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Nayab Singh Saini's Haryana Challenges

For it to continue to lead the growth ladder, the new government has to work hard on multiple dimensions, suggest Shishir Gupta and Rishita Sachdeva. IMAGE: Union Home Minister Amit A Shah......

What then PM Manmohan Singh told I&B minister about media approach

Then prime minister Manmohan Singh's brief to his new information and broadcasting minister Manish Tewari on what should be the government's approach to the media was simple -- it should be an......

BJP Should Read Writing On The Wall

There is no use of the BJP targeting Mamata Banerjee and M K Stalin, directly by the party's political bosses, both in Delhi and the respective state capitals, or even using the Raj Bhavans to fire......

Ravi unfit to be TN Governor, looks to topple govt: Stalin to Prez

Governor RN Ravi is unfit to hold the gubernatorial office as he functioned as a political opponent and looked for 'opportunities to topple the state government', Chief Minister MK Stalin has......

Battle Royale in Thiruvananthapuram

I have a bit of a personal dilemma: I have a soft corner for Shashi Tharoor, but I do like Rajeev Chandrasekhar's pitch, confesses Rajeev Srinivasan. IMAGE: Dr Shashi Tharoor, the Congress Lok......

Is India among most socially advanced countries?

The Social Progress Index is a new metric that measures progress through fulfillment of basic human needs rather than traditional indicators of economic growth, according to the Business Insider.......

Nirmalaji Listens To Economists' Ideas

'The Budget needs to focus more on social welfare schemes.' IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chairs the first pre-Budget consultations with leading economists in connection with the......

Most internet addicted countries in 2014

For many reading this, it’s hard to imagine life without internet. Some of you may not prefer to stay connected but surely enjoy the free music and video streaming and ease of looking up......

India ranks 111th on Global Hunger Index; govt says measure 'flawed'

India ranked 111th out of 125 countries in the Global Hunger Index-2023, which was rejected by the government as erroneous and having malafide intent. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The......

The Modi Premium

Economic growth, which we are taking for granted, slows for a completely different set of local or global factors and the Modi premium vanishes, observes Debashis Basu. Illustrations: Uttam......

Sacred Games: The Gangster as Mumbai

'What would a composite of Dawood, Rajan, and Arun Gawli be like?''What if an absconding mafia boss were to land in Mumbai tomorrow, tired from all the running, and tender his final apology to the......

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Nayab Singh Saini's Haryana Challenges

What then PM Manmohan Singh told I&B minister about media approach

BJP Should Read Writing On The Wall

Ravi unfit to be TN Governor, looks to topple govt: Stalin to Prez

Battle Royale in Thiruvananthapuram

Is India among most socially advanced countries?

Nirmalaji Listens To Economists' Ideas

Most internet addicted countries in 2014

India ranks 111th on Global Hunger Index; govt says measure 'flawed'

The Modi Premium

Sacred Games: The Gangster as Mumbai

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