Quotas: Band-Aids Not The Solution

Our caste warriors will not even ask these questions, let alone explore better solutions to address the problems of inequality and skewed life outcomes, argues R Jagannathan. Illustration:......

NRIs: Pop Nationalism To Identity Supremacy

Brand India's societal divisions and distortions have remained as much relevant in 'liberal' America and Europe as it still is in the structurally stratified Indian society of the 21st century,......

Imran Khan arrested in Toshakhana case, sentenced to 3 years in jail

Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested on Saturday after he was found guilty in a corruption trial and sentenced to three years in prison, a verdict that disqualified him for five......

What if LTTE's Prabhakaran were alive...

The Indian authorities have to reconfirm that Prabhakaran is dead.It may require seeking assistance from Interpol and also involve the re-opening of the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, and more......

'We are not saying everybody has to pay that much'

'If you are going to have only a handful of telecom players on whom the entire dream of Digital India rests, it's important they are financially sustainable.' IMAGE: Bharti Enterprises Founder and......

We may see market borrowings Rs 2 trillion-Rs 3 trillion less than projected

Macroeconomic management is usually a lot more comfortable with lower fiscal deficits. The sooner we get there, the better for the economy, says former Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of......

What India Inc says about Budget 2022

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday unveiled a Rs 39.45 lakh crore Budget with a view to fire up the key engines of the economy to sustain a world-beating recovery from the pandemic.......

Amazon challenges CCI over suspension of 2019 Future deal

The US e-commerce giant's legal team is expected to make the argument that there was no misrepresentation of facts and all the information had been clearly mentioned. Amazon has filed a legal......

'All of us lie -- small lies, big lies...'

'People go through lifetimes without speaking about what they've gone through as kids.''And that colours their entire lives, their choices, their bosses, their friends, their lovers, the way they......

Watched These Amazing 2022 Movies?

As the pandemic slowed down in 2022, people across the world came back to movie theatres. This summer, Tom Cruise's refurbished Top Gun: Maverick became a huge global hit. And just around the time......

2022 Flashback...Alia, Lata, Deepika...

As the curtain come down on 2022, Roshmila Bhattacharya flashbacks to some of the year's newsmakers and events... A: ALIA ALL OVER IMAGE: Alia Bhatt at the Berlin film festival. Photograph:......

'He has insulted #KashmiriPandits'

'Depicting the genocide of 3 lakh #KashmiriHindus cannot be called vulgar.' Israeli film-maker Nadav Lapid, jury head of the 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI), described The Kashmir......

Candidates Chess: Gukesh slips to second; Praggnanandhaa loses

IMAGE: Dommaraju Gukesh in action against Fabiano Caruana during the 11th round of the Candidates Chess tournament in Toronto. Photograph: FIDE/Maria Emelianova Grandmaster Dommaraju Gukesh played......

Asian C'ships: NRAI allege 'partiality' after shooter's disqualification

Had Dhanush not been disqualified, India would have won the team gold with a junior Asian record. The shooter from Hyderabad could have also won an individual medal as he was placed third going......

Medal contenders miss Jr chess tourney due to visa issues

IMAGE: 'Never in my 45-year-old chess career have I witnessed something like this. Despite having done all the paperwork required, we still missed out on getting the visas cleared and I am still......

Asiad on mind, Mirabai won't lift at World C'ships

'There is very less time between the Asian Games and the World Championships. Since there is compulsory participation at the World Championships, we have decided that Mirabai only travel to Riyadh......

Lifter Bindyarani wins silver at Asian Championships

IMAGE: Bindyarani Devi had a total effort of 194kg (83kg+111kg) in the non-Olympic 55kg category. Photograph: SAI Media/Twitter India's weightlifter Bindyarani Devi was quick to make amends after......