With the reality of coalition politics staring the BJP in its face, this was inevitable, points out Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman leaves for Parliament to present the......
His about-turn in the farm laws proves that he sees everything in just one dimension: Politics. That helps sometimes. But not always, observes T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan. Illustration: Dominic......
The dilemma is that if farming is to be efficient, farmers will be worse off -- and if farmers are to be better off farming will be worse off, reveals T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan. IMAGE: The farmers......
Elections are about exploiting emotions and not things like roti, kapda and makan, a very senior BJP politician tells T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan. IMAGE: A scene from Ayodhya. Photograph published......
On Tuesday, Narendra Modi became the first ever Indian prime minister to visit Israel. On his arrival, Modi was given a special welcome -- accorded only to presidents of the United States and the......
A data shows the number of backyard poultry has risen by 46 per cent between 2012 and 2019. The development is extremely positive because it provides an incentive for small and marginal farmers to......
The think tank that will replace the 64-year-old Planning Commission might retain only 40 per cent of its 1,000 staff members. The rest are expected to be sent back to their parent cadres. Among......
It’s sleepless nights again for the residents of Kamtur village. Located on the fringes of the Kumaraswamy forest range, one of the six iron ore-bearing mountaintops in Karnataka’s......
In Left discourse the word "crisis" pops up very frequently. Indeed, some would say that without it there would be no Left discourse at all.But for once the Left has a point. There is indeed a......
Betting big on its rural initiative e-choupal, ITC hopes the business to generate revenues of $2.5 billion - almost equivalent to the current size of the company - by 2010 as it looks to expand to......
The unconventional music of the Nobel Laureate might have nothing connecting Indians to it. But there is a reason he has a following here, notes T C A Srinivasa Raghavan. IMAGE: Bob Dylan has been......