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Bail-in will keep people away from banks

The proposed law will directly impact savings in the country and people will adopt old methods of saving their money in pots and almariahs.

Members of Rajput community protest and burn an effigy of film director Sanjay Leela Bhansali against the release of controversial Bollywood movie Padmavati in Jammu. (Photo: PTI)

Much Ado About Nothing

A protest is not a bad thing in a democracy and if someone’s sentiments are hurt they have every right to protest.

26 Nov 2017 7:02 AM

A still from the movie Sexy Durga whose title was changed to S Durga.

‘Dictators first attack the artist then citizens’

People see this is as a simple issue of a filmmaker not being able to screen his movie at the Goa film festival.

26 Nov 2017 6:56 AM

Padmavati not as Lucky as Joan of Arc

Can we imagine a film showing the Maid of Orléans frolicking with English soldiers?

26 Nov 2017 6:50 AM

Supreme Court in a muddle

The Chief remains the Chief. It is no insult to the Chief for No. 2 to list a case because he attaches immediacy to it.

19 Nov 2017 12:43 AM

Damage was caused by the Bench, not by my allegations, says Prashant Bhushan

The CJI continued with the hearing even after he was asked to recuse himself from the case, says Prashant Bhushan.

19 Nov 2017 12:36 AM

Former Union Minister and BJP national spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain.

To Gujaratis, PM Modi is ‘apna Narendrabhai’

Gujarat and its people know that the BJP is the only party which has taken the state on the development path.

13 Nov 2017 2:09 AM

Congress chief spokesman Randeep Surjewala (Photo: PTI)

‘This is a fight between 6.5 crore Gujaratis & the BJP’

It is a battle of secularist versus pseudo-secularists.

13 Nov 2017 2:03 AM

In Gujarat, the BJP is facing an unexpected challenge from the Rahul Gandhi-led Congress. The nearly decimated opposition is back in the game after the shift of the formidable young Patidar-OBC-Dalit leaders in Hardik Patel, Alpesh Thakor and Jignesh Mevani to the Congress camp.

Himachal a steal, but, will Gujarat sing a different RaGa?

While the BJP is expected to win Himachal hands down, the story in Gujarat could play out a little differently.

13 Nov 2017 1:58 AM

The Delhi government wants to introduce the odd-even vehicle rationing scheme, but has not bought a single CNG bus in the last two years.

Crop burning and smog in the North

A report by WHO said 2.5 million Indians died due to air pollution in 2015, the largest number in the world.

12 Nov 2017 4:23 AM

People have lost their lives and this is because of continued exposure to poor air quality.

‘Difference between China and India is govt action’

Without careful planning and impeccable execution on all these fronts, progressing towards a cleaner India is impossible.

12 Nov 2017 4:16 AM

No company will be willing to commit investments when they have little avenue to get the contracts enforced.

One big leap

We rank poor in enforcing contracts, and this is very important factor in business decisions.

05 Nov 2017 6:42 AM

The fact that the greatest tax reform the country has seen in the introduction of Goods and Services Tax (GST) has not been captured in the ranking exercise has embedded in the system a potential for significant rise in the ranking in the coming years.

Change more, score higher

Indian stock markets saluted the rise in ranking by making Indian stocks the most expensive in the world.

05 Nov 2017 6:28 AM

Easing the constraints to doing business for the small and medium firms is also important in achieving the full potential of the economy.

Consistency will be key

The improved rankings will definitely help investment decisions, but we need to work on certain other aspects.

05 Nov 2017 1:59 AM

Much ado about Mersal

The GST Council is there to address specific issues.

29 Oct 2017 5:54 AM

Its title may mean an unidentifiable feeling of unease. It has become a blockbuster thanks to BJP dragging it into the intolerance debate by pointing fingers at mild criticism. But, as they say, all publicity is good for business and the box office is counting the moolah

Films larger than life, always!

The fact that cinema, inherently is equipped to fantasise and throw up a solution is what makes it the most consumed social media.

29 Oct 2017 5:46 AM

Improving women’s education, enhancing household food security can help to reduce malnutrition.

Act Now for Better Nutrition

Over five years ago, the then Prime Minister had called malnutrition in India a “national shame”.

22 Oct 2017 3:36 AM

The Modi regime has received some undeserved beating for India’s supposed fall in the Global Hunger Index by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

How hungry is India and why?

India fell precipitously by 45 places since 2014, which is when the Modi regime came into being.

22 Oct 2017 3:33 AM

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi during the second day of his visit to Amethi. (Photo: PTI/File)

The alternative or a liability?

Gandhi’s recent speech at Berkeley is described by some saffron sympathisers as an act by a “stand up comedian”.

08 Oct 2017 3:04 AM

Delhi’s customs and central excise duties is nearly half of Mumbai.

Mumbai and Delhi: A tale of 2 cities

Mumbai may be the nation’s financial capital, but from the governance point of view it is a district in Maharashtra while Delhi is a state in itself.

08 Oct 2017 2:19 AM

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