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Playing the alliance game

Nobody should be surprised if the Congress-led alliance at the Centre now makes favourable policy overtures to Naveen Patnaik also, like it has done for Nitish Kumar and Mamata Banerjee, in the......

Manipur blockade: Why you haven't heard the last of it

On November 29, after 121 days, the economic blockade and counter blockade of Manipur – by two 'rival' tribal groups, the first one lasting from midnight July 31 to October 31, and the second......

Men who were HANGED for their deeds

1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon was hanged at the Nagpur Central Jail following a day of intense court room action and an unprecedented night-long legal proceeding that saw the Supreme......

The tragedy of being Irom Sharmila

Irom Sharmila, the iconic activist who had not eaten a morsel for 16 years in protest against alleged army atrocities in Manipur, ended her epic fast on Tuesday. After 16 long years, she is ready......

What the govt needs to do to cut expenses

If the government has to take its public expenditure reform plan to its logical conclusion, the next step should be to reduce the headcount of ministries that have seen a cut in their central Plan......

Insurance bill: The reasons behind BJP's puzzling about-turn

For the BJP leaders, it appears, agreeing to the insurance sector reforms is one way of allowing the government to send out a signal to the international investing community that India’s......

How Pranab will be remembered as finance minister

While Indira Gandhi was Mr Mukherjee's political mentor, Dr Singh's equation with him was different, writes AK Bhattacharya. How will Pranab Mukherjee be remembered as a finance minister?......

7th pay panel: Let's give credit where it is due

This is a recommendation that deserves to be considered urgently, particularly when it is assessed that the number of contractual workers will go up in the coming years, notes AK......

How wise men in FinMin can ideally allocate budget to ministries

Why should the finance ministry issue circulars on refreshment budgets for ministries? It would perhaps be more gainfully employed if it were to just allocate each of the central ministries a......

'Sonam Has The Energy Of A 20 Year Old'

'On this happy occasion, I wish Sonam more work and another National Award.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Sonam Kapoor/Instagram A decade ago, on April 19, 2015, Sonam Kapoor embarked on a journey......

When Kay Kay's Wife Nivedita Tried To Impress Him!

Bombay's underworld comes alive once again in Bambai Meri Jaan in Farhan Akhtar-Ritesh Sidhwani's latest Web series. What makes it unusual is that it pits father and son against each other. Kay Kay......

When Amitabh Planned To Drive A Taxi

When he left his job in Calcutta to go to Bombay to become a film actor, Amitabh Bachchan took his driver's license along. IMAGE: Amitabh Bachchan, the Towering Inferno. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

'I shoot an action scene like a song'

'I can't direct more than one film every two years, but I didn't want to lose out on the Baaghi vibe.' IMAGE: Aditya Roy Kapur in Om: The Battle Within. Heropanti 2 has barely just released in......

'Aamir's heart bleeds for the people of India'

'Aamir is deeply patriotic and cares for the country.' Among those who know Aamir Khan really well is his Rang De Basanti Director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. They may have done just this film......

'The dynamics have changed but the skill set remains the same'

IMAGE: India won the hockey World Cup on March 15, 1975, in Kuala Lumpur, after defeating Pakistan. Photograph: Kind courtesy Joy Bhattacharya/X World Cup-winning striker Ashok Kumar, son of the......