He transformed India's healthcare

At a Delhi hospital, a feeble old lady bumped into him.She told him how she was absolutely alone in the world, severely ill, with no money for treatment but she did have a RSBY card.She told him......

Violence in the name of faith won't be tolerated: PM

'I want to assure the country that no country, no government can tolerate anybody taking the law into their hands, whether it is an individual or a group.' Talking tough, Prime Minister Narendra......

GST has transformed economy: PM in Mann Ki Baat

Almost a month after the goods and services tax rollout, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said it has transformed the economy and marks an example of cooperative federalism as......

When Chennai floods forced Chief Minister MGR to shift homes

For all the blame-game over the flood preparedness in Chennai and elsewhere in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, this is not the first of its kind. Nor would it be the last, given the nature of the......

Budget 2018: An Exercise in Mindlessness

'In the final analysis, all Budgets everywhere are like the schemes hatched by A A Milne's lovable Winnie-the-Pooh.''They may be well-intended, but often go awry.''Although Pooh and his friends......

'Modi@1: It has been a good year for the economy'

The Modi government's first year was certainly better in terms of economic policy initiatives than any of the 10 under the previous government, notes Shankar Acharya In less than a fortnight the......

Why India, China must ensure social security for farmers

Image: A woman removes stalks from chillies at a farm in Ahmedabad. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters Farmers in India like to adorn their rusty ploughs with chillies and limes. Hanging by......

Entire text of finance minister's Budget Speech

Budget 2010-11 provided considerable relief to income tax payers by raising the slabs at two levels but hiked the central excise duty on non-petroleum products across the board from 8 to 10 per......