How can you measure democracy?

There is a vocal constituency of educated, well-to-do, articulate Indian elites who would rather go with the idea that too much democracy is a liability.That India needs a spell of benevolent......

Coronavirus cases in India cross 1,000-mark; 27 dead

The nationwide tally of confirmed Coronavirus cases crossed the 1,000-mark and the death toll reached 27 on Sunday, even as the central government ordered sealing of all state and district borders......

Trump faces major legal test over his travel ban

As President Donald Trump is set to face a major legal test over his travel ban on citizens from seven Muslim-majority nations, the White House on Tuesday ruled out any possibility of withdrawing......

India will vote my government back to power: Chidambaram

Finance Minister P Chidambaram, while addressing the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace on “Recapturing India’s Growth Momentum” in Washington on Thursday, said that the......

Rules for hiring contract workers eased

However, the government has enacted an important change to the fixed-term employment framework that may help companies in handing out contractual jobs to its existing permanent workforce. The......

'It is not easy to be a gatekeeper of financial stability'

'There are deeper, underlying, forces at work and we need institutional arrangements to guard against them.' IMAGE: Dr Viral Acharya, former Reserve Bank of India deputy governor. Photograph: PTI......

Audit report says Cox & Kings siphoned off Rs 4387 cr from business sale

The 'mystery' of the education business sale by Cox & Kings is part of an Enforcement Directorate investigation, which is also examining the siphoning-off of funds to the tune of Rs 21,000 crore to......

Nirav Modi's paintings auctioned for Rs 59.37 crore

An untitled work by the abstract artist V S Gaitonde fetched a winning bid of Rs 25.24 crore, making it the most expensive bid for an artwork from the country ever. IMAGE: The above painting by......