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Fix a time, let's close Nehru chapter: Priyanka to Modi

Hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for raking up Jawaharlal Nehru's 'mistakes', Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday called for a debate in the Lok Sabha on the 'insults' and......

Trump tantrum effect? Modi to skip UNGA session in US

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not address the General Debate at the annual high-level session of the United Nations General Assembly later this month, according to a revised provisional list of......

BJP committing 'big sin': Priyanka on Vande Mataram row

In a measured but scathing attack, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of committing a 'big sin' by creating a controversy over Vande Mataram and claimed......

Jadavpur University row: Students rename Kolkata after Maoist leader

An ultra-Left students' outfit Revolutionary Students' Front (RSF) triggered a row by symbolically naming the venue of its state conference after Maoist leaders killed by security forces. IMAGE:......

We hope...: Turkish Prez rakes up Kashmir Issue at UNGA

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan referred to the Kashmir issue in the UN General Assembly and said his nation was "pleased" with the "ceasefire" between India and Pakistan after a period of......

States Pension Bills Surpass Interest Payments

The committed expenditure recorded a 9.37 per cent increase, reaching Rs 15.64 trillion. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Amid a debate on three variants of the pension system -- old, new......

'Inflation-targeting worked, no major revamp required'

Almost a decade after India shifted to a formal inflation-targeting regime under the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) framework of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), a high-level panel of economists......

Urgent Need For Data Sovereignty

'When global politics has some intervention on the core software one uses, and if you are cut off from your own data in critical workflows, sovereignty is no longer optional. It becomes a......

'My God, The Number Of Meetings We Had On GST!'

'It was like rigorously preparing for a solid, good exam...''I don't know what marks I will get, but I felt the rigorous preparation of an exam.''You may sweat, but I feel rejuvenated.'......

It's time to get started, put money in deals: M&A financing opens up

Bank financing of M&As will be like any other business and only needs guardrails, report Raghu Mohan, Ishita Ayan Dutt and Abhijit Lele. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh Recently, State Bank of India......

ICC's two-tier WTC model gets a thumbs down

'There was a discussion on the two-tier system but certain members were not convinced about the model.' IMAGE: The proposal to have a two-tier World Test Championship model was mainly opposed......

The Big Dilemma For Gill Ahead Of Kolkata Test

IMAGE: India captain Shubman Gill during the press conference at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday. Photograph: ANI Photo Skipper Shubman Gill on Thursday admitted that India are facing a......

AITA power struggle erupts ahead of India's Davis Cup tie

IMAGE: Court battles, ego clashes rock India’s tennis body. Photograph: AITA/X As the results of last year's AITA elections stay unannounced, the rival factions in the national tennis federation......

2-tier Test system; T20 WC expansion: Key points of ICC meeting

IMAGE: International Cricket Council chairman Jay Shah. Photograph: ICC The much-debated idea of a two-tier Test system, expansion of the T20 World Cup and ratification of new members are some of......

Kuldeep benched! Gavaskar says Gill may not be in charge

Maybe Shubman Gill didn't want Shardul Thakur , wanted Kuldeep Yadav: Sunil Gavaskar questions captain's say in XI IMAGE: Sunil Gavaskar felt strongly that Kuldeep should have been part of the......