Modi Firmly In Control Of Ministers

The strong message from the prime minister is of continuity of policies he considers right with strong emphasis on execution, points out T N C Rajagopalan. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi......

Nitin Gadkari: Longest serving transport minister gets another stint

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Nitin Gadkari, popularly referred as the 'Highway Man of India', is known to be a go-getter in whatever work he undertakes. IMAGE: BJP leader Nitin Gadkari......

Modi Bluster Missing From Budget

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......

Modi's top 4 retain portfolios; Nadda gets health, Shivraj agri

Signalling continuity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday retained Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman and S Jaishankar in charge of the four high-profile ministries -- home, defence,......

Budget: Why exporters are seeking Rs 750 cr from Sitharaman

Exporters on Thursday sought a fund of Rs 750 crore for three years to tap USD 25 billion export potential in the US, aiming to seize potential opportunities that may arise as the US......

ATMs to loans: All eyes on the road for finance world

A South Block and Mint Road tango is in the offing in 2025, foregrounded by deeper consultations with various stakeholders. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In the Union Budget for......

Higher tax will drive capital away, says CEA V Anantha Nageswaran

Nageswaran said the reduction of poverty, and not income inequality, is the litmus test of equitable growth. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Taxing capital less may not lead to more......

What Will RBI Governor's Agenda Be?

As RBI governor, Sanjay Malhotra will have to give the highest priority to the interest of the economy while deciding on the growth-inflation trade off at Mint Street. IMAGE: The Appointments......

Can't micro-manage BCCI functioning: Apex court

The Solicitor General said, "Leadership develops at the grassroots level and it remains in the state association. By the time, his time comes for being elevated to the BCCI; he has to go for a......

Check out Steve Smith's 'duplicate'

Giving the 'social challenge' a new twist, the International Cricket Council called Australian batting sensation Marnus Labuschagne a duplicate of his team-mate Steve Smith.The social challenge......

'Share the trophy' trends after Super Over saga in World Cup final

IMAGE: Kane Williamson of New Zealand walks past the World Cup trophy. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images As the ICC Cricket World Cup final witnessed a first-ever super-over in which......

Dhoni turns 37! Wish the legend on his birthday

Birthday wishes pour in for captain cool Dhoni IMAGE: Birthday boy Dhoni with Virat Kohli and his wife Anushka Sharma. Photograph: Virat Kohli/Twitter Former Indian skipper Mahendra Singh......