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'False narratives' on agri laws hurting farmers: Niti Aayog vice chief

False narratives about the new farm laws are doing significant harm to the interest of farmers as well as the economy in general, Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar said on Monday and expressed......

UPA govt not crippled by policy paralysis, says Pranab

As the United Progressive Alliance government desperately fights the perception of a policy paralysis, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee dismisses it with equal vehemence contending that the......

Emergency was a mistake: Rahul

Terming the Emergency that was imposed by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi a "mistake", Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said what happened during that period was "wrong", but it was......

Can't say Cow, Gujarat, Hindutva: Censor Board wants Amartya Sen beeped in film

A documentary on Amartya Sen has been stalled by the Censor Board with its film maker Suman Ghosh being told to mute words like 'cow', 'Gujarat' and 'Hindutva' uttered by the Nobel Laureate in the......

Meet India's chief economic advisor, Kaushik Basu

Kaushik Basu, chief economic advisor (CEA) in the Union Finance Ministry, is unlike most government officers. He takes calls on his mobile, returns calls and text messages and does not hesitate to......

Kaushik Basu: Right man, wrong job?

Kaushik Basu would not have imagined the firestorm of controversy that he created when making a seemingly-innocuous speech recently at a Washington DC think tank, the Carnegie Endowment for......

Kaushik Basu tipped for CEA's post

Kaushik Basu, the C Marks Professor of International Studies, professor of economics, and director of the Center for Analytic Economics at Cornell, has been asked informally if he would consider......

Chief Economic Advisor Kaushik Basu meets PM

Amid controversy over his remarks on slow pace of economic reforms in the country, chief economic advisor Kaushik Basu met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday.Basu, who will be in office till......

Kaushik Basu named World Bank's chief economist

Kaushik Basu, till recently the chief economic adviser of the government of India, who created a political firestorm in April when he said here on the sidelines of the World Bank/International......

Tamannaah, Kiara, Kriti Give Us Ganpati Fashion

Bollywood's divas have been giving us #FashionGoals for the Ganpati festival. Photograph: Kind courtesy Tamannaah Bhatia/Instagram Tamannaah Bhatia shows us how to rock a festive look. ......

Hindi Movies Coming Up In August

It's a big month at the marquee. The Independence Day holiday weekend is very popular amongst film-makers and film-goers. August also has other festive occasions like Rakshabandhan and Janmashtami,......

When Karan Johar Yelled, 'Are You Mad?'

'When Bad Newz was given to me to direct, the first thing I did was go back to my childhood.''It's an ode to Hindi cinema.' IMAGE: Tripti Dimri and Vicky Kaushal in Bad Newz. Anand Tiwari broke......

Watch: Kavita Kaushik's Rajasthan holiday

Stars go for the loveliest holidays -- exotic locations with a lot of adventure thrown in.We bring you their travels in a special series. Amit Sadh took us on a road trip to Ladakh. Ileana D'Cruz......

9 Sequels Coming Up in 2024

We didn't see too many sequels last year -- besides the biggest blockbuster, of course, Gadar 2. Dream Girl 2 scored a century while Fukrey 3 came close to it. But the new year has very different......