Ela Bhatt, whose SEWA empowered unorganised women workers, passes away

Renowned women's rights activist Ela Bhatt, the founder of SEWA (Self Employed Women's Association), died in Ahmedabad on Wednesday due to age-related issues, her associates  said. Bhatt, 89,......

'We know whom Modi is batting for'

'We will resist it.''Farmers will not let that happen.' IMAGE: A farmer protests against the Centre's farm laws at the Ghazipur border in New Delhi, December 30, 2020. Photograph: Arun Sharma/PTI......

The world in the era of Donald Trump

The US foreign and security policy establishment, says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar, apprehends that Trump may compel them to exorcise the 'unipolar predicament', and bring foreign and security......

Centuries-old evils will have to be tackled more sternly: PM

Attired in his trademark half sleeves kurta and sporting a Rajasthani turban, Prime Minister Narendra Modi devoted a bulk of his 90-minute address on the occasion of the 70th Independence Day to......

'Some of the growth rate figures are spurious and misleading'

'The whole land acquisition bill is a part of the payback to the corporate' 'It is the joke of the century, if the BJP were to pretend that it was a clean government' 'Maharashtra is busy banning......

Modi@1: There is progress but also gaps on various fronts

The government has announced a number of missions, but one on agriculture isn't in place yet, notes Subir GokarnAs the National Democratic Alliance government approaches its first anniversary, the......

World's 10 cheapest cities to live in, 3 are from India

Image: A woman wearing a mask blows bubbles as she sells toys at along the roadside in Mumbai Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters     Some of the world’s most expensive cities and......

Growth-related reforms stopped for a long time: Panagariya

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appointed renowned pro-growth economist Arvind Panagariya as the first vice-chairman of the newly announced NITI Aayog. In an earlier interview Panagariya said that......