Jayant Narlikar: A Voice That Lit The Cosmos

'When Dr Murli Manohar Joshi wanted to start a course on astrology, Jayant was the first one to have the courage to stand up and say astrology is not science.''That's a very rare quality -- to......

We need Modi the Thanedar, not Chowkidar

I am not sure if Modi can ever act as a chowkidar, even if he wants to.But he can surely act as a thanedar, by ensuring a fast resolution of corruption cases once they come to light.Exemplary......

Lockdown: How WE pay for Centre-states trust deficit

'A hundred days later, it is a moot point whether the lockdown has been partially or totally effective, or, as sceptics indicate, plain ineffective.' 'Did it actually deflect infections and the......

Javadekar and the art of doing what's practical and possible

Javadekar, along with Piyush Goyal and Dharmendra Pradhan, is among the few ministers who have party as well as ministerial responsibilities.He is one of the managers for the upcoming Karnataka......

IMF setting up training centre in Pune

A regional training centre of the International Monetary Fund is being set up in Pune for building a human resource pool for macro-economic policy development. This will be IMF's fourth regional......

Fin inclusion a criteria for new bank licences: RBI

Financial inclusion will be one of the most important criteria for granting banking licences to new players, the RBI Governor D Subbarao said on Tuesday."An important criterion for evaluating......

Biden nominates ex-Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga to head World Bank

President Joe Biden on Thursday announced that the US is nominating Ajay Banga to lead the World Bank, saying the Indian-American business leader is uniquely equipped to lead the global institution......

37 banks and a whopping Rs 1.3 trillion jump in gross NPAs!

The RBI has been critical of banks for using restructuring schemes to hide the stress. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Weighed down by the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) new......