Why the disgruntlement on several issues by the southern states is more of an anti-centre rhetoricIf there were murmurs of a disconnet between the North and the South following anti-Hindu agitation, they have become louder lately.
22 Apr, 2018, 10.30 AM IST
Old leaders, slogans find no place in Karnataka campaignRamaswamy said the change in narrative is “in keeping with the trends all over the world”. In India, he identifies the 2014 general electio...
07 Apr, 2018, 12.19 PM IST
Different party in centre & state: Will Karnataka break the trend?From 1978, Karnataka has elected many state governments against the national trend; In 2013, Congress got a majority in the state while BJP...
28 Mar, 2018, 08.12 AM IST
No longer seen as invincible, Modi is bracing for big fight in this swing stateBJP has deployed influential political leaders, boosted its social media campaign and held extra public gatherings to deepen its footprint ...
23 Mar, 2018, 02.15 PM IST
Congress, BJP learn that bailing on Bengaluru comes at a priceCongress is determined to retain Karnataka while BJP is going all out to wrest it back. For national parties, bailing on Bengaluru will com...
21 Jan, 2018, 10.04 AM IST
How Tipu Sultan was the original tech innovatorTipu created iron tubes filled with gunpowder, hoisted them on flags or bamboo poles and mounted them on ramps for better accuracy and rang...
10 Nov, 2017, 12.17 PM IST
What Indian farmers really need: A total overhaul of fundamental economics of agricultureMore than subsidies, loan waivers and minimum support prices, Indian farmers actually need the fundamental economics of agriculture to be f...
18 Jun, 2017, 09.30 AM IST
Activist says budget is not good for farmersThe state's current agriculture growth rate, despite the drought, is an estimated 4.2%, marginally higher than the 4.1% that Jaitley has pr...
03 Feb, 2017, 02.19 PM IST
Cabinet expansion: From UP to Maharashtra, state-level electoral politics & caste arithmetic were critical determinantsFrom UP to Maharashtra, state-level electoral politics and caste arithmetic were critical determinants of this week’s cabinet expansion. ET...
10 Jul, 2016, 09.11 AM IST
Neither farmers, nor consumers happy with loss-making Karnataka Cooperative Milk Producers FederationKMF is unable to market or cope with the huge amount of milk it receives daily; it diverts it to milk powder and milk products, which resul...
17 Jan, 2016, 08.11 AM IST
Southern states largely immune to BJP-Congress tussleGiven Kerala’s anti-incumbency record, the Congress will be hard put to repeat its performance; the BJP will be happy if it can make a mark...
21 Nov, 2013, 06.13 AM IST
- Poke Me: Has the corporate world in India done enough to combat corruption?
The corporate world is becoming increasingly restive about the business environment in India. They have already been voting with their feet...
11 Dec, 2012, 07.20 PM IST
Poke Me: Why China's President matters more to India than the US presidentIndia would face the immediate impact of any cracks in the Chinese system. China has disgruntled minorities on its borders. Some of them, p...
17 Nov, 2012, 10.16 AM IST
Poke Me: Should the bribe giver be granted amnesty?While the bribe taker is painted in the darkest of colours, the bribe giver – the one who has the resources to pay bribes – is treated as t...
20 Sep, 2012, 11.02 AM IST
- E-governance project helps check grassroot pension fraud in Bangalore
A bank correspondent will now be sent to each pensioner's house with a card-reader where the pensioner would swipe his smart card.
27 Dec, 2011, 05.36 AM IST
- The Sunday Question: Can Anna continue to call himself apolitical?
No, argues Narendar Pani. Anna Hazare’s Lok Pal agitation was Masses essentially political, and so are his future plans.
19 Sep, 2011, 01.15 PM IST
Is the IMF still a globally relevant institution?The role of the IMF to champion the free-market cause lost much of its relevance after the Cold War, with the West itself not so sure about...
22 May, 2011, 12.29 AM IST