Can election manifestos show the way to Viksit Bharat?

Elections are not won or lost by expounding on such macro-economic matters. For the aam admi, what matters in manifestos are promises that will improve their quality of life, notes Vinayak......

Minority or not has to be decided by today's standards, says SC in AMU case

An institution of national importance must reflect the "national structure", the Centre told the Supreme Court on Tuesday while pointing out that around 70 to 80 per cent students studying at......

'Ram Mandir Is With 2024 Election In Mind'

'We should not underestimate the power of Hindutva.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi arrives at the Shri Ram Janmaboomi Temple in Ayodhya for the pran pratishtha ceremony, January......

'Ambedkar's contribution is bigger than Gandhi's'

'For no other leader of India do so many people turn up for an event every year without invitation.' IMAGE: Chaityabhumi in Dadar, north central Mumbai, on December 6, observed every year as......

Why India's healthcare system is near collapse today

An analysis of Budget speeches made by finance ministers over 75 years also offers a glimpse of how low on the priority list healthcare has featured for the political class and policy-makers, which......

Tata's Chandra on India and its Jobs Problem

Nearly 490 million people of working age are outside the bounds of India's unemployment assessments.A decrease in the unemployment rate could signal economic growth, but could just as well mean......

'Economy has been growing at around 5% the last 7-8 years'

'Instead of doing reforms and restructuring, the present government is busy with the perception that everything is fine and the economy is hunky-dory.''Such hollow perceptions are very dangerous......

Modi bats for Digital India and Industry 4.0

"Emerging fields, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, Internet of things, blockchain, and big data can take India to new heights of development, and improve the quality of life of......

PadMan Review: Akshay crusades for a new cause

'PadMan has its premise in place. Now if only it had some wings,' says Sukanya Verma. IMAGE: Akshay Kumar and Sonam Kapoor in R Balki's PadMan Akshay Kumar is a man on a mission. Most of his......

The good of the IPL

'Many of the players in IPL are the sons of men and women who are in ordinary jobs and not well off.''These players are the first in their family ever to move into another social class.''I think it......