'There are so many schemes announced for the benefit of farmers, women and less privileged sections of our society. But how many of these are being availed of?'
'Karna is the greatest warrior in the Mahabharata -- in fact, Arjuna is a nobody in front of Karna.' 'But Arjuna had a better advisor in Krishna than Karna.' 'Karna failed because he listened to the wrong advice given by Salya.' 'It just shows wrong advisors can land even the mighty in trouble.'
Staff working at the Rashtrapati Bhavan recount how the 11th president lived a simple lifestyle and always cared for them.
'Expectations were being built up about radical moves and the action plan did not disappoint.'
Climate change, air quality, nutrition, even connectivity are joining the political agenda, and it will force a shift in policies.
Agri experts are meeting FinMin ministry officials on Monday to give their inputs on the Budget.
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At the retreat, PSBs had suggested the government cut its stake in these entities to less than 51 per cent over a period of time and empower the boards of individual banks.
Most adult Indians should have access to bank deposits, credit and remittance facilities as well as insurance and mutual fund products in the next decade, and technology will play a big role in this transformation, says Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
New age technology will reshape India's future.
'His simple lifestyle, his optimism, his hard work and his genuine humility made him an authentic role model to millions of children, many of them growing up in challenging circumstances.'
'Everywhere our younger computer professionals are in the forefront, defending our national interest in every forum and keeping our flag flying high.'
Sentiment has improved but no progress on GST & ending 'tax terrorism' disappoints.
These concept vehicles were showcased at the recent Los Angeles Motor Show.
Angry Congress members staged a walkout during Modi's address.
'While India's 'secularism' is a matter of cultural values rooted in Hinduism, the Western concept became one of rights rooted in legal rights. India would be secular with or without Article 25 of the Constitution,' says T V R Shenoy.
It is actually quite remarkable that EPW has survived for so long. "I see it as a journal of dissent," says Rammanohar Reddy and is thankful to the EPW community for keeping it relevant.
The markets tend to react six to eight months in advance
With the help of Practo Ray, doctors can share reports.
Speed-job dating is becoming popular among job-seekers and employers.
Recently, when TCS laid off a handful of employees, prominent trade unions rushed to offer their support to workers who had lost their jobs.
India is witnessing its own tech tsunami, and is poised to become the second largest global startup hub by the end of the decade
Criticising various provisions in the proposed GST regime, Moily said it will be a "technological nightmare" and the anti-profiteering provisions in it are "far too draconian."
Dr Raghuram Rajan's departure holds lessons for all, be it sections of the media, politicians or the people themselves. We need to learn how to value and retain talent. At the same time the talented must realise that talent alone does not ensure the top job, says Sanjeev Nayyar.
As returns from fiction fall, broadcasters are experimenting with high-cost programming and new genres to grab more eyeballs. But can production houses rise to the challenge?
The truth is that few ministries in the Modi sarkar are working on new and updated legislation of any kind.
Even if they score administratively, state governments ruled by the party suffer from an inability to communicate positively, say observers.
The former finance minister also criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the words he chose to attack his predecessor Manmohan Singh, saying he should remember that the Chair he sat on was used by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and even Atal Bihari Vajpayee and hence he should use right language.
Amitabh Kant tells Rahul Jacob how India could be made an easier place to do business in and why India's software smarts will give it an edge.
Gujarat has topped with a score of 71.14% on ease of doing business list.
Most top industrialists rate PM's first 100 days in office as 'good', primarily due to his intentions, not concrete policy measures.
The military knows very little about the world of journalism and has no plan in place to learn more, says Ajai Shukla
Make in India has few advantages and some disadvatnages too.
Is Shivraj Singh Chouhan paying the price of being in the wrong camp? Aditi Phadnis and Shashikant Trivedi find out.
The Budget has evoked mixed reactions from Silicon Valley investors.
National award-winning director S P Jananathan talks about his new film Purampokku Engira Podhuvudamai.
Sushma Swaraj has fought battles fearlessly, lost a few, and won many. By rights, according to many, she is the one who should have been declared the Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate for this year's general elections. But that didn't happen. Is that why she is so quiet these days?
The veteran director feels Hindi cinema has come a long way and is hopeful it will achieve greater heights.
In the digital handheld domain, content is not just a uni-dimensional exercise like it is in legacy media.
Deep down, Katragadda is still that boy who makes as well as sells soap
'Just like Smita Patil was unsuitable for glamour roles, I believe Nivedita is a lot in the Smita Patil mould,' P Sheshadri tells Srikanth Srinivasa/ Rediff.com
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