Called Nitish Kumar for support many times but he didn't answer: Yashwant Sinha

The opposition's presidential poll candidate Yashwant Sinha on Friday revealed that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar refused to take his calls when he tried to seek the latter's support for his......

Can Modi Unite The Opposition?

If there is unity in the Opposition, it is only about regional parties other than the DMK not wanting Rahul Gandhi or any other Congress leader for prime minister, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.......

India Is Paying The Price For Politics Of Hate

If you love India, you cannot weaponise religion to stay in power, asserts Ramesh Menon, author, Modi Demystified: The Making Of A Prime Minister.. Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com  ......

Rajnath Singh's Strategic Restraint

With the role of the venerable elder thrust on him in UP, Mr Singh has had to attune himself to the politics at the Centre, observes Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh interacts......

Two cheers for the Budget!

While a DFI will help banks derisk their loan portfolios, creation of a bad bank will clean up their balance sheets, observes Tamal Bandyopadhyay. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman heads......

Economic crisis: 'Modi should consult Manmohan'

'Vajpayee used to consult the Opposition; Indira Gandhi used to consult the Opposition. Which khet ki mooli is Modi?'Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com "For growth to be equitable and fast we......

'Jobs are not being created because we are not growing at 7+%'

Yashwant Sinha explains where the Modi government has gone wrong in its handling of the economy. Yashwant Sinha had two terms as Union finance minister and on both occasions, he dealt with major......

GDP didn't fall 2 pc after note ban, GST: Jaitley

Union Minister Arun Jaitley has said that 7.7 per cent economic growth in the fourth quarter of 2017-18 ‘firmly’ established India as the fastest growing major economy in the world and......

'Parliament panel wanted to know how IPL is run'

Board of Control for Cricket in India vice-president Rajiv Shukla says there is "nothing wrong" with the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance, headed by Yashwant Sinha, summoning its......