The Rajiv Gandhi government’s ban on The Satanic Verses in 1988 created unnecessary outrage. Lifting the import ban, though symbolic, hints...

Nine candidates are vying to replace outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Japan's ruling party election. Key contenders include a forme...

As India's Lok Sabha elections approach, a column published in the The Guardian predicts a BJP hat-trick, emphasizing Modi's popularity and...

The Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner Komeito raised their combined share in the 248-seat chamber to 146 - far beyo...

Kumar was commenting on the Budget proposal of finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman to give option to personal income tax payers to remain i...

The 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...

It said the bill, passed by the Rajya Sabha last month, will over time create a much needed pan-Indian market.

The controversy around Udta Punjab is the manifestation of a nanny state that empowers itself while claiming to act in public interest.

Jahangir Aziz said that the government has demonstrated its commitment to stability, eschewing populist demands to spur growth

The #SelfieWithDaughters campaign offered people a means of curating an image of themselves as benevolent and progressive.

Though, rabble-rousers and vote-bank sectarians may, unfortunately, be a part of electoral campaigns; they must find no place in government.

A choice architect has the responsibility for organising the context in which people make decisions. If you design the ballot voters use to...

If India’s middle classes have benefited from the greater choices available to them, why should poor households be deprived of greater choi...

It is a bogey of the anti-GM lobby to keep harping that Indian farmers will become slaves to MNCs.

Unless it suffers a dramatic change of heart, it is difficult to see how the United Progressive Alliance will prevent a political backlash ...

Kamal Nath, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, speaks about his latest book titled 'India's Century'. Excerpts from an interview.