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By K Raveendran Extraordinary circumstances must produce extraordinary responses because ordinary approaches cannot deal with such situations. The disclosure by Justice Kurian Joseph within days of his retirement from the Supreme Court is a sequence in the unprecedented turn of events that began with the ‘call of duty’ press...
By Sagarneel Sinha Shiv Sena, which shares power in Maharashtra and at the Centre as a junior partner of BJP, has jumped into the chorus of raising the demand for Lord Ram’s Temple in Ayodhya — even more vociferously than the BJP — which rose to significance owing...
By Rapti Ray & Dr. Buddhadeb Ghosh History of economic thought is abounding with numerous examples of trade related conflicts among nations. But almost all such conflicts are short-lived. In the case of ongoing US-China trade war, everything may not move in a pre-determined linear fashion. At the...
By Harihar Swarup The marathon electioneering in five states has come to an end and now there is a lull before big bang when the results are declared on December 11; Parliament’s winter session incidentally also begins on that day. Both the national parties—Congress and the BJP—have put...
Dr Arun Mitra A lot of debate has been generated not only in the medical circles but also the civil society whether healthcare is a business or a profession. Anything that is termed as business is for profit only and could therefore be ruthless, apathetic and self-centred. The...
Its a clear win for Rahul Gandhi-led Congress in Rajasthan, if believed to the exit polls released late Friday. In Telangana the TRS could for government while picture is a bit confused in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram. The official results will be released on December 11 and it...
By Mark Gruenberg The Democratic-run U.S. House hasn’t even gotten underway yet, but lobbies for progressive causes – from saving the environment to restoring the teeth in the Voting Rights Act – are already seeking spots on the incoming lawmakers’ opening agenda. What the Dems do when...
By Devidas Tuljapurkar The Indian banking sector is in deep crisis. The banking system has had no direct exposure to the subprime mortgage assets or to the failed institutions. It has very limited off balance sheet exposure. Secondly India’s growth is driven predominantly by domestic consumptions and domestic...
By Arun Srivastava BJP has tossed up a strategic fight against Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar. While party chief Amit Shah had promised to leave an equal number of Lok Sabha seats for JD(U), Prime Minister Narendra Modi is totally against such adjustment as he does not trust...
By B. Sivaraman Consider a few apparently unconnected recent events in the Indian telecom sector. On 29 November 2018, about 1,200 workers of HiPad Technology India Private Limited —Modi’s Make-in-India showpiece, manufacturing Chinese Xiaomi and Hippo smartphones — went on a revolt, ransacking the company premises after...
By Shameem Faizee The last Winter Session of this Lok Sabha will start on December 11. Normally the last full session of the House is utilised by the Opposition to set the political agenda for the coming general elections and the ruling party tries to list its achievements...
Who is more Hindu? BJP or Congress? Lately this has been the bothering question for voters as the next general elections in India are approaching. However, the communist party, CPI(M), has an answer and an editorial of its mouthpiece People’s Democracy writes the Rahul Gandhi-led Congress party is trying...
By Subrata Majumder A significant outcome of the summit at Buenos Aires in Argentina was the temporary trade truce between USA and China. The truce has given breathing space for a consensual adjustment of trade deficit, rather than retaliations. The US-China trade war crippled the global...
By Rahil Nora Chopra Although Rajasthan has a tradition of government change every five years, both BJP and Congress are weighing in the possibility of a hung assembly this time and the successful party bidding for power will probably have to take the help of .rebels and independents. Five...
By Aditya Aamir Should a man be punished for insisting that he wants to return money he owes to banks? Vijay Mallya says he’s got the dough to pay for overdrafts; that he wants to clear the narrative that he “stole money” and the Modi government says nothing...
By L.S. Herdenia BHOPAL: Post-poll tension is more palpable in Madhya Pradesh than was the case during the election campaign. Allegations about EVMs security and the role of election authorities have further muddled the scene, with both Congress and the BJP playing the victim card. Among the aggrieved...
By Nitya Chakraborty The BJP has emerged as the Big Daddy of the Indian large corporates and the Party is taking maximum advantage of the anonymous character of the donors to the recently introduced electoral bonds scheme by cornering more than 90 per cent of the total...
Telangana will be voting on Friday and ahead of it Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has his final say during a BJP campaign in the state on Wednesday. He talked about changing the names of Hyderabad and Karimnagar if his party comes to power. Yogi said if BJP...