Every Ruling Party Like Its Writ To Run

Despite their opposition based on ideology, both the political Right and the political Left possess similar behaviour, observes Shyam G Menon. Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Close to......

Now get 'honours' degree in 4 years, not 3

Students will be able to get an undergraduate 'honours' degree after completing four years instead of three, according to new draft norms prepared by the University Grants Commission. The draft......

A Last Christmas for Santha Bakery

December 2022 could be the last Christmas for Santha Bakery, a business drawing its lineage from the first Christmas cake baked in Kerala.Will fortunes change, wonders Shyam G Menon. Photograph:......

What Modi-Shah Should Worry About

The seat-share progression should worry the BJP.From the previous assembly polls of 2017, through the assembly segments in its favour in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and now in 2022, the BJP's......

Lessons To Be Learnt From Nitin Desai's Death

We must stop stigmatising business failures.Particularly when startups are mushrooming all around, the financial system, backed by the RBI and the government, can explore ways of extending support......

Term Deposits: Banks Must Offer Higher Rates

That's the only way to convince those who have money to return to the bank fold, ditching other asset classes, says Tamal Bandyopadhyay.   IMAGE: Kindly note that this image has only been......

Expect Another Rate Hike In December

Probably 35 bps.There could be even an encore in February 2023 to take the policy rate to 6.5% before the financial year ends, predicts Tamal Bandyopadhyay. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala......

Kumar Birla: Budget invests boldly in India's future

As the FM said, this is a Budget that lays the foundation for the next 25 years, observes Kumar Mangalam Birla. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Budget Day, February 1, 2021.......

Alien, dog, disco fighter: Aamir Khan's unique avatars!

Which one is *your* favourite? Challenges excite an actor and surprise his audience. Few possess this quality like Aamir Khan, it’s what makes him tick and his movies the most keenly......