Star-studded economic panel marks Stalin's break with past

Chief Minister MK Stalin has shown that he is cut from a different cloth when it comes to embracing what is current, modern and absolutely necessary. Thus, even while retaining the spirit and......

'Look, the girl has been murdered'

'So why didn't the police make it very clear that this is the line of investigation, this is what we are doing.''Nobody knows what kind of report was done.''Was she checked for (sexual assault)?'......

Why a second term for Modi seems IFFY

'Poor home work, and a subsequent loss of nerve.''This sums up the Modi government's current travails, the stall in key sectors, fading momentum, irritability,' points out Shekhar......

'The government is linking us with Maoists to discredit us'

'The Elgar Parishad turned out to be the first rallying cry against the BJP and RSS in Maharashtra.''The speakers took a vow not to vote for the BJP.'Jyoti Punwani reports from Pune. IMAGE:......

Mumbai's woes: How other states are to blame

I have no problems with anyone coming and settling down in Mumbai, in that eternal search of a better life. That's any individual's natural tendency and best not to be curbed. However, I have a......

How Keki Gharda stunned the MNC giants

Once upon a time he used to bite pens. Now he fidgets with a knife in a cramped office lined up to the ceiling with books that range from Game Theory to the history of the Roman Empire to polymer......

'India as a brand only needs repositioning'

Jagdish Sheth's rsum runs into 35 pages! But when you've got over 200 published books and papers on marketing to your credit, have taught at Columbia and MIT, and are an American Psychological......

FDI in retail must be allowed

At present, foreign direct investment (FDI) in pure retailing is not permitted under Indian law.In 1993, the then finance minister Dr Manmohan Singh had changed the law to permit FDI in retail......

Richardson lauds Manohar's stance on conflict of interest

‘I know that our new chairman Mr. Manohar is a very principled man and seems to be trying to at least adhere to the principles of no conflict of interest’ ‘What DRS has been able......

Hitler-built stadiums hosting Europe's biggest Jewish sports event

Jewish athletes will compete in European Maccabi Games, hosted by Germany for first time People walk in front of the Olympic Park during preparations for the 14th European Maccabi Games in Berlin.......