Modi and Nehru Are Similar, Yet...

Modi's critics will say that he has put up cement and steel structures, but weakened the institutions of governance whereas Nehru strengthened them, observes T N Ninan. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

From loudspeakers to helicopters, poll businesses is booming

The EC limits campaign expenses incurred by a candidate to Rs 50 lakh to Rs 70 lakh. But there is no such limit on spending for parties.The vendors aren't complaining.Ritwik Sharma and Dhruv Munjal......

Who's the tallest of them all?

'All statue-building is an exercise in hubris, but Mr Adityanath's enterprise begs a question: Can a state with rampant child malnutrition and 325 children dying in a Gorakhpur hospital afford......

'My job is not to represent the world; my job is to represent the United States of America'

The following is the full text of US President Donald Trump’s first address to a joint session of the Congress on February 28, as prepared for delivery and released by the White House press......

Housing sales to breach pre-pandemic levels in 2022

India's residential market is expected to sustain demand momentum despite rise in mortgage and property rates as sales this year across the top 7 cities are likely to breach pre-pandemic level of......

Housing prices may go up 10-15%

Realtors' body CREDAI on Monday said the cost of construction has gone up by 20-25 per cent, mainly during the last 45 days, due to steep rise in prices of raw materials like steel, and builders......

J R D Tata and the birth of Infosys

Mr Tata said a letter had arrived in his office from a young woman who had applied for the graduate engineering programme of TELCO Pune and been turned down.'I wouldn't interfere with your......

How F C Kohli and TCS conquered the world

Shivanand Kanavi salutes the visionary IT leader F C Kohli who passed into the ages recently. IMAGE: Faqir Chand Kohli. All photographs: Kind courtesy Shivanand Kanavi   Part 1: The......

Qatar investigates death at World Cup site as labour rights under scrutiny

IMAGE: A football is seen at the construction site of Al Wakrah stadium, that is expected to host soccer matches during the 2022 World Cup. Photograph: Naseem Zeitoon/Reuters. The organisers of......

Inspector to probe fire at Brazil World Cup stadium

An independent inspector will look into possible structural damage caused by an October fire at a World Cup stadium in western Brazil, following a Reuters report that the blaze was far worse than......

FIFA warns Brazil against World Cup delays

With just 500 days to go until the 2014 World Cup kicks off in Brazil, soccer's world governing body FIFA warned that the hosts cannot afford any further delays in getting their venues ready. The......