The Woes Of Wayanad Continue

Away from the distraction of its new high-profile politics, Wayanad's worries seemed very down to earth, discovers Shyam G Menon. IMAGE: Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on......

What 'Hike' In Defence Budget Doesn't Reveal

Even as Chinese troops continue squatting on territory that we claim as our own -- this was the lowest allocation for defence in percentage terms since the 1950s, reveals Ajai Shukla. IMAGE:......

How Yogi asserts his authority against party pressure

It was conveyed that he would not have a free rein in making bureaucratic postings.Sunil Bansal, handpicked by BJP president Amit Shah to execute his UP blueprint, has made it clear the......

Such hullabaloo over INS Vishal!

The navy wants to spend Rs 40,000 crore on INS Vishal, a choice the army and air force oppose.This is as much about turf as about funding. explains Ajai Shukla. IMAGE: The INS Vikramaditya, which......

ADB, Japan in aid of women entrepreneurs in India

Multilateral lending agency Asian Development Bank and Japan will extend support, including financial assistance, for initiatives to improve skills of low-income women entrepreneurs in India. "A......

Is It Time To Smile, Nirmalaji?

Now that the economy is growing at a higher-than-expected rate, it is time to accelerate the pace of fiscal consolidation, and the Budget could be a good starting point, argues Rajesh Kumar.......

Some headwinds emerge for India's cement sector amidst high valuations

There are confusing reports and advisories about the cement sector. While the space has seen speculative support on the basis of the Budget’s infrastructure thrust, there are several negative......

Adani's Dharavi dream: Producing millionaires minus slumdog prefix

Billionaire Gautam Adani on Wednesday shared a personal note on the development of Dharavi in Mumbai, days after the Maharashtra government issued a resolution to award the Dharavi redevelopment......

Readers on where India has gone wrong

M KRISHNANAND:Dear SirI appreciate your efforts in getting valuable feedback from people on the reasons for India's poor form in ODIs and how we can improve it . Now that the Pakistan series is......