'Destroy Sanatan Dharma': Udhayanidhi Stalin sparks major political row

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader and Tamil Nadu Youth Welfare Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin's allegation that Sanatan Dharma is against social justice and it should hence be eradicated kicked off a......

'Modi has moved foreign policy from elite to masses'

'For the first time since I've been following Indian politics, one heard voters talking about India's role on the world stage and the fact that, due to Modi's leadership, India was once again a......

A Feminist Messiah Passes Into The Ages

Sonal Shukla lived the feminist slogan: The personal is political, in a way few feminists have been able to.She will be remembered and missed for doing this not with a dour self-righteousness, but......

India, Russia are 'natural partners' in fighting terrorism: PM

India and Russia are 'natural partners' in fighting terrorism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday as he asserted that the two countries must strive to open new vistas to......

Govt rolls out rural biz hub scheme

The government has identified 846 products for which the business community could have a partnership with panchayats for establishing rural business hubs based on Chinese model.The rural business......

PSUs may get to decide oil prices

Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar on Monday said the government might grant limited freedom to public sector oil companies to revise prices of petrol and diesel under a price band mechanism......

EU bullish on India's GDP growth

The European Union on Thursday said India will surpass 7.0 per cent growth this year and the new United Progressive Alliance government is expected to continue with reforms, including reduction in......

Vanishing cos: 157 FIRs filed

Acting tough against fly-by-night operators, the government has filed 157 FIRs and arrested 21 promoters and directors of vanishing companies. The cognizance has been taken on 100 FIRs, Company......

'Ray is a hit and miss job'

If Netflix and the film's producers thought they would bring younger audiences to the master's works, they have failed with the experiment, says Aseem Chhabra. IMAGE: Manoj Bajpayee in Ray. In......

CSA affiliates divided over sacrificing Lorgat

Cricket South Africa (CSA) affiliates are divided over letting its chief executive Haroon Lorgat go to save the board from financial ruin in the on-going spat with the BCCI. Though the CSA chairman......

China's big bucks luring soccer's talent

Carlos Tevez will be paid £615,000 a week at Shanghai Shenhua, making him the world's best paid footballer -- his salary is now more than Cristiano Ronaldo's and Lionel Messi's!China is......