Gujarat development model is a toffee model, says Rahul

In a blistering attack on Bharatiya Janata Party prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi on Monday dubbed the Gujarat model propagated by Modi as a ‘toffee model’,......

We can bring constructive change in India after 182 days: Modi

In a statement signalling a change of regime at the Centre in the coming months, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi said in Gandhinagar on Friday that the country is looking forward to a......

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......

Indian Americans hail Rao's appointment as envoy

There has been overwhelming elation from across United States from Indian American community leaders and activists over the decision by the government of India to appoint Foreign Secretary Nirupama......

New eco advisor called note ban 'revolutionary'

Krishnamurthy Subramanian had also claimed that the perception of the poor suffering because of the note ban was overblown by the Opposition.  The tenure of Krishnamurthy Subramanian,......

Will Viral Acharya sing a new tune at the RBI?

Hopefully, the grey world of central banking in a nation hit by demonetisation, will lighten up with some of his notes soon.Anup Roy profiles Viral Acharya, the new RBI deputy governor, a man of......

India's record FX warchest set for Fed rate hike test

Chastened by a tumble in the rupee in 2013 at the prospect of tighter US monetary policy, India has built up record foreign exchange reserves of nearly $340 billion to insulate the economy from......

To cut or not to cut: Tug of war between RBI and govt

Jaitley did not come down hard on the RBI Governor to cut rates Too less sugar means a bitter coffee, and too much sugar has health consequences. Both types have their patrons. Reserve Bank of......

Lijo Jose Pellissery's Women And Mine

Somewhere in the back of my mind, Lijo Jose Pellissery's women have begun to stand for the women in my family, each of them with such an intensely vital sense of personality that she withstands all......

354 films in 365 days

How many of the 354 films Aseem Chhabra watched in 2017 have you seen? IMAGE: Vin Diesel and Deepika Padukone in xXx: Return of Xander Cage. For some people, watching films is a social experience,......

The best Indian film you will see this year

'In Angamaly Diaries, dreams, kinks, small corruptions, cheap lives, and hopes are all given their due and that attitude frees us up to believe that perhaps there is more good than bad in the sum......

Leave your brains at home and enjoy Sura

He sings and dances with elan, wears stylish costumes to make a point to his colleagues and audiences alike and, as expected of any Tamil super-hero, fights every evil-doer in the vicinity with......

Ranji Roundup: Saurashtra in control; Majumdar's ton steers Bengal

Chirag Jani bags five as Saurashtra in control against Jharkhand IMAGE: Saurashtra’s Harvik Desai (54*) and Sheldon Jackson (37*) stitched an unbeaten 81-run stand. Photograph: Kind......

IPL PHOTOS: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad

The cheerleaders from the two teams chat to each other before the start of the match. Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir won the toss and had no hesitation in electing to bat at the......

Hazare Trophy: Yusuf ton guides Baroda to victory

India discard Yusuf Pathan played a captain's knock with a strokeful 116 as Baroda scored a narrow one-wicket win over Saurashtra in a thrilling high-scoring West Zone leg of the Vijay Hazare......

Karthik checks Karnataka after Uthappa's blazing ton

Robin Uthappa scored a blazing century before suffering cramps as Karnataka finished the first day's play against Railways on 284 for 7, in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group match at the Karnail Singh......

Cricket is strangling other sports

Rajeev Srinivasan wonders about India's quest for Olympic glory. The most vivid moment for me at the Asian Games was on the first day of the track-and-field events, when unheralded Preeja......