'Modi has moved foreign policy from elite to masses'

'For the first time since I've been following Indian politics, one heard voters talking about India's role on the world stage and the fact that, due to Modi's leadership, India was once again a......

A Feminist Messiah Passes Into The Ages

Sonal Shukla lived the feminist slogan: The personal is political, in a way few feminists have been able to.She will be remembered and missed for doing this not with a dour self-righteousness, but......

Warriors of the fake news era

'It all runs on sugar-coated lies.''If I like something, I will want to believe it.'Ranjita Ganesan finds out how some organisations are separating fact from fiction to fight the ravages of the......

India, Russia are 'natural partners' in fighting terrorism: PM

India and Russia are 'natural partners' in fighting terrorism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday as he asserted that the two countries must strive to open new vistas to......

Why India gets foreign borrowing wrong

Firms that should borrow abroad do not do so enough, and those that should not borrow abroad do, says Ajay Shah. When firms borrow in foreign currency, they experience losses after a large rupee......

Modi govt must not ignore farmers

The farming community expects much more substance from the government, says Ajay Vir Jakhar. Young Indians starting their careers in an environment devoid of hope and opportunity and surviving on......

COLUMN: How India should reform its trade?

India has not kept pace with the changes in the global trade scene -- increasing emphases on linking with global and regional supply chains, and diversification into new areas of services trade,......

Why is it important to get retail regulation right

The policy on foreign investment in Indian retail has been placed in the context of moderating inflation by the Government of India's Chief Economic Advisor.It is hoped that organised storage and......

'Ray is a hit and miss job'

If Netflix and the film's producers thought they would bring younger audiences to the master's works, they have failed with the experiment, says Aseem Chhabra. IMAGE: Manoj Bajpayee in Ray. In......

China's big bucks luring soccer's talent

Carlos Tevez will be paid £615,000 a week at Shanghai Shenhua, making him the world's best paid footballer -- his salary is now more than Cristiano Ronaldo's and Lionel Messi's!China is......

CSA affiliates divided over sacrificing Lorgat

Cricket South Africa (CSA) affiliates are divided over letting its chief executive Haroon Lorgat go to save the board from financial ruin in the on-going spat with the BCCI. Though the CSA chairman......

Koya accused of financial misdeeds

The All India Chess Federation may be "struggling" on the revenue front and needs the players to part with some amount of their prize-money to meet expenses but it has no problem in paying its......

FIFA files lawsuit against Daily Mail

World soccer's governing body FIFA has filed a lawsuit against the Daily Mail claiming libellous comments had been made against the organisation and its president Sepp Blatter. "FIFA and its......