TVR Shenoy on appeasing terrorists

If I am ever kidnapped, I hope you never even think of releasing any militants to have me freed!'' Thus said Rajiv Gandhi, then Leader of the Opposition, speaking to the Lok Sabha. He was speaking......

Mr PM, the Bangladeshi taka is doing better than the rupee!

Based on the GDP numbers and the remarkable stability of the taka, Bangladesh's prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, is a better manager than our ‘economist prime minister’,’ says TVR......

'Being non-corrupt not same as being anti-corrupt'

T V R Shenoy on the theatre of the political absurd that is Kerala. Dear Mr Oomen Chandy and Mr Ramesh Chennithala, I can overlook a lot of sins of omission and commission by the Congress, but......

India needs more of her PM than just integrity

Since Dr Manmohan Singh did not explicitly tell A Raja to stop, the telecom minister sped down his chosen road, says T V R Shenoy. At some point Andimuthu Raja is going to fire off a pertinent --......

Rs 257,000,000,000,000! That's the wealth held by Indians in 2014

If you are not already lost in the zeros this wealth stands at Rs 257 lakh crore or Rs 257 trillion (1 lakh crore = 1 trillion = 1, 000,000,000,000), according to a report unveiled by Karvy Private......