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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......

Has Modi Learnt Nothing From Election Result?

On June 26, for the likes of me, the music died. Any impression of potential change held forth by the outcome of the 2024 general election, was vaporised, states Shyam G Menon. IMAGE: Prime......

Why Are The Scindias Bowing To Amit Shah?

What some of our leaders were up to over the weekend... IMAGE: Priyadarshini Raje Scindia, the maharani of Gwalior, and her son Mahaaryaman Jyotiraditya Scindia, the yuvraj of the royal......

Sonia answers Modi: Nehru's criticism based on falsehood

Amid Narendra Modi's attack on Jawaharlal Nehru, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday said that criticism of the first prime minister by some forces was based on "innuendo, insinuation and......

Gandhi, Nehru two leaders I feel closest to: Suu Kyi

Nobel Peace Laureate and Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday said Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru were the two Indian leaders to whom she felt "closest" and recalled how she......

'Disassociate Tatas from Nandigram'

The work at Tata Motors' small car project at Singur in West Bengal is not affected by the agitation in Nandigram but hampered by monsoon and floods, Ratan Tata, chairman of the Tata Group said in......

India poised for 8% growth: Montek

India is poised to achieve an annual growth of around eight per cent in the near future even as it grapples with the challenges posed by globalisation, Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission......

The story of Hyderabad's globalisation

I had the good fortune of knowing Professor Waheeduddin Khan both personally and professionally. Professor Khan was a true son of Hyderabad-- gentle, genial, graceful and always affectionate. He......

Modiji: Privatise Banks Now!

'Modi wants to reverse everything Nehru did, but is shy of touching his daughter's most unwise policies.''There is no example of this more stark than bank nationalisation,' says Shekhar Gupta.......

An interview with Rama Prasad Goenka

After retiring from active life, the founder of RPG Enterprises reflects on various prime ministers the country's had and the highlights of his relations with them. Rama Prasad Goenka, founder of......

10 Films that Amazed Me at Cannes

The 74th Cannes Film Festival ended with the jury -- headed by Spike Lee -- handing out awards to a number of international films from France, Iran, Finland, Israel, Norway, Japan and the US. But......

Go back to classrooms: Gavaskar on JNU protests

IMAGE: A protest against a Citizenship (Amendment) Act in Nagaon district, Assam, January 4, 2020. Photograph: Anuwar Hazarika/Reuters The legendary Sunil Gavaskar, on Saturday, expressed......

'Legalising betting won't stop cricket corruption'

Legalising betting cannot stop corruption in cricket, feels former India all-rounder Ajay Jadeja, who says there is very little that can be done if an individual "is ready to do something". "I......

'Tendulkar can still attract crowds in Tests'

Cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar can still attract a huge crowd in Test matches around the world, says Robin Marlar, a former president of Marylebone Cricket Club. "Cricketers like (Sachin)......

What it's like to have the second-most important job in India?

'Of the 32 captains who have led India in Test cricket, only four have been pure bowlers -- Ghulam Ahmed, Venkatraghavan, Bishan Bedi and myself.' 'The captain must lead with only one idea in mind......

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