed the 81st annual general meeting of the Federation of the Indian Chambers of......

FDI in retail must be allowed

At present, foreign direct investment (FDI) in pure retailing is not permitted under Indian law.In 1993, the then finance minister Dr Manmohan Singh had changed the law to permit FDI in retail......

'Crazy' Opening Ceremony To Kick-off Paris Olympics

The Paris Olympic Games opening ceremony will start at 11pm IST on Friday, July 26, 2024. For the first time in the history of the Olympic Games, the opening ceremony will not be held in a stadium.......