'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......

Has BJP bungled in Kashmir?

'If the National Conference and PDP make handsome electoral gains in the valley and call for the restoration of the former state's lost status, how will the rulers in Delhi respond?' asks Amulya......

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......

Parliament passes Aadhaar amendment bill

Parliament on Monday passed an amendment bill which allows voluntary use of Aadhaar as proof of identity for users to open bank accounts and get mobile phone connections. The Aadhaar and......

Must Read: The Great Diamond Heist

'If there is any industry that is unfit for modern corporate form it is the diamond trade.''But no one was asking the right questions.''The music was playing and so the game was on,' says S......

The thin line between tax avoidance and evasion

Over the last two years, despite an amnesty scheme, only about Rs 2,500 crore of taxes have been recovered, says A V Rajwade. Investors in mutual funds in India were recently asked to sign......

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......

Bangalore neighbourhood's toxic air threatens India's future

Once called India’s garden city, this upper middle-class residential area in Bangalore has India’s most toxic air, says Devanik Saha, IndiaSpend.com. On the day this story was written,......

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......

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......

Extras: City's appeal against financial probe thrown out

News of all that transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters Manchester City's attempt to halt a UEFA investigation into......

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......

UEFA calls for a quick decision for Platini

‘We strongly call on all instances in the current process...to work very rapidly to ensure that there is a final decision on the merits of the case by, at the latest, mid-November 2015’......