There are many collateral advantages of taking the tough decision.
RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan on Friday defended his development index for measuring backwardness of states, saying the aim is to "encourage development" and "everything over and above that is a political spin."
As fuel prices continue its northward march with petrol and diesel being sold at Rs 80.73 and Rs 72.83 per litre in the national capital, at least 21 opposition parties, led by the Congress have staged a Bharat Bandh protesting the rise in fuel prices and depreciation of the rupee.
The India Test spinner had one wicket to show in 21 overs during Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy Group B match against Madhya Pradesh.
'Modi and Shah know their politics. That is why the alarmed switch to reservations, and raising the threat from 'vote bank' politics,' says Shekhar Gupta.
A summary of the day's matches in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament.
A policy-related problem that urgently needs to be redressed is the 'miniaturisation' of projects.
Party said it will take action against Sharad Yadav if he attends Lalu Yadav's August 27 rally.
Aseem Chhabra looks at the year's best Non-Hindi Indian movies.
A summary of Tuesday's play in the Ranji Trophy matches at various venues across the country.
A round-up of Vijay Hazare Trophy matches played across the country on Friday
A programme that endeavours to graduate the poorest people could have seminal implications for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.
Besides the five Indian films that are playing at the Toronto International Film Festival this year -- a rather large collection at an international film festival, says Aseem Chhabra -- there are more films with an Indian connect.
A summary of Wednesday's play in the Ranji Trophy matches at various venues across the country.
A round-up of Ranji Trophy matches played across India on Monday
A round-up of all the Ranji Trophy matches played on Sunday
Needing 95 to win, Delhi knocked off the runs in 14.1 overs with Unmukt Chand hitting 51 off 41 balls, striking 9 fours and a six, while skipper Gautam Gambhir's 44 ball 45 had seven fours.
Indrani Mukerjea wanted her husband Peter to believe that she was neither mother nor sister of Sheena and that the 24-year-old victim was very much alive, said the CBI.
The most serious recommendations to change the financial year came in the years preceded by deficient rainfall. The Jha committee was formed after droughts in 1979-80 and 1982-83, reports Rishika Pardikar/IndiaSpend.
'Wisdom demands Modi moves to restore the critical institutions of the State and dial back on the cult building around his persona,' say Sonali Ranade and Shealja Sharma.
'Goa is about community living, but blending in takes time.'
The broader markets are trading inline with the larger peers with BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices up 1.5% each.
Majority of 'Bimaru' states register faster fall in rural poverty, while pace mostly other way round for others
A summary of Tuesday's play in the Ranji Trophy matches at various venues across the country.
As Indrani, Sanjeev Khanna and Peter pass cupboard no 6 -- where the skull is stored -- what thoughts pass through their mind?
At Rs 2,685 crore for 1MHz pan-Indian spectrum, reserve price would be 52% higher than that of 1,800MHz band
The question is no longer whether he will win 2019; it's what he will do with the new status, says Shekhar Gupta.
Supreme Court advises temperance in criticising judges who make bona fide errors, says M J Antony
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan came down heavily on Congress leaders for "persistently and willfully obstructing the House" and suspended them for 5 days. The members who have been punished include a president's son, ex-chief ministers' sons and an ex-CM's grandson. Rediff.com brings you the complete list.
Internal simmering in the army has come to a boil after the government tries to retain a discriminatory promotions policy.
Still to recover from their electoral rout, defeated Congress members of Parliament and ministers are now faced with the heart-wrenching job of moving out of their official houses, says Rediff.com contributor Anita Katyal
Eight states and Union Territories have Muslim share of population in excess of national average of 13 per cent. Mayank Mishra report
'Indian nationhood is indeed at the cusp of alarming redefinition -- hate-filled, and exclusionary.' 'Nations are not built this way, instead these are the ways of liquidating nations.' 'We must pre-empt it.' 'Can we?' asks Mohammad Sajjad.
The policy statement by the RBI governor is also expected to be upbeat.
Rediff.com gives you a look at newbies in the Council of Ministers
A summary of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Sunday.
Monsoon is expected to cover central and eastern India after Tuesday.
Given her penchant for obfuscating issues Mamata is encouraging the false perception, parroted by her political hangers-on, that all refugees from Bangladesh would face the brunt of deportation once the BJP came to power. In fact, Didi's theatrics and those of all her extras, in the last few days, have been based on propagating this falsehood, says Dr Anirban Ganguly.
Though hunger levels are not alarming in India, it still fares badly, lagging behind Nepal and Sri Lanka on the Global Hunger Index.
Throughout, Mekhail spoke calmly, with hardly an inflection making even the barest attempt to hijack his tone. His tone was so empty it made his narrative all the more touching. And ugly and grey, as the monsoon sky beyond the window.
