We can't do what China does: Rahul Gandhi in Colombia

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said the 'wholesale attack on the democratic system' currently underway in India is the single biggest risk the country is facing, and asserted that allowing......

India Needs More Minds Like Suhas & Anjan

These are 'hidden champions' of strategic research and innovation.They are worthy of emulation within Indian industry, and maybe even a Padma!, notes R Gopalakrishnan. IMAGE: Anjan Bose, left, a......

Pakistan launches bitcoin reserve in presence of Trump's sons

In a major initiative, Pakistan has announced the establishment of its first government-backed Strategic Bitcoin reserve as it invited investment in the country's crypto markets. IMAGE: US Vice......

Ambedkar favoured smaller states; proposed MP, UP's division

B R Ambedkar, the chief architect of India's Constitution, believed that large states posed serious challenges to governance and democratic accountability while smaller states are more manageable......

Should Centre share tax collection pie with states?

'All of us have believed in decentralisation. You may not like property taxation, neither do I. My solution is that the Centre does the tax collection, but we can give a matching grant instead of......

NSE blockchain platform for gold a game changer

In a first for India, bullion derivatives contracts will be settled on a blockchain platform. This will help in global acceptance of gold refined by Indian bullion refineries, giving a fillip to......

Raghuram Rajan on how India should lift lockdown

India should be "cleverer" in lifting the lockdown and should open up its economy in a "measured way" soon to save jobs, former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan said on Thursday, underlining that Rs......

Modi asks states to alter mandi rules

The agriculture ministry, in the last few weeks, issued guidelines and letters to states to ensure agriculture and food products reach consumers in a timely manner, while farmers don’t have......

World No 1 Sinner leads Italy's tennis renaissance

Andrea Binaghi, who has headed the Italian tennis federation (FITP) since 2001, pointed to reforms over the last 10-15 years to decentralise the coaching system and offer more financial, technical......