Which entrepreneur would willingly part with her or his hard-earned money for grasping, self-serving politicians? asks Debashis Basu. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The State Bank of India......
Future Gaming and Hotel Services Private Limited was the biggest donor through electoral bonds to three parties -- the Trinamool Congress, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, and the Yuvajana Sramika......
Future Gaming and Hotel Services whose director is the lottery magnate Santiago Martin is the top purchaser of electoral bonds having purchased bonds worth Rs 1,368 crores, according to data......
Corporate and business houses donated Rs 921.95 crore to national parties in the financial year 2019-20, with the Bharatiya Janata Party receiving the highest share of Rs 720.407 crore, according......
Why are far right Hindu organisations growing in strength?Why is there a rising subscription in Neo-Wahabism, the Saudi Arabian version of contemporary Islam?Mohammad Sajjad takes a closer look at......
'One of the biggest issues the Indian economy faces right now is of job creation...''The nexus between growth and employment has to be closed...''In the absence of a manufacturing expansion, the......
India stands at an embarrassingly low 130 among 190 countries in the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business rankings. But in our worry over the World Bank benchmarks are we forgetting the big picture......
Battle-ready, the CM's 'foot soldiers' are warriors as they closely monitor infra projects with a quiet sense of urgency, finds Anjuli Bhargava. IMAGE: Of the 27 projects being monitored,......
The story of the boom and the crash in the real estate sector has been well documented. Ever-increasing demand and inflated prices saw housing costs rising to unprecendented heights. But soon the......
L K Advani, Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerialcandidate and leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, addressed the 81st annual general meeting of the Federation of the Indian Chambers of......
Shashi Tharoor delivered this speech at the IIFA inauguration in Colombo on Sunday: Aayu Bovan, Vanakkam, Namaskaram, Good evening! At one level it might seem a little odd for me to be addressing......
Surfing for some decent entertainment on the idiot box can be quite a struggle. Like I keep discovering every time I have the remote control all to myself.The other day, after flipping through......
IMAGE: Mirabai Chanu’s rags-to-riches story remains an inspiration for others. Photograph: Ann Wang/Reuters Mirabai Chanu believes she will need to lift at least four times her current......
Pune Warriors Indiawill finally get to play at home this Indian Premier League as the Rs 260-crore international cricket stadium -- just 20kms from the city -- is set to be inaugurated in Pune, on......