The interpreter of India’s maladies
Susanne Rudolph will always be a star in the firmament of Indian Studies internationally. With her passing, a world of old-world scholarship has passed
Susanne Rudolph will always be a star in the firmament of Indian Studies internationally. With her passing, a world of old-world scholarship has passed
With the U.S. showing a preference for plurilateral agreements over WTO multilateralism, developing nations must defend the global trading system against transnational corporations
New Delhi’s bold outreach to Islamabad signals a clear preference for summit diplomacy over incrementalism, in tune with Mr. Modi’s personalised approach. While it comes with risks, sustained political will can deliver win-win solutions
The former Solicitor-General, Gopal Subramanium, has formally accepted the Delhi government’s offer to head the Commission of Inquiry to probe the alleged scam in the Delhi and District Cricket Assoc...
The Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) was not the only entity that talked of the concept of Akhand Bharat or a greater India. Janata Dal (U) president Sharad Yadav, in an interview to The Hindu, says...
Irvine is home to some of the world’s best universities, colleges and highly rated public schools including the prestigious University of California, Irvine. It is in such soil that ‘Telugu Thota’ (g...
The Bankruptcy Bill, as introduced in the Lok Sabha in the winter session, is a significant step in the right direction and should be welcomed
After the BJP’s debacle in Bihar and the setback to the reforms in Parliament, the Union government is set to tweak its economic policy. The Union Budget 2016, to be presented in February, will focus...
In a significant secretary-level reshuffle at the Centre, the Prime Minister-led Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has transferred Disinvestment Secretary Aradhana Johri and given Industry Secreta...
An unexpected criticism of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in a Congress mouthpiece in Mumbai evoked a mixed response across the political spectrum, including in Jammu and Kashmir, on Monday.T...
After his last vacation created controversy, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi tweeted his holiday plans and sent wishes for a happy New Near through his twitter account @Officeof RG on Monday. A...
Issues of caste oppression may be addressed by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) as a priority area in future, with its draft resolution introduced by general secretary Sitaram Yechury at the on...
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) leadership is deliberating “novel methods” to reach out to various cross-sections of the society, including students, the middle class and workers of the unorga...
They had in mind the attack on Rajiv Gandhi in Sri Lanka in 1987.
North Bengal’s tea estates are witnessing an unfolding human tragedy as more deaths of tea garden workers were reported this month from the region. With the industry as a whole struggling from soft p...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement on Sunday that the government will unveil, in January, a comprehensive plan to help make India the world leader in startups is noteworthy. A part of the pl...
The article has broken the myth on the pay packages that IITians receive (“At IITs, average offers are more modest”, Dec. 28). The IIT brand is looked at as a benchmark for success. For an engineeri...
The extravagant ‘Ayutha Chandi Yagam’ at Medak that was conducted under the belief that it would bring prosperity to the State is definitely a reflection of the flame of superstition spreading acros...
The recent decision of the Obama administration to hike visa fees for H1B and L1 visas may be out of fear that American jobs are increasingly going to foreigners, especially to Indians, although, of...
This refers to the article, “Green shoots of a possibility” (Dec. 28). In India, the urban population is more concerned about environmental problems but in villages, the lack of basic amenities has ...
>> In the Perspective page article, “Green shoots of a possibility” (Dec. 28, 2015), the first reference to Mr. Yogendra Yadav described him as a senior fellow at the Centre for the Study of D...
Son Heung-min scored a last-minute goal as Tottenham provisionally moved up to third in the English Premier League on Monday with a 2-1 win at Watford. It was Son’s second league goal this season,...
With an eye on Winter Olympics 2018, the Government on Monday announced the opening up of Kashmir’s winter destination Gulmarg for the 12th National Ice Skating Championship.At least 17 States will p...