Why Great Men Worship Light of Asia

Count among The Light of Asia's many, many admirers over 132 years: Gandhi, Tagore, Vivekananda, Nehru and Ambedkar, Tolstoy and Kipling, Yeats and Eliot, Alfred Nobel, Dmitri Mendeleev and C V......

Who says the Left is dead in India?

'The Left is dying, but its economic ideology rules, unchallenged.''Modi is its newest standard-bearer.''Even in today's bitterly polarised politics, if there is one thing on which not just the BJP......

How can you measure democracy?

There is a vocal constituency of educated, well-to-do, articulate Indian elites who would rather go with the idea that too much democracy is a liability.That India needs a spell of benevolent......

ISRO chosen for Gandhi Peace Prize

Indian Space Research Organisation has been selected for the Gandhi Peace Prize for 2014 for its contribution to the country’s development through space technology and satellite-based......

Why Havells India stock is likely to lose spark

Havells India, the country’s largest listed consumer electrical company, reported a mixed performance in the 2024-25 (FY25) October-December quarter (Q3). Photograph: Courtesy, Havells......

LG India signals 'future-ready' push with Rs 11.6K cr IPO

For LG Electronics India, the Rs 11,607 crore initial public offering (IPO) is not just a fundraising exercise. Photograph: Steve Marcus/Reuters The company’s senior executives describe it as a......

Havells, Polycab flip the switch on high-voltage growth potential

The July-September quarter (Q2) results for 2024-25 (FY25) from the largest listed consumer electrical solutions companies, Havells India and Polycab India, followed similar trends, demonstrating......

GST rejig: Consumer stocks are top investment pick

The proposed reforms in goods and services tax (GST) announced by the government last week, coupled with the Eighth Pay Commission dole-out, is likely to push consumption-driven stocks — such as......

On this Day: Birth of a chess legend; India lift Asia Cup

  IMAGE: Garry Kasparov during the World Chess Championships against Vladimir Kramnik at the Riverside Studios, London, in October-November 2000. Photograph: Andrew Redington/ALLSPORT/Getty......