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'Who Does Not Want To Be Prime Minister?'

'We are going to need more technical people in government.''You can't expect a generalist to understand the complicated world of financial engineering.''I regret to say that most of our politicians......

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......

'Mr Modi doesn't have majority for One nation, one election'

'One nation, one election' is not possible under the present Constitution. It requires at least five constitutional amendments' IMAGE: Former President Ram Nath Kovind, who heads High-Level......

What Gave Ratan Tata Great Pleasure

'I get enormous pleasure from seeing the uplift of an underprivileged or poor person.''I feel elated when I walk on the street and see someone who pushes a handcart talking on a cell phone.'A......

BJP vs Cong over 'sulking' Selja's absence from Haryana poll campaign

With Congress leader Kumari Selja staying away from campaigning for Haryana assembly polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party stepped up its attack on the opposition party over the "infighting" with Union......

What Direction Will The Budget Take?

The finance minister could improve the quality of public spending, which could mean placing greater emphasis on capital expenditure and a closer review of revenue spending, such as subsidies, to......

Encore please, Mr Chidambaram

The President's address, setting out the contours of the Congress-led government's economic priorities, reads just a little differently from the Common Minimum Programme.A process of correction......

Mr Chidambaram: go for gold

It is eerie, but the tax policy choices that Finance Minister Mr P Chidambaram (PC) faces today are near identical to his dream Budget of 1997. At that time, both the hard "human-face" economists,......

Finance Minister P Chidambaram's report card is a mixed bag

The finance minister championed a rapid narrowing of the exploding fiscal deficit, in particular, by successfully introducing a regular monthly increase in diesel prices. Assessments of the......

Mr FM, this is what you should do in 2013!

Arvind Subramanian argues that the finance minister must focus on fiscal consolidation to restore the economy. Dear Mr Chidambaram, Congratulations on ensuring that 2012 was merely bad rather......

Australia's road to sixth ODI World Cup trophy

IMAGE: Celebrations in the Aussie camp. Photograph: ICC/X Five-time champions Australia broke South African hearts as they sealed a World Cup final date with India. After opening their......

Umran Malik Enjoys The Waves!

Photograph: Umran Malik/Instagram Umran Malik may still be awaiting his international debut, but the fastest bowler in the nation enjoyed a relaxed evening at the Rushikonda beach in......

English Premier League club-by-club guide

Chelsea have been relatively frugal in the transfer market with Russian Yuri Zhirkov, a left-sided player who usually performs as an attacking midfielder but can also operate as a full-back, the......

Saina reigns in Indonesia

Saina Nehwal scripted history on Sunday, becoming the first Indian to win a Super Series tournament after clinching the Indonesian Open with a stunning victory over higher-ranked Chinese Lin Wang......

Livid AITA hits back at Chidambaram

The All India Tennis Association (AITA) on Tuesday hit out at its vice-president Karti P Chidambaram for questioning the Davis Cup team selection and asked why he did not raise the issue when he......

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