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'If Pranab Was PM, Cong Would Have...'

'...still have lost the 2014 Lok Sabha polls but could have won 140 seats.' IMAGE: Then Congress president Sonia Gandhi, right, then prime minister Manmohan Singh, centre, and then finance......

BJP vs Cong over 'sulking' Selja's absence from Haryana poll campaign

With Congress leader Kumari Selja staying away from campaigning for Haryana assembly polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party stepped up its attack on the opposition party over the "infighting" with Union......

TN spiritual speaker lectures kids on karma, rebirth; faces heat

A motivational and spiritual speaker stoked controversy by his remarks on karma and rebirth, and allegedly blamed children for their struggles in life on Teachers Day, prompting the Tamil Nadu......

Hasina in shock, govt giving her time: Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday told an all-party meeting that India has assured help to former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who arrived in New Delhi on Monday......

India's Nuclear Churning: From Idealism To Realism

Although the credit for acquiring the technological skill must be given to India's outstanding nuclear scientists, the decision to go nuclear was a political one that entailed clarity of vision,......

Meet Nirmalaji's Core Budget Team

The finance minister continues to be backed by the same policy team in charting out the broad strategy as in the few earlier Budgets. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman distributes halwa......

Who Fared Better On Economy? Modi Or Manmohan

Whether it was the MGNREGS or the NFSA or the Aadhaar-based DBT scheme for cash transfer, the Modi government has built on the basic architecture created by the Singh government. Policy makers in......

Tablet in a red pouch, FM presents 3rd paperless Budget

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday again took a digital tablet wrapped in a traditional 'bahi-khata' style pouch as she headed for Parliament to present the interim Budget......

Why Raghuram Rajan Raced At RBI

The speed at which he led the central bank in different areas -- ranging from internal reorganisation to inflation fighting, stabilising the currency, taking on rogue corporations, cleaning up bank......

30 Years Later, Rao-Singh's Reforms Endure

But their trajectory and direction have been largely influenced by politics and the political leadership's understanding of how the economy needs to be managed, explains A K Bhattacharya. IMAGE:......

Kamal Haasan, Gautami Hit Poll Trail

Movie stars Kamal Haasan and Gautami campaign for candidates for the Lok Sabha elections 2024 in Tamil Nadu, which goes to the polls on Friday, April 19, 2024. IMAGE: Movie superstar and......

Review: The Village Fails To Impress

The Village starts off pretty well, but it required something more convincing than a bunch of creepy Gollum-like monsters to deliver the impact it should, observes Divya Nair. Exploring the......

World Cup: 1750 school kids attend Kiwis' clash against Bangladesh

IMAGE: School kids at the Chepauk for New Zealand’s World Cup clash against Bangladesh. Photograph: ANI As a part of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association's (TNCA) effort to promote the......

Injured CSK pacer Ngidi to miss IPL-12

IMAGE: Lungi Ngidi celebrates a wicket during IPL-11 last year. Photograph: BCCI Defending champions Chennai Super Kings suffered a blow ahead of the season opener with South African paceman Lungi......

'Politics in Indian cricket was sickening'

'I was actually appointed captain for the West Indies tour (in 1971).''But Mr Vijay Merchant (the then chairman of the selectors) didn't like me nor did he like 'Tiger' Pataudi. He thought we were......

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