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'Modi's silence has grievously hurt the people of Manipur'

'Deeply hurt by Modi's conspicuous silence since the outbreak of violence, people in Manipur came on the roads and crushed their radio sets to express their frustration and anger.''The fact that......

Is Nehru Responsible For Indian Muslims' Plight?

Pratinav Anil is able to foresee some agency and assertion on the part of India's Muslims.His hope emanates from the citizenship rights movement of Muslims in 2019-2020, notes Mohammad Sajjad.......

'In some ways, India is already a Hindu rashtra'

'The way discrimination against Muslims has become almost normalised is very upsetting.' IMAGE: Residents of Jahangirpuri in New Delhi outside their homes after communal clashes broke out on April......

Instead of Ladakh, MPs were discussing uniforms!

Top military officers, including Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, had been summoned to make presentations on military uniforms.Ajai Shukla reports. IMAGE: Indian Army trucks move along......

The rise of non-saffron Modi in Indian politics

India’s secular democracy remains mortgaged to rabid communal politics. Quite clearly, the bloodshed by the religious communities is absolutely political. Even non-BJP political formations......

Why Raghuram Rajan Raced At RBI

The speed at which he led the central bank in different areas -- ranging from internal reorganisation to inflation fighting, stabilising the currency, taking on rogue corporations, cleaning up bank......

Arvind Subramanian in race to be next chief economist of World Bank

Arvind Subramanian was appointed CEA in October 2014 and got a year’s extension in September 2017 Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) Arvind Subramanian is in contention to be the next chief......

World's consulting brass checks in

The brass of the world's leading professional services firms is making a beeline for India. While Alistair Johnston, KPMG's London-based international managing partner (global markets) is in town,......

'Nielsen said would check for tampering, was inert'

The NDTV-Nielsen showdown has reached the finality early this year when in January, NDTV's executive vice-chairperson Narayan Rao wrote to Nielsen's chief executive officer David Calhoun about data......

E&Y top brass to attend India meet

Ernst & Young's (E&Y) global chairman, Jim Turley, and chief executive officer, Rick Bobrow, are scheduled to attend the firm's India partners' meeting scheduled later this month.This is the first......

10 movies you must see at MAMI

Satyajit Ray. Films from Italy, Iceland and Albania feature on Aseem Chhabra's list. Mumbai's own international film festival is back -- in a new incarnation, with a new team, infused by new......

Bachchan honoured in Deauville

Amitabh Bachchan follows Britain's Queen Elizabeth, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin and Pope John Paul IV as honorary citizen of Deauville, a small scenic town 200 kilometres from Paris. He was......

Will Anil Kumble be back as India coach?

IMAGE: India's coach Anil Kumble and Virat Kohli during a nets session at The Oval during the tour of England in June 2017. Photograph: Paul Childs/Reuters Life could come to a full circle for......

Players, coaching staff back Bob Houghton

Members of the Indian football team, led by captain Bhaichung Bhutia, have backed chief coach Bob Houghton, who is facing allegations of racially abusing an Indian referee during an international......

IMG officials hold 'friendly' meeting with BCCI

Representatives of leading sports management firm IMG on Monday met BCCI's top brass in Mumbai presumably to give details of the financial dealings during suspended IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi's......

ICC's anti-corruption, security unit chief resigns

The chief investigator of the International Cricket Council's anti-corruption and security unit, Ravi Sawani, has resigned as the game confronts its most serious integrity issue in a decade. With......

Delhi Police to investigate SA players

The Delhi police has decided to examine the South African players involved in the match-fixing case if they tour India next month. A decision in this regard was taken by top officers of the Delhi......

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