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Ajay Singh appointed press secretary to president

Political journalist Ajay Kumar Singh was on Monday appointed as the Press Secretary to President Ram Nath Kovind, an official order said. Singh, 55, is currently associated with the Firstpost as a......

Who Says Gujarat Is A BJP Bastion?

The Congress won 77 seats or 42% of seats in the 2017 polls. How then can Gujarat be called a BJP bastion, asks Sanjeev Nayyar. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party supremo and Prime Minister Narendra......

Hijab Row: Politics Of Communal Polarisation

Some important simple truths about the issue may be more helpful than high sounding debates, asserts Mohammad Sajjad. IMAGE: Students wearing hijab sit outside their school after the school......

How China facilitated the India-US strategic embrace

China is now the most significant strategic concern in Washington, as in most of the world's capitals.Today, strategic autonomy has acquired a sharper definition: To ward off the Chinese challenge......

'Secular parties have abandoned Muslims'

'Which path should Muslims take politically as they have been completely marginalised?' IMAGE: A Muslim woman casts her vote during the 2019 general election. Photograph: ANI Photo Last Tuesday,......

Why Forbes' editors in India were sacked

Why did four senior editors at Forbes India, run by the Rs 2,400-crore Network18 group, leave in the last week of May? Was it because of the hurry to rush into a digital future? Or was it because......

RIL to acquire control of NW18, to spend Rs 4,000 crore

In the biggest ever deal in the Indian media sector, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) will acquire control in Network 18 Media & Investments Ltd, including its subsidiary TV18 Broadcast Ltd, for Rs......

New BBM app offers free call facility for Android, iPhone users

BlackBerry has started rolling out a new version of its popular instant messaging app BBM, which allows Android and iPhone users to make free voice calls to other BBM contacts. BBM users on Android......

RIL takes control of Network 18

Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) on Monday said it has taken control of Network 18 Media & Investments Ltd and its subsidiary TV18 Broadcast Ltd, besides appointing HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh as an......

Abhijit Banerjee and the mystique of the Nobel Prize

Does Abhijit Banerjee's Nobel Prize help India reduce extreme poverty, asks Rajeev Srinivasan. IMAGE: Professor Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics. Photograph: Brian......

Was Dhoni right in quitting in the middle of a series? Tell us!

Did Mahendra Singh Dhoni desert a sinking ship or was it a courageous decision to quit in the middle of a series? Mahendra Singh Dhoni leads his team mates onto the field during day one of the......

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Ajay Singh appointed press secretary to president

Who Says Gujarat Is A BJP Bastion?

Hijab Row: Politics Of Communal Polarisation

How China facilitated the India-US strategic embrace

'Secular parties have abandoned Muslims'

Why Forbes' editors in India were sacked

RIL to acquire control of NW18, to spend Rs 4,000 crore

New BBM app offers free call facility for Android, iPhone users

RIL takes control of Network 18

Abhijit Banerjee and the mystique of the Nobel Prize

Was Dhoni right in quitting in the middle of a series? Tell us!

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