K'taka portfolios: Siddaramaiah keeps finance, Shivakumar gets irrigation

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has allocated portfolios to ministers in his Cabinet, keeping the Finance department with himself while assigning the Irrigation and Bengaluru City Development......

'I told them India was like a giant jumbo jet. It would take off slowly and be unstoppable'

This doctor couple put their faith in India. And in return India has put faith in them. IMAGE: The Parikhs in Paris in 1984. On December 5, 1988, a cold winter evening, an Air India plane touched......

The protector of women from breast cancer

'Having dedicated my life towards improving breast healthcare in my motherland.' 'I shall continue to work with rock-solid determination following this "chosen" path.' IMAGE: Dr Raghu Ram......

India Sitting on COVID Time Bomb

Whether the third wave will ravage us depends on the pace of vaccinations, careful and calibrated opening up of establishments, and a strategy to contain the spread in specific states or pockets,......

Steps that govt must take to help India's ailing healthcare

Regulation, licensing, skill upgradation and continuous monitoring are as much required for all health practitioners as they are for teachers, says Subir Gokarn. In my previous column, I wrote......

Budget 2015: What India Inc expects from Jaitley

Budgetary boost to dairy sector will generate jobsDr R S Khanna, Director, Kwality Expectations from 2015 budget are perhaps the highest from the Modi regime. It is expected to be pro-poor,......

This man will help Modi govt to transform Indian businesses

Adil Zainulbhai. Photograph: Kind Courtesy, McKinsey Adil Zainulbhai may have retired as the chairman of McKinsey India in 2012 but his life seems to be only gathering pace. For starters, the......

Experts share their view on the Budget

It is surprising to see that there is no direct focus being given to the IT industry in the budget this year.World over, this decade is defined as a decade of information technology driven......