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'Modi Bought A Reprieve, Not A Resolution'

'Modi's intention was to create goodwill that will allow India to be seen by Trump as more than just a bad tariff problem.''He succeeded brilliantly on that count but none of these wins are......

How India Erred In Its Hasina Gamble

New Delhi -- which has had a disastrous neighbourhood policy that has alienated almost all the States with which it has a land or sea border -- seemed to be unwilling over the past years to even......

Will These 5 Parties Survive After Defeat?

The parties which gave chief ministers and sent scores of MPs to Parliament drew a blank this time. IMAGE: Outgoing Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal chief Naveen Patnaik submits his......

Kissinger used racist, misogynist language for then PM Indira Gandhi

Henry Kissinger, the veteran American diplomat who died at the age of 100, was known for his disdain towards India's leadership in the 1970s and even had used racist and misogynist language for the......

'Rahul comes across as INDIA's villain'

'It is not his doing, but Rahul Gandhi is forced by circumstances.''In taking political decisions, everything has to get his clearance.' IMAGE: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and West Bengal......

Steep airfares: Whose side are you on, Mr Prime Minister?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed concern over steep rise in airfares during festive seasons. Following this, the Civil Aviation Ministry has started looking at ways to curb such......

Why be afraid of businessmen owning banks?

Bad loans of PSBs are at Rs 20 trillion.Most of it is, I sense, due to corruption and behest lending.Nobody pays a price for this charade.Not the promoters, the bankers, RBI officials, finance......

How Piyush Goyal managed to walk a very tight rope

Governments make budgets to retain and consolidate their hold on power, not to please opponents or economists. They do so by trying to gratify as many as possible without causing harm to the......

For Modi, politics trumps the economy

Perhaps the calculation is that economic recovery will have been achieved before the next general election comes around, but such assumptions can come unstuck if current directions are not reversed......

Is India close to achieving its fiscal deficit target?

Many experts had actually advised the new finance minister to allow the deficit to widen a bit, but Mr Jaitley chose to honour the fiscal deficit number promised by Mr Chidambaram, says AK......

When Guru Dutt Demolished His House...

'The pain of not having a home is bearable, but the pain of having one -- and not finding peace in it -- is far worse.' IMAGE: Guru Dutt in Kaagaz Ke Phool. Bungalow No 48 in Pali Hill was a dream......

2024's 10 Must Watch K-Dramas

In 2024, Korean dramas were all about out-of-the-box creativity or romantic couples to root for the ages. Sukanya Verma lists 10 shows that have her (Korean finger) heart. Lovely RunnerWhere......

'They thought I was stark raving mad'

'I was about 27 at that point in time, and I knew that if I didn't take this leap then, I wouldn't take the leap ever.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Parambrata Chatterjee/Instagram Parambrata......

Ripley Review: Mind-Blowing!

The show takes its own pace to pick up, but then when you least expect, it grabs you by the throat, notes Aseem Chhabra. 'Does the world need another cinematic representation of the Ripley story?'......

The Memorable Chapters of Satish Kaushik's Career

I may not have the looks for cinema, but my spirit is unassailable, Satish Kaushik once said in an interview. A four decade-long career full of work before and behind the camera is testament to his......

Life-ban stays as Kaneria spot-fix appeal dismissed

Former Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria's appeal against a life ban from cricket for spot-fixing was dismissed by an England and Wales cricket board disciplinary panel on Tuesday.Kaneria, who......

The doosra: A high five for champions Australia

The trans-Tasman cricket World Cup final may have failed to live up to expectations, but the Australians were deserving winners. The result re-establishes the country's status as the best in the......