- May 25, 2015 22:18 IST
But all journeys start with a beginning and the past year has been a very good beginning that gives us high expectations for the future, particularly in the area of business and economics. From the perspective of someone based abroad but who has invested in India over the years, there are some concrete steps the government can take to further involve the large NRI community.
- May 25, 2015 15:56 IST
“Where did the missing 0.25% go?” was the most frequent, though a bit satirical, question asked after Arkya Chatterjee topped the ICSE class 12 test by scoring 99.75%.
- May 24, 2015 23:54 IST
India and China are linked by wounded tangents of history. Because of their sheer size, they accounted for half of global GDP in the 17th century, in a world that was largely agrarian. Both were viciously colonised in the next 250 years, their economies denuded and people impoverished.
- May 24, 2015 13:47 IST
The recent arrest of a driver in Bengaluru for circulating videos of rapes and gang-rapes uncovered the dark world in which acts of brutal violence against women are turned into someone else’s entertainment. Some experts and reports also say the existence of the “deep web” – the portion of the internet that cannot be indexed by common search engines –helps in consuming gore and violent content online.
- May 24, 2015 11:02 IST
Now firmly back in the saddle, Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa will launch efforts to strengthen “Brand Amma” with an eye on the 2016 elections to the state assembly.
- May 23, 2015 08:15 IST
At around 2:30pm on Friday, under a scorching summer sun, traffic was at a standstill on arterial Anna Salai in Chennai. The reason – a victorious J Jayalalithaa was heading to garland a statue, in her first public appearance in 217 days.
- May 21, 2015 22:44 IST
Externally, Modi has also managed to increase his ability to ignore Pakistan while avoiding international pressures. The message sent to Pakistan over the past 12 months has been consistent and simple: India is ready for dialogue, but will respond to any Pakistan recourse to violence with disproportionate force, writes Frederic Grare.
- May 21, 2015 22:57 IST
India declared itself free of leprosy as a communicable disease in 2005 in the belief that the National Leprosy Eradication Mission had eliminated it. That was a huge mistake and we became complacent. The result: Over 100,000 cases have emerged every year since 2012, the maximum in the world, writes Navin B Chawla.
- May 20, 2015 21:12 IST
True, a year is too long a time in politics. Nonetheless, it may still be too short a time slice for the five-year Narendra Modi mandate, writes NK Singh.
- May 20, 2015 21:26 IST
The new plan to clean Ganga focuses on pollution abatement infrastructure strategies. There is no mention on how to improve the ecological health of the river. There is not even a word on how to restore the river’s environmental flow, which is vital for the river’s rejuvenation.
- May 20, 2015 13:24 IST
Governance moves toward a state which nurtures globalised markets and private investment, and trusts markets to enable people to purchase healthcare, education, nutrition and social security.
- May 19, 2015 21:46 IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s belief in the power of personal diplomacy was on full display during his just-concluded visit to China (May 14-16).
- May 19, 2015 22:11 IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tour of northeast Asia was a geopolitical mood setter. Neither Indian nor Chinese officials expected major breakthroughs. The problems between New Delhi and Beijing were too difficult to be solved in a few days of back and forth. The real goal was to set an environment for future resolutions.
- May 19, 2015 21:24 IST
There are many questions to be asked about Aruna Shanbaug’s 42 years of incarceration in the jail of her body.
- May 19, 2015 16:23 IST
Over the past few days, there have been reports of a turf war between ministers in chief minister Devendra Fadnavis’ team and senior bureaucrats.
