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Yediyurappa resigns as CM, suspense continues over successor

Ending months of speculation over his exit, B S Yediyurappa on Monday stepped down as the Chief Minister of Karnataka, coinciding with his government completing two years in office, even as......

No follow-up results after meeting with PM: Farooq Abdullah

A month after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's outreach to mainstream leaders of Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said on Sunday that there has been "no follow-up......

'Sometimes in politics, there is a need to take two steps back to forge ahead'

'There is a need for the Congress to introspect.''Introspection means to find out where we have gone wrong in the last eight-ten years, how we have gone wrong, where we have failed to succeed.'......

'If he has to keep BJP bosses happy...'

'If Yogiji has to run this government without any problems, he has to remain in power, and if he has to keep the BJP bosses in Delhi and the RSS happy, then he has no option but to do it.' ......

Why Ashwini Vaishnaw is a perfect choice for railways & IT

From trusted bureaucrat, to Wharton, MNC executive to businessman, and now politician, the man in charge of two weighty ministries is a unique all-rounder with specialist knowledge, reports......

30 Years Later, Rao-Singh's Reforms Endure

But their trajectory and direction have been largely influenced by politics and the political leadership's understanding of how the economy needs to be managed, explains A K Bhattacharya. IMAGE:......

Dept of Public Enterprises now part of FinMin

The government has merged the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) with the finance ministry to give it a better control over state-owned firms and facilitate its ambitious privatisation......

Why India's healthcare system is near collapse today

An analysis of Budget speeches made by finance ministers over 75 years also offers a glimpse of how low on the priority list healthcare has featured for the political class and policy-makers, which......

How the iconic Modern bread travelled from Chennai to Mexico

It was the first branded bread, launched more than half a century ago by the government. Sindhu Bhattacharya reports. Wrapped in blue and orange wax paper, it’s a familiar sight on the......

Nirmalaji, what about growth beyond FY22?

We will find it difficult to exceed an average of 5 per cent growth in the medium term, warns Shankar Acharya, the former chief economic adviser. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com ......

When Dilip Kumar met Vajpayee...

It is to Vajpayee's credit that he told Dilip Kumar to ignore Thackeray and to follow his own conscience.But the episode -- as indeed, the manner in which Dilip Kumar has been made to pay for being......

Tandav review

A Web series shouldn't be outright unrealistic.Being Bollywoodesque is always suicidal, asserts Utkarsh Mishra. Given the ensemble of skillful actors consisting its cast, Tandav raised a lot of......

Remembering Dingko Singh

'He was not the hit and run kind of a boxer, but a very intelligent boxer.''His presence of mind in the ring brought him glory in many international tournaments.' IMAGE: Boxer Dingko Singh shows......

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