Even BJP needs to look beyond caste and religion

The BJP's electoral juggernaut could run aground if it fails on the issues it capitalised on in its UP campaign.The most important challenge lies in whether it can meet the aspirations of the youth......

Economists in India: Endangered species?

The pipeline for well-qualified and experienced policy economists at senior levels of government has broken, leading to a growing dearth of suitable candidates for top economist positions, says......

The man who proposed the ban on Rs 500, 1,000 notes

The War on Big Notes 'By demonetising higher denominations of currency notes, we have taken out the vehicle for corruption.'But the motive is still there.' In 2000, Anil Bokil, chairperson of......

Why the Planning Commission failed to meet expectations

The Planning Commission has not been central to the policymaking process since the mid-1960s, says Nitin Desai. In his Independence Day speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the end of the......

Bachchans, Ranveer grieve with Rani Mukerji

Rani Mukerji's friends make sure to stand by her side at her father Ram Mukherjee's prayer service. Rani Mukerji's director father Ram Mukherjee, who directed movies like Hum Hindustani, Leader and......

Bollywood's Whiskey Moments

'Khel risky tha whiskey ne kiya beda paar': Sharaabi 'Iski uski kaun kiski yaaran da imaan whiskey': 2 States 'Aaj botlan khullan do. Daaru shaaru ghullan do. Whiskey da peg laga ke, saari duniya......

When Bollywood made EVIL So Much FUN!

Every story needs a hero and a villain. But sometimes one antagonist is just not enough. Take Director Sujeeth's hugely hyped Saaho for instance. Releasing in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu, the Prabhas......

'I feel sorry for the actors in today's comedies'

'I have watched comedies but some have failed to make me laugh. The characters indulge in too much buffoonery. They move too much, falling, hitting each other, making faces...''Comedy is very......