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......
On one hand, South Indian states have been complaining about denial of a proportionate portion of the sharable funds from the Centre, based on population. On the other hand, they stand to lose Lok......
Gujarat, Bihar, Karnataka, Assam and Punjab are among seven states where the school dropout rate at the secondary level was higher than the national average of 12.6 per cent in 2021-22, according......
We have our own problems for sure and they are not trivial, but for now, our economy is in not too bad a shape, our politics is as personality-driven and authoritarian as that of most countries in......
'With over 50 per cent of medical seats reserved for those who have the ability to pay a fee ranging from Rs 50 lakh to Rs 1.5 crore for a five-year MBBS course and quotas in accordance with......
Initiated move to privatise Air India, but reports on poverty and cast census remained unfinished NITI Aayog’s first vice-chairman and noted economist Arvind Panagariya on Tuesday decided to......
For Santanu Paul, being the son-in-law of C Rangarajan, chairman of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council, is just another facet of his life.More than the access he has to the......
Former president APJ Abdul Kalam has called for new ways to harness rural entrepreneurship and for reorienting the education system to address the twin issues of skills gap and employment."Create......
Prof Madaboosi Santanam Ananth is one of the most vocal academicians in the country. He has been the director of IIT-Madras since 2001. Prof Ananth joined as faculty in the department of chemical......
The government on Tuesday ruled out setting up an IIT in Orissa, saying it has already approved three such institutes in Bihar, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan. Replying to a Calling Attention Motion......