As politicians dismantle the levers of power, whether it is subsidies, allotment of land or spectrum, etc, they fear the prospect of losing the power of patronage much more than the power to extract rents therefrom, says Sonali Ranade
For now the probability of the tradable rally remains very low, says Sonali Ranade
All the opportunities available to China were also open to us. The need is for the government to set up the right incentives to make those opportunities profitable for the private sector, the rest will follow, says Sonali Ranade
What can be said with certainty is that the changes that are necessary to the present mode of living will not be possible without the aid of religion or something like it, says Sonali Ranade
What can be said with certainty is that the changes that are necessary to the present mode of living will not be possible without the aid of religion or something like it, says Sonali Ranade
That the justice system, of which the police are a part, does not work for rape or other victims is no accident, writes Sonali Ranade
Here are brief details of the four cases against actor Salman Khan in Jodhpur.
The methods being used by the government to window-dress the fiscal deficit will fool no one, least of all foreign investors or bodies like the IMF, warns Sonali Ranade
Trinamool Congress Legislature party on Monday formally nominated party leaders Biman Banerjee and Sonali Guha for the posts of speaker and deputy speaker respectively in West Bengal assembly.
The depreciating Indian rupee creates new opportunities.
The actors around town are busy promoting their respective films, Bodyguard and Mere Brother Ki Dulhan.
The only response from the government so far has been a 20 pc devaluation of the Rupee by stealth. In a roundabout way, this is the price we must all pay for as a tax on wealth, says Sonali Ranade
Hockey India president Narinder Batra, however, strongly refuted the allegations, saying Gill's charges were 'baseless'.
We as a species are hitting global constraints imposed by Earth's ecological and bio-systems that we don't know how to mitigate or resolve as a species, says Sonali Ranade
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The budget is evidence that we have no strategic plans to successfully compete in the evolving world. If this government were running a business, the board would fire it without a second thought, says Sonali Ranade
Reader Sonali Aggarwal sends us a picture.
Musings on the world market trends.
Stars take to social media to wish fan Independence Day!
We have not yet internalised the need for reliability in our schema to emerge as an industrial society, says Sonali Ranade
We are still in love with the idea of a strong rupee, not realising how much it hurts our poor people and the farmers, says Sonali Ranade
What was Bollywood up to on Maharashtra Day?
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
They came, they dazzled and won our hearts too!
The television actress beat singer Shaan and dancer Lauren Gotlieb.
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Here's a look at the top 10 tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Veteran actor Nana Patekar has waded into the debate whether Pakistani artistes should be banned from working in Bollywood, saying a country comes first and soldiers are its biggest heroes.
A look at the top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
The funeral took place in the evening at the Vile Parle Seva Sansthan Shamshan Bhoomi in suburban Mumbai, many friends of the Bachchan family attended it to pay their last respects.
Apoorba Kumar Patranabish, 37 from Hyderabad reveals how he went from 127 kg to 90 kg in 11 months.
On the face of it, it is not advisable chase this rally, says Sonali Ranade
Dharmendra to judge India's Got Talent along with Sonali Bendre and Kirron Kher.
In an unfortunate development, Anuradha, the elder of the two sisters who were rescued from their Noida residence on Tuesday after six months of self-imposed confinement, passed away on Wednesday.
In a shocking incident, two 'mentally disturbed' sisters locked themselves up in their apartment for over six months. They were rescued by the police and an NGO on Tuesday in an acute state of starvation.Anuradha and Sonali, both in their 40s, apparently became disturbed after their father passed away some years ago and their younger brother left them to fend for themselves, said the police. In the interim period, their pet dog also passed away, adding to their woes.
'After Gully Boy, many interesting projects started coming my way.' 'But things really changed with the Filmfare. Now, people notice me.' 'It's a good space, where you don't have to tell people who you are.'
The parties never end in Bollywood!
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