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Sanjeev Ahluwalia: Budget 2025: A scorecard of FM’s ‘hits’ and ‘misses’

Sanjeev Ahluwalia: Budget 2025: A scorecard of FM’s ‘hits’ and...

The second target of “inclusive development” -- at least in economic terms -- has been a close favourite of the Narendra...

4 Feb 2025 10:34 PM IST

Patralekha Chatterjee | ASER: A Lot of Celebrate, but Much Yet to Be Done

Patralekha Chatterjee | ASER: A Lot of Celebrate, but Much Yet to Be...

Entry barrier to artificial intelligence has been shattered by a Chinese startup

3 Feb 2025 11:59 PM IST

Aakar Patel | The big ideas that Narendra Modi is fully committed to as India’s leader

Aakar Patel | The big ideas that Narendra Modi is fully committed to...

Modi focused on making India a developed nation and installing a majoritarian state

3 Feb 2025 11:55 PM IST

Political Gup-Shup | UP BJP unease over Yogi’s Kumbh role… Will Kejriwal ploy on Yamuna water work? | Anita Katyal

Political Gup-Shup | UP BJP unease over Yogi’s Kumbh role… Will...

His critics would like to believe the stampede at the mela site, in which 30 devotees were killed, will dim the UP chief...

2 Feb 2025 10:35 PM IST

Sanjayovacha | Does Budget 2025 miss the woods for the trees? | Sanjaya Baru

Sanjayovacha | Does Budget 2025 miss the woods for the trees? |...

She has promised to appoint a committee that will examine the question and submit a report after one year! Standard...

2 Feb 2025 10:25 PM IST

CHANAKYA’S VIEW | When will govt deliver on second wave of reforms? | Pavan K. Varma

CHANAKYA’S VIEW | When will govt deliver on second wave of reforms? |...

The Opposition protests sporadically, but it is all they can do. The whole exercise is a ritual, performed predictably,...

2 Feb 2025 1:01 AM IST

Chandrajit Banerjee | FM lays down a transformative blueprint for India’s growth

Chandrajit Banerjee | FM lays down a transformative blueprint for...

One of the Budget’s standout features is its strong push to revive consumption demand

2 Feb 2025 12:54 AM IST

Claude Arpi | Xi’s ‘mega dam’ plan a bid to sow fear in India, Asia?

Claude Arpi | Xi’s ‘mega dam’ plan a bid to sow fear in India, Asia?

Xi particularly mentioned his country’s breakthroughs in areas such as aerospace, deep-sea exploration and new energy...

31 Jan 2025 10:16 PM IST

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Why is Musk going after Starmer’s UK over ‘civil war’ and migrants’ ‘terror’? | Farrukh Dhondy

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Why is Musk going after Starmer’s UK over...

Instigators through anti-social posts, including a severe one from the great seer Elon Musk, implied or openly stated...

31 Jan 2025 10:08 PM IST

Dilip Cherian | Unified pension scheme: New wrapping, but same old risks?

Dilip Cherian | Unified pension scheme: New wrapping, but same old...

The big question remains: is UPS truly a step forward, or are we dressing up outdated ideas in shiny new packaging?...

30 Jan 2025 9:06 PM IST

Sunil Gatade | Polls in Delhi like a clash of 2 chess grandmasters

Sunil Gatade | Polls in Delhi like a clash of 2 chess grandmasters

Mr Modi and the “Muffler Man”, as AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal is known around the country, are both fast on the uptake,...

30 Jan 2025 8:51 PM IST

Women who get more fibre as young adults also tend to carry healthy eating habits into later life. (Photo: Flickr)

Kavita Bhatnagar | How we need to redefine our entire approach to...

Healthy eating is about balance, mindfulness, and self-compassion, not strict rules. Learn how to nourish your body...

30 Jan 2025 12:00 AM IST