What stood out in his 15-year journey as a member of the political executive at the Centre was his glowing record as India's most successful and effective finance minister. Both as prime minister......
After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......
NEET is a court-ordered examination, supposedly aimed at meritocracy. However, over the past years when the Modi government at the Centre began implementing it, it took on political and casteist......
Modi's BJP has promised more revdis or freebies for these assembly elections than ever before, points out N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narendra D Modi addresses......
'Mamata's numbers will reduce this time compared to 2016.' IMAGE: Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee addresses an election meeting. Photograph: PTI Photo Dr Afroz Alam, professor and......
A number of prominent economists have rejected the concept of a daily earning of Rs 32 determining where to draw the poverty line separating the poor from the not-so-poor.They have warned against......
It is often suggested that corruption improves the efficiency of public services in a society with a "rigid, overcentralised and dishonest bureaucracy". There may be differences of opinion about......
Last December, IndusInd Bank inaugurated Mumbai's first solar-powered ATM as part of its "Green Office Project" campaign titled "Hum aur Hariyali". With the solar-powered ATM, the bank expects to......
In a back-to-basics manifesto, the Congress pledged to return to its constituency of the weak and the underprivileged with special emphasis on agriculture and unemployment. The party proposes to......
Hubris creates blind spots. If anything needs fixing, it is the sociology of the profession. The textbooks - at least those used in advanced courses - are fine. As the world economy tumbles off the......
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