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Green tide in Bengal again
2 Feb 2014 5:17 AM ISTThis means about 20 per cent more seats for TMC than what the average number forecast for the party by four top survey agencies, including global...
Sonia bats for rich, Rahul for poor
30 Jan 2014 4:32 AM ISTWhy is Congress president Sonia Gandhi suddenly lobbying for higher gold import into India? If her reported letter to Commerce Minister Anand Sharma...
The name is bond, tax-free bond
26 Jan 2014 5:12 AM ISTThe bonds, meant for infrastructure project funding by large PSUs, proved to be a success to the great relief of both the issuers and the government...
Hunting out scapegoats for governance failure
19 Jan 2014 5:21 AM ISTThe UPA-II’s countdown has begun. Once again, Rahul Gandhi seems to be in his unpredictable best. BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi’s...
India’s middle-class gas balloon stops soaring
12 Jan 2014 9:50 PM ISTWho on earth could have imagined even 18 months ago that India’s burgeoning middle class and the new rich would soon stop growing. The cash-rich,...
Billion dollar scam brewing
5 Jan 2014 10:41 PM ISTAfter CWG, 2G and Coalgate, the poll-bound UPA government now seems to be preparing itself to face a yet another big-time case of corrupt intent...
Congress refuses to learn
31 Dec 2013 5:50 AM ISTCongress may or may not be prepared to break, but it refuses to bend. The party’s recent election debacle in four states doesn’t seem to have much...
India’s face loss over Devyani
25 Dec 2013 4:46 AM ISTHistory may have witnessed several wars that have been fought over many small and even seemingly silly issues since civilization. But, there may not...
Health is wealth, mostly for rich
22 Dec 2013 5:29 AM ISTFor more than 1,900 citizens, only one qualified doctor. For over 3,000 people one hospital bed. New government hospitals and medical colleges are a...
Congress and LGBT rights
19 Dec 2013 4:08 AM ISTIf the Congress party is afraid of taking steps to legalise gay sex, why did its president Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi criticise...
Narendra Modi fever grips market
13 Dec 2013 11:27 PM ISTIt was time for the stock market to strike back. Last Monday, soon after it opened in the aftermath of the announcement of the complete election...
People’s power in full play
11 Dec 2013 6:14 AM ISTEven Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit failed to fix it in her own constituency, where she was mauled and swept away by newcomer Aam Aadmi Party...