'The category of crime and criminals called Maoist or Naxal or #UrbanNaxals is an illegitimate creation of right-wing propaganda media frenzy.' 'It is a fiction repugnant to the Constitution and the law of the land,' argue Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira.
Its internet penetration still matches up poorly to other countries
Benaulim is one of those rare Goan villages with more starfish than holidaymakers.
'Pakistan has employed force to curb Baloch aspirations and rights. There have been charades of giving rights and concessions and packages, but all of them are hollow and meaningless and not even worth the paper these are written on.' 'Pakistan is appeasing China for the investments which will benefit them. The economic corridor with China will not only deprive the Baloch of their land and resources, but will turn them into a minority because of the influx of outsiders.' 'The Balochs want to be masters, not slaves and hired labour in their own land.'
The Indian economy can grow if it is delinked from the slow growth in the West and the deceleration in China, says Ashok K Lahiri.
Companies write off investments, shed assets as initial projections go haywire
Hoard cash. There will be plenty of time and opportunity at far lower levels, warns Sonali Ranade in her weekly Market Notes
Water from as many as 78,508 rural habitations is contaminated by arsenic, fluoride, iron or nitrate, finds out Chaitanya Mallapur/IndiaSpend.com.
Metals, auto and banking shares were in the limelight in this session; the FMCG pack, however, ended lower.
Keep up with your cool, chic fashion statement. Here are some tips!
Their pics will send you into a food coma!
Market breadth was weak with 1,260 advances and 1,597 losers on the BSE.
The dollar is king in an intermediate correction, says Sonali Ranade
Don't catch falling knives or chase bear rallies no matter how enticing those eight pc green blips look. They may be mouse traps, warns Sonali Ranade
The broader markets also ended lower in line with the benchmark indices
Time to take profits and move to the sidelines in an euphoria, says Sonali Ranade
With introduction of double-decked Airbus A380, the whole first class space has undergone transformation.
Imported components account for up to 30% of the firm's total production cost.
The Z3 promises a lot in terms of entertainment and performance. Let's see if it does justice to the previous two Xperia flagships.
The Bharatiya Janata Party's hot saffronite swami is yoga teacher Ramdev.
The Chinese economy is not collapsing, it is shifting to different growth drivers which the old metrics used to judge China do not pick up.
'As the convoy crawled towards Manali, the night got darker with no street lights to guide us. The road ahead too got narrower and rocky.'
The compulsions of domestic politics notwithstanding, India and Bangladesh script a new story in bilateral relations, say Nayanima Basu and Aditi Phadnis
Quikr founder & CEO Pranay Chulet tells Raghu Krishnan and Bibhu Ranjan Mishra why money has never been an issue for Quikr and that someday he will make a romantic comedy.
Roadshows will be held in Singapore, Hong Kong, London, New York and Boston, NTPC gained close to 1%.
More and more CSR is being defined by how a company runs its operations and makes its profits; and just firms donating money to charities.
Oncologist Dr Zankhana Buch, AyurVAID Hospital tells us why these foods could help you lead a healthy lifestyle.
When President Obama lands in New Delhi later this week, this spirit of accommodation must reignite a strategic economic relationship between the two countries.
'Markets should be driven more or less by earnings growth.'
How would you like to have it? S Saraswathi helps us with a few recipes.
How will the navy's six Scorpenes fight, when their primary weapon -- the Black Shark torpedo -- is blocked by a ministry of defence ban on the company chosen to supply these? This gloomy scenario provides a heaven-sent opportunity to revisit the navy's torpedo purchase plan, handled without strategic vision and economic foresight.
Retracing the journey that brought coffee from Araku Valley in Andhra Pradesh to an upscale caf in the aristocratic district of Le Marais in Paris.
Clean energy cess to hike cost for power sector.
Chinese leaders may well respond to challenges with heightened rhetoric.
Here are 5 ways to soak in the wild beauty of the snowy outdoors. Take your pick!
Ever heard of 'gosht ka halwa' or 'dal ki dulhan'? Avantika Bhuyan profiles a battery of food enthusiasts who are out to make sure that you do.
Ideas don't have border controls and visas.
The chief of America's Federal Communications Commission is not a fan of net neutrality. So what's his vision of communications and digital policy in these times?
The market breadth in BSE remains positive with 1,554 shares advancing and 1,196 shares declining.
Investor confidence has evaporated amid fears over the rising cost of funding India's gaping current account deficit, prompting New Delhi to delay plans to raise much-needed funds through partial privatisations, finance ministry sources said.
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