Tributes pour in for Dr Singh from across the globe

Leaders from across the world including, the US, Canada, France, and Sri Lanka have expressed grief over the death of former prime minister Manmohan Singh and recalled his contributions to......

Is Nuclear Deal PM Singh's Biggest Achievement?

The India-US nuclear deal was aimed at ending India's nuclear isolation and nuclear apartheid, recalls Rup Narayan Das. IMAGE: Then prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh with then US undersecretary of......

Where Would India Be Without Dr Singh?

What stood out in his 15-year journey as a member of the political executive at the Centre was his glowing record as India's most successful and effective finance minister. Both as prime minister......

South Korean Han Kang wins Nobel Literature, 8th woman to get award

The 2024 Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to South Korean author Han Kang "for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life." IMAGE:......

IPO pipeline: 10 companies aim to raise Rs 20,000 cr in Dec

The primary market is expected to remain vibrant, with at least 10 companies, including supermart major Vishal Mega Mart and Blackstone-owned diamond grading firm International Gemmological......

Five main-board, 6 SMEs to hit the markets to raise Rs 18,500 cr

The IPO market is set to be bustling next week, with 11 companies like Vishal Mega Mart, TPG Capital-backed Sai Life Sciences and fintech firm One Mobikwik Systems gearing up to launch their......

D H Pai Panandiker: An economist from whom even Manmohan Singh used to take advice

He did not believe in any fiscal puritanism. In 2012, when it was almost certain that the government will breach the 2012-13 fiscal deficit target, he wrote that in abnormal times, abnormal......

54 companies wait in the wings with IPOs worth Rs 1.4 trn

Fundraising activity in the upcoming financial year 2022-23 may even surpass FY22 when 52 Indian companies raised a record Rs 1.11 trillion via initial public offerings (IPOs). Illustration:......

The Magical World Of Muzaffar Ali

'I somehow felt that Muzaffar Ali was in Aligarh to feel the pulse of the Muslim youth, especially in the darker and harsher times that India is passing through,' notes Mohammad Sajjad. IMAGE:......

'I have very deep connections with India'

'When democracy first came to Bhutan people had no idea and they were like 'What is that?' 'Oh it's that thing they have in India where the leaders are always fighting and arguing'.' IMAGE: A......

'I was sexually assaulted in Class 7'

'Sex is such a healthy thing that your first encounter with it should be good, otherwise it scars you for life.' IMAGE: Actor-singer-writer Piyush Mishra during an interview with PTI in New Delhi.......

'Working with Ang Lee on Life of Pi was an amazing experience'

Siddhartha Nuni, the cinematographer of the first crowd funded cinema in Kannada, Lucia, is a youngster with many interesting experience. After graduating from IIT-Madras, he spent a year working......