Ex-IAS officer hints at Puri for Rajiv's IPKF fiasco

In his book Arun Bhatnagar, a retired IAS officer, makes a dig at Hardeep Singh Puri, former diplomat, Union minister and BJP nominee from Amritsar Lok Sabha seat, for Rajiv’s faulty Sri......

How can NGOs work in Modi's India?

Kanika Datta explains why the Modi sarkar is gunning for non-profit organisations When it comes to activists, do credit Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his consistency. His address to a......

Return of the Rahul Congress

The Queen has retired, the bosses have left, long live the prince as king, says Shiv Visvanathan. Often, as Narendra Modi turns predictable and his economics sounds as if it appears from a common......

Amidst euphoria, some voices question cost of Mars mission

While the Mars mission got wide praise, there were voices which questioned the need for spending Rs 450-500 crore on it when the country is facing hunger and poverty. Social activist Harsh Mander,......

As demand revives, festival season likely to cheer jewellers

Discounts and incentives are attractions jewelleres are offering along with new designs to woo customers to boost sales ahead of Diwali. Bharat Bafna, a regular gold jewellery buyer, was happy......

Customers hope for windfall, put off selling old gold

Forecasts of a further rise in bullion prices keep Indians away from selling gold. After a buoyant June quarter, Indian consumers are now staying away from fresh sale of old or used gold and......

Why jewellers are returning to the unorganized sector

They are now scaling or shutting down their businesses because they can’t compete with untaxed grey market gold.India’s gold smuggling has increased significantly since the import duty......

Gold soars by Rs 600 in Mumbai's Zaveri Bazar

Meanwhile, retail jewellery sales in India have declined by 50 per cent since gold price started its uptrend nearly two weeks.Buyers deferred their fresh purchase amid expectations of a correction......

United recruit Depay bids stylish farewell to PSV fans

Memphis Depay of PSV celebrates. Photograph: Getty Images Manchester United-bound Memphis Depay scored a stunning free kick as Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven beat Heracles 2-0 in the penultimate......

Big wins for City and Barca as they up the ante before Christmas

Manchester City's David Silva struck twice as they beat Crystal Palace 3-0 to join Chelsea at the top of the Premier League this weekend while Lionel Messi's double helped Barcelona to a 5-0 La......