As Singapore, New York and Melbourne have shown, cities can mitigate the impact of heatwaves if they have the will to create green infrastructure, explain Amit Kapoor & Bibek Debroy. IMAGE:......
'The West has always opposed a strong nationalist leader in India and Narendra Modi is no exception.''The West prefers weak leaders who are amenable to Western pressure and Mr Modi's independent......
The best-case scenario is that the BJP will top out at around 50 seats in UP -- a drop of 12 from the 62 it had won in 2019. Taken in tandem with Maharashtra and Karnataka, this is what is likely......
An otherwise silent General Post Office in Bengaluru is witnessing an unprecedented rush of women hurrying to open India Post Payment Bank accounts, anticipating a monthly deposit of Rs 8,500 into......
'If we want real democracy, the economy itself will need to be democratised.' IMAGE: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narendra D Modi holds a roadshow for the Lok Sabha elections in Varanasi,......
Whether it was the MGNREGS or the NFSA or the Aadhaar-based DBT scheme for cash transfer, the Modi government has built on the basic architecture created by the Singh government. Policy makers in......
She has shown shrewdness, sensitivity, and courage.All of these will be needed in ample quantities for the real challenge that will emerge after the elections, notes Shreekant Sambrani. IMAGE:......
'The India which was all about glamour and razzmatazz through which he could earn the trust of people of the other India, which was Bharat.' IMAGE: Subrata Roy with his employees. Photograph:......
'If because of El Nino, the monsoon is affected adversely in the current year, naturally it will affect income projections and consequently Budget numbers.' IMAGE: Villagers carrying containers......
Rather than a blind reproduction of the government template, a more productive way of enforcing affirmative action in the private sector could be to emulate an American model, suggests Kanika......
'While I was performing it, I had a weird feeling that people would love it because it's so bizarre.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Shekhar Suman Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Heeramandi: The Diamond......
'I somehow felt that Muzaffar Ali was in Aligarh to feel the pulse of the Muslim youth, especially in the darker and harsher times that India is passing through,' notes Mohammad Sajjad. IMAGE:......
'When the mill strike started, there was crisis in every mill worker household.''One entire generation went without education.''Hunger forced them to take to crime.' IMAGE: Scenes from Todi Mill......
'We are the same people who can quench a man's thirst and also kill him.' IMAGE: Vikrant Massey in 12th Fail. Vikrant Massey's 12th Fail has brought in a lot of critical acclaim and could fetch......
The intelligently conceptualised show does more for nationalistic pride than a dozen jingoistic series, applauds Deepa Gahlot. Amidst the line-up of crime shows, family dramas and campus capers,......
IMAGE: The casket bearing Pelé is transported by the fire department, from his former club Santos' Vila Belmiro stadium. Photograph: Amanda Perobelli/Reuters Emotional crowds bid soccer......