Seventy-five years of Independence marks a significant milestone in the history of a nation rising. We can quibble over past events, remain distraught about the present…
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By Ranjit K Pattnaik |
The global economy is suffering from twin shocks of a massive slowdown in economic growth accompanied by sharp and unprecedented elevation of inflation
By Ishan Chauhan |
In today’s uncomfortable situation, tough calls will have to be made for the cause of the environment. This will, unfortunately, become a regular part of our lives.
By Ajit Ranade |
India has been managing the world’s largest and longest running free food program since April 2020. This is called the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY).…
By Vidyadhar Date |
The Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari’s extremely divisive recent observation needs to be seen against the background of increasing…
By Himadri Bhattacharya |
The Monetary Policy Committee, at the conclusion of its third bi-monthly meeting for 2022-23, unanimously decided to raise the policy repo rate by 50 basis points to…
By Lekha Rattanani |
It is now more than a month since the Maharashtra government led by Uddhav Thackeray of the Shiv Sena was ousted after a dramatic coup and mass desertions, including by…
By Ajit Ranade |
The third week of July marks two anniversaries of events in 1969, one national and the other international. The latter was the first human landing on the moon which…
By Vidyadhar Date |
A valuable treasure trove of art work, murals, frescoes and paintings lie in a 16th century monastery in old Goa, hidden from the world except on one…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
The Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana and the Supreme Court have offered a wake-up call to the nation on the issue of undertrials languishing in jails, bringing…
By Himadri Bhattacharya |
The RBI’s dividend pay-out to the central government for 2021-22 at Rs.30,307 crore was even less than one third of what was paid a year ago – Rs. 99,122 crore. This was…
By Ajit Ranade |
In the past eight months, foreign portfolio investors have moved out nearly 40 billion dollars out of India, by selling stocks and bonds. During this time India’s…
By Vappala Balachandran |
The assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on July 8 in Nara City reminds me of my first lessons in VIP security, lessons on the difference between…
By Vidyadhar Date |
The BJP exploits Indian history, sings its glory but has no real understanding of Indian culture. As Rabindranath Tagore once said, India’s culture is rooted in its…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
Uddhav Thackeray will have to take his case to the people very fast, and take on the role of Maharashtra’s wounded warrior who would fight to the last.