NCERT textbook row: Academics slam name withdrawal 'spectacle'

The 'spectacle' created by some 'arrogant and self-interested' people regarding the withdrawal of their names over the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) textbook row is......

The A-W Of Desi Guests At the White House Dinner

The dinner Jill Biden and her husband US President Joe Biden hosted for Prime Minister Narendra D Modi, June 22, at the White House brought together, Indians and Americans from so many firmaments,......

An Indian American in the White House?

What would an Indian American president of the US look like, sound like and act like, especially on issues and policies pertaining to his or her 'mother-land'?, asks N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE:......

Combative Smriti Irani is!

The combativeness reflects her insistence not to meekly acquiesce to what has been going on in Raisina Hill for years or decades, observes Kartikeya Tanna.    In the murky world of......

Why Raghuram Rajan Raced At RBI

The speed at which he led the central bank in different areas -- ranging from internal reorganisation to inflation fighting, stabilising the currency, taking on rogue corporations, cleaning up bank......

Economy to grow 13-fold to $40 trillion by 2047: Mukesh Ambani

India is likely to become a $40 trillion economy by 2047 -- a 13-fold jump from its current size -- driven primarily by a clean energy revolution and digitalisation, billionaire Mukesh Ambani said......

Industrialist Rahul Bajaj passes away

Eminent industrialist and former chairman of the Bajaj group Rahul Bajaj passed away on Saturday due to illness at his home in Pune, according to a group official.  Bajaj (83), who stood down......

Why PEs may be better source of capital for banks

India may adopt norms similar to the US Federal Reserve model, which regulates conglomerate-led banks in the country. Recently, Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) internal working......