Why 'Bulldozer Politics' Won't Work

The Modi leadership could lose Election 2024 if a communal flare-up becomes cause for all-round catastrophe, warns N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: The demolition underway at Jahangirpuri, New Delhi,......

'Caste, community, religion don't work in Goa'

'The politics of Goa is moving around a sole entity, which is land.' IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party President Jagat Prakash Nadda with Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and others at the flagging......

What does UNHCR intervention on CAA mean?

'It may serve the interests of the rule of law if the Supreme Court were to appoint the UNHCR as amicus curiae in the CAA case,' notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE: Rioters mercilessly beat......

Srikrishna privacy report an original model for India: Nilekani

‘Please don’t forget there’s still one final piece to fall in place, which is the Supreme Court judgment. Once that happens, it will be ready for being passed.’ The......

EU slaps record fine on Microsoft

The European Union on Wednesday slapped the world's largest software firm Microsoft Corp with a record fine of $613 million (497.2 million euros) for violating European Union antitrust law, said......

Online retailers are here to stay despite odds

The government has sought the competition authority's views after Flipkart's Big Billion Day Diwali sale but trends in global regulation suggest that despite traditional retailers' objections,......

Google's new Play Store policy making app developers nervous

Google is going ahead with a policy revision mandating 30% charge on in-app purchases across all apps on Play Store. This has left developers' community worried about tighter squeeze on their......

Why Modi sarkar must first push reforms in NDA-ruled states

The central government could coordinate its initiatives to make land available for physical transportation, and also upgrade fibre-optic linkages with NDA ruled states which are serially contiguous......

Blatter, Platini return to court over corruption charge

  IMAGE: Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter arrives at the tribunal for his appeal on corruption charges in Muttenz, Switzerland, on Monday, March 3, 2025. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters......

EU court rejects swimmers' claim

A European Union court on Thursday threw out a complaint by two swimmers that the International Olympic Committee's anti-doping rules infringed their EU right to work.Spain's David Meca-Medina and......

Man City banned from European competition for two seasons by UEFA

IMAGE: The UEFA announced in a statement that English champions Manchester City had committed "serious breaches" of the rules. Photograph: Phil Noble English champions Manchester City have been......

When Maradona beat D&G 113,000-0

It is a very different victory of Maradona that fascinates me even more, notes ad guru Sandeep Goyal.A victory Maradona scored over Dolce & Gabbana in December last year. IMAGE: Diego Maradonam at......

Sports Shorts: Aus cyclist Perkins to represent Russia at 2020 Olympics

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Friday IMAGE: Shane Perkins. Photograph: Paul Hanna/Reuters Australian cyclist Shane Perkins has been given the green light to......