Ram Vilas Paswan's Final Throw Of Dice

Ram Vilas Paswan was no fool. He knew very well about the ownership tussle going on beneath this veneer of congeniality. At all costs, he wanted to keep the lid on the family drama. He did not want......

Why BJP picked Nayab Singh Saini as new Haryana CM

The Bharatiya Janata Party's decision to have a second OBC leader -- Nayab Singh Saini -- join its rank of 12 chief ministers marks its determined push to consolidate the community's votes and......

Is The Congress Doomed?

The Congress needs to reorganise itself at the grassroots, infuse younger blood, and have more boots on the ground.Just offering freebies is not the answer anymore, argues Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: A......

It's BJP vs Congress as MP, Chhattisgarh vote

The voting for Madhya Pradesh's all 230 assembly seats and Chhattisgarh's 70 seats, in the second phase of the election, begins. In both of these Hindi heartland states, the straight contest......

How note ban saved the sugar industry

A projected drop in production in the 2016-17 sugar season (October-September) has kept domestic prices firm, reflecting in improved profitability and stock prices of companies, say Ajay Modi and......