Magic realistic about Rushdie at lastThe Rajiv Gandhi government’s ban on The Satanic Verses in 1988 created unnecessary outrage. Lifting the import ban, though symbolic, hints...
26 Dec, 2024, 11.19 PM IST
Nine ruling party candidates in Japan vie to replace outgoing Prime MinisterNine candidates are vying to replace outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Japan's ruling party election. Key contenders include a forme...
26 Sep, 2024, 11.31 AM IST
BJP's third straight win in 2024 Lok Sabha polls 'almost an inevitability', writes UK columnistAs India's Lok Sabha elections approach, a column published in the The Guardian predicts a BJP hat-trick, emphasizing Modi's popularity and...
01 Jan, 2024, 11.40 AM IST
Japan ruling party wins big in polls in wake of Shinzo Abe's deathThe Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner Komeito raised their combined share in the 248-seat chamber to 146 - far beyo...
11 Jul, 2022, 11.45 AM IST
Michael Bloomberg turns the dial on Indian health policy19 Mar, 2021, 05.35 PM IST
Middle class people 'trained enough' to pick right Income Tax option: Rajiv KumarKumar was commenting on the Budget proposal of finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman to give option to personal income tax payers to remain i...
05 Feb, 2020, 04.49 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi's drives 'Give It Up' & 'Swachh Bharat' have Nobel linkThe view that individuals need a 'nudge' to act in a manner that leads to personal and social good is a key driver in Swachh Bharat and Giv...
15 Oct, 2017, 11.21 AM IST
Top US think-tank analyses 2 years of NDA governmentIt said the bill, passed by the Rajya Sabha last month, will over time create a much needed pan-Indian market.
23 Sep, 2016, 11.53 AM IST
Udta Punjab controversy manifests a nanny state that only empowers itselfThe controversy around Udta Punjab is the manifestation of a nanny state that empowers itself while claiming to act in public interest.
13 Jun, 2016, 03.19 PM IST
Budget 2016: Government finally starts addressing realities of 2016, not those of 2013, says Jahangir AzizJahangir Aziz said that the government has demonstrated its commitment to stability, eschewing populist demands to spur growth
01 Mar, 2016, 04.50 AM IST
SelfieWithDaughters: Sexist ya feminist? Whose selfie is it anyway?The #SelfieWithDaughters campaign offered people a means of curating an image of themselves as benevolent and progressive.
05 Jul, 2015, 11.00 AM IST
An open letter to Narendra Modi: Expectations from India's prospective PMThough, rabble-rousers and vote-bank sectarians may, unfortunately, be a part of electoral campaigns; they must find no place in government.
28 Apr, 2014, 10.59 AM IST
- On policy design
A choice architect has the responsibility for organising the context in which people make decisions. If you design the ballot voters use to...
27 Sep, 2013, 04.38 AM IST
Let the people choose: Government should not dictate whether they are to be served by PDS or direct cash transfersIf India’s middle classes have benefited from the greater choices available to them, why should poor households be deprived of greater choi...
22 Oct, 2012, 11.52 AM IST
- ‘Lack of biotech food safety is a myth’
It is a bogey of the anti-GM lobby to keep harping that Indian farmers will become slaves to MNCs.
26 Feb, 2011, 06.15 AM IST
- At sea in the economy
Unless it suffers a dramatic change of heart, it is difficult to see how the United Progressive Alliance will prevent a political backlash ...
04 Mar, 2009, 03.24 AM IST
'SMEs- Kingpins of innovation'Kamal Nath, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, speaks about his latest book titled 'India's Century'. Excerpts from an interview.
04 Mar, 2008, 01.46 AM IST