Opinion

The railways has seen stringent criticism from several quarters for introducing flexi fares in premium trains despite limited impact of such a fare structure and its success in generating additional revenue.

With the major jolt that the CPI(M) has faced in Tripura, a close eye needs to be kept on where the Left Front will lean – a Congress-led Mahagathbandhan or exist like an alternate Third Front. For now, the NDA remains intact but no one can predict the fu...

Not just PNB, other state owned banks are also witness to frauds. And, this is proved by publicly available data. In fact, the big daddy of India’s banking system, State Bank of India (SBI), is far ahead of PNB in terms of total cases of fraud reported in...

The Tibetan refugees in Dimapur, for instance, were informed by the Dimapur police to register online on or before March 31st without fail.

Both Oman and the UAE also present further opportunities for India to increase its trade base. The former is possibly the most stable country in the region, with no direct linkages to any conflict, a stable economy, relatively peaceful society, while the...

A rural sport, Jallikattu grabbed national attention only after last year's massive protests. However, little do people know about the actual purpose of the sport and its cultural significance.

The growing agrarian distress in Maharashtra has slowly and steadily been putting a stress on the prevailing equilibrium. This has led to the demand of reservation by the Marathas, the dominant and politically aggressive land holding community in the stat...

Despite media scepticism and debate, Rahul Gandhi’s elevation as Congress President was as defined and preordained as that of Akhilesh Yadav.

The fixation on economic growth indicators has blinded our decision-makers to the enormous social and ecological damage being caused by such growth.

The task of consolidating Dalit vote base is very tough and she has to work very hard to achieve this. Understanding these difficulties, Mayawati has started holding rallies, followed by village-to-village movement.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is known to buck the trend. The past 20 months have been tumultuous for Kumar, who recently dumped the secular but ‘tainted’ Lalu Yadav to embrace the ‘communal’ BJP.

The Narendra Modi government is paying China back in the same coin and keeping it confused as part of a conscious strategy.