'Vague Allegations Against Election Commission Unfair'

'To attribute motives to the individual election commissioner or the Election Commission as a group is very unfair.' IMAGE: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar with Election Commissioners......

Why Congress Did A U-Turn On Boycotting Exit Poll TV Debates

24 hours was all it took for the Congress to overturn its boycott of TV debates on the exit poll results.Sudhir Bisht offers an explanation. IMAGE: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, party......

Why Is The BJP Talking About Stability?

'What should surprise BJP supporters is Modi's call for 'stability' at the manifesto launch, a theme that he and his team members had not touched ahead of the Lok Sabha polls in 2014 and 2019.'......

Stop Displaying 'Army' On Private Vehicles

Displaying 'ARMY' on private transport is an attempt to milk the respect and reverence that the common citizen has for a person in the armed forces, observes Colonel K Thammayya Udupa (retd).By......

Knocking economics has become a popular sport

'But the world would be much poorer without economics' contribution to understanding how societies function and without economists’ suggestions as to how politicians might improve them. 'And......

India's tea export and the Iran connection

Iran is India’s largest importer of tea in value terms while in terms of volume, it is the second largest after Russia Although tea exports, particularly of the orthodox variety, are on a......

QIPs back in vogue with Rs 10k cr plans

With stock market sentiments bullish and investors back from their holidays, Qualified Institutional Placement is also back in vogue. India Inc plans to raise more than Rs 10,000 crore (Rs 100......

Finance jobs back in vogue at IIM-A

After being edged out by sectors like marketing and consulting during the summer placements at the Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) in 2008, finance companies overcame the slowdown......

Neeraj Chopra calls for Mondotrack at NIS Patiala

IMAGE: Mondotrack is a new surface being used for track events and it is believed to enhance performance and reduce the chance of injury. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Neeraj......

Mama-To-Be Serena Steals the Show at Met Gala 2023

Ace tennis player Serena Williams revealed her second pregnancy at the Met Gala 2023 red carpet. Photographs: Kind Courtesy Serena Williams/Instagram Serena wore a fitted black gown with a white......

Bindra to help Delhi HC-appointed committee run IOA

IMAGE: Abhinav Bindra along with Anju Bobby George and Bombayla Devi Laishram will assist the three-member Committee of Administrators which will take over the affairs of the Indian Olympic......

My Daughter Mithali Raj

'From the beginning (I have told her) "Whatever it may be -- you are losing or winning -- on the ground you're not going to cry!" She never cried.''"I don't want you to project that you are a......