Times without count we have bought more complex procedures in the name of simplification, says Shreekant Sambrani.
'The BJP has the opportunity to undo a lot of the damage that we have suffered as a society which looks away from mass violence.'
One way to begin would be to access the material of our own culture, meaning the literature of India, recommends Aakar Patel.
No one is right all the times. Recognising the market signals is a very important part of your portfolio creation, says P V Subramanyam
The tools he uses are logic, the reputations of the sources, and how much emotions influence the content.
A private entity using our data for commercial benefits is infinitely more dangerous than a government entity overseeing operations with a defined purpose of internal security oversight, says Sriram Balasubramanian
Urjit Patel as the new RBI governor whose focus is on taming inflation has lowered the probability of interest rate cut soon
It is difficult to understand why Johnny Depp agreed to make Mortdecai, says Paloma Sharma.
After Brexit, ethnic minorities in Britain worry about their future.
Olympic champion, Spain's Carolina Marin turned out to be the costliest buy of the second edition of the Premier Badminton League (PBL), while Kidambi Srikanth fetched the highest amount by an Indian at the players' auction, in New Delhi on Wednesday.
'I feel lucky that I am in a position where I have the right to choose. I am not working because I have to pay an EMI. In small towns, people still call me Jassi. I don't mind because I am not here to break that image.' Frank talk with Mona Singh.
Overall, the Survey warned that unless shifts in the vision of development were articulated and embraced, the Indian economy would lose the chance to move to a high-growth trajectory.
A quick look at the winners.
Dronestagram, an online community for dedicated to drone photography enthusiasts, has released the winners of its annual photo contest. Here are the best.
Girls in the Kashmir valley hurling defiance at the security forces will detract from the legitimacy of India's response and its standing in the world, says Ajai Shukla.
On the actor's 54th birthday on November 2, we write another tome about the boy with big dreams and a regrettable haircut, who defied incredible odds to become one of the most loved actors on the planet.
Donovan Livingston, a master's graduate from Harvard university delivered a poetic address to the graduating class of 2016.
Despite being intrinsically American, American Sniper might actually appeal to a certain section of the political spectrum, says Paloma Sharma.
Siddharth Chauhan, winner of the Satyajit Ray Award
Jyoti Vyas was seven months pregnant when two planes flew into the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001. She ran down 77 flights of stairs and 15 years later, she remembers how she survived the tragedy almost unscathed.
As the United States and China joust for supremacy, India might remain on the sidelines with its limited resources.
'132 hearts snuffed out. 132 coffins. 264 bereft parents. And hundreds and hundreds of classmates traumatised for life...' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel mourns those unfinished lives, murdered on a cold morning in Peshawar.
The statistics of a stunning campaign tell an astonishing tale of how Leicester have turned the clock back by shunning possession and glorying in the long ball to a pacey striker, while spurning rotation in favour of a settled, almost self-selecting side
'Breaking out of the corner into which China has painted itself would be a feat.' 'Whether Xi is able to pull it off will be known in the coming days,' says B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant and member of the Joint Intelligence Committee at the time of China's invasion of India.
'My collection for LFW is all about Indianness.' Fashion designer Soumodeep Datta quit computer science to pursue his dream.
Major Gogoi might well have saved protesters' lives by opting for a human shield to force his way through the mob. But he incalculably damaged the army's reputation, not just in Kashmir, but anywhere that video is seen.
After 800 days, is it a little clearer that Accused No 1 through 4 are responsible for her death?
Sukanya Verma lists her favourite episodes from Koffee With Karan over the years.
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes rises above all its predecessors, says Paloma Sharma.
The 102nd Indian Science Congress, which concluded last week, saw claims on ancient aviation and surgery, and created quite a stir
Resident doctors are the engines that run hospitals. For the patient, they are the face, hands, and voice of the hospital.
Sameer Buddha was just the kind of witness Indrani's lawyer Sudeep Pasbola dislikes. Someone, who had temporarily dumped his memory before entering the court. He answered most questions, one after another, one after another, one after another, with a monotonous, deadpan: 'I don't remember.' 'I don't remember.' 'I don't remember.'
Be prepared to bump into some special people at the pandal.
Amrita Rao talks about her television debut, co-star Deepti Naval and films.
The kindest thing one can say about Ishqedarriyaan is that it is yawn worthy
Co-founder of Twitter Biz Stone tells us what he learned from his enterprising entrepreneurial journey.
The Judge formulaic but never mechanical, says Paloma Sharma.
Microsoft has spent close to $4.5 bn in setting up 19 data centres.
The virus continued to spread its tentacles to new states, including Mizoram.
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