Surgical strike on poverty: Rahul on minimum income

Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the minimum guaranteed income promised by the Congress to the poorest of poor is a "surgical strike on poverty" for which former Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram......

Legends Made in Mysore: B K S Iyengar and Pattabhi Jois

Two of the greatest modern exponents of yoga began their life in Mysore, under the tutelage of the legendary Krishnamacharya. For both of them, life was yoga. And yoga was life, says Sunaad......

The Congress's prime ministerial candidate: A mystery

Rajeev Srinivasan on whom the Congress might put forth as its leader in 2014 It was amusing to see some soi-disant intellectuals and pundits pontificating on whether Gujarat Chief Minister......

'Without creating jobs and output, we are waiting for a disaster'

'We first need to acknowledge the truth.' 'We are trying to diminish the problem and say, everything is okay and green shoots are emerging.' 'Imagine you are a doctor and not getting accurate......

'Great risk to nations from undermining independence of central bank'

'The Reserve Bank's independence has remained a work in progress, an enduring challenge that the nation has been grappling with on an ongoing basis,' says RBI Deputy Governor Dr Viral V Acharya.......

10 things to know about Gita Gopinath, IMF's new chief economist

On October 1 Indian-American Gita Gopinath was appointed chief economist of the International Monetary Fund. Announcing her appointment, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde hailed the......

RBI to use 'plain English' and de-jargonise its documents

The RBI now brings in important and contentious changes directly through voluminous Master Directions, or Master Circulars With prodding from the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) and the......

Gavaskar@75: 15 Interesting Facts

Cricket icon Sunil Gavaskar celebrates a magnificent 75th birthday on July 10th. Sunil Gavaskar, known for his fearless batting, started his Test career on March 6, 1971. He went on to become the......

Gavaskar@50: 15 interesting facts

It was this day, March 6, in 1971 that Sunil Manohar Gavaskar made his debut in Test cricket. Gavaskar -- the first cricketer in history to surpass the 10,000 runs mark in the longest format -- was......

Sunil Gavaskar, Indian Cricket's Real Master

When he ended his Test career, he held the following Test records: Most Tests (125). Most consecutive Tests (106). Most runs (10,122). Most hundreds (34). Most scores of 50 or more (79). Most......

Mumbai@500: Maximum City's romance with cricket

Having produced the maximum number of international cricketers across three formats, even the staggering statistics will not be able to tell the kind of impact Mumbai has had on Indian cricket over......

India's Rathnakaran, Shyam in lead

India's K Rathnakaran and P Nikhil Shyam, both International Masters, led a strong field of Grand Masters with 5 points each at the end of the fifth round in the 4th Mayor's Cup International Chess......