By Brajendra Nath Singh, Ahmedabad : Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot, who played a major role in social engineering by roping in Hardik Patel, Alpesh Thakore and Jignesh Mewani on the side of Congress in Gujarat, wants Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attack the...
By Gaurav Sharma, New Delhi : Gearing up for his next professional bout later this month, Indian professional boxer Vijender Singh on Monday asked his African opponent Ernest Amuzu to wait for the 'Haryanvi latth' (baton). The 32-year-old from Haryana who will face...
By Prashant Sood & Sidhartha Dutta, New Delhi : The opposition should not pitch the next Lok Sabha polls as a presidential-style contest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, says Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien who feels a "collective leadership" would...
By V.S. Chandrasekar, New Delhi : Debunking the "Gujarat model of development" propagated by the BJP, Sam Pitroda, who was instrumental in launching India's telecom revolution in the mid-1980s under then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, has said the state needs a...
By Vishav, New Delhi : Even as India moved into the top 100 for the first time in the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business global rankings, there's a lot more that needs to be done to keep up with the rest of the world, said Diljit Rana, one of the UK's top businessmen...
By Vishal Gulati, New Delhi : There's no magic solution to the smog problem in the Indian capital as it's caused by a variety of factors, United Nations Environment head Erik Solheim has said, adding: "The key here is providing clear, decisive leadership on the...
By Aroonim Bhuyan, New Delhi : As the world talks about crimes in cyber space and the need for a universal law to fight these, a British Minister is of the view that the Budapest Convention can be the foundation for such a global law to ensure cyber security. "If you...
By Nivedita, New Delhi : Veteran fashion designer Ritu Kumar says it is important to lower the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on handlooms to sustain the sector and improve the livelihood of craftspeople. India today has 16 million craftspeople who are working on...
By Nishant Arora, New Delhi : To connect the next billion, India must establish micro-data centres -- which can even run on a laptop from any location with a cell tower -- and shun gigantic data centres that can cost a bomb in terms of building physical...
By Saket Suman, New Delhi : Prominent Indian artist Jatin Das -- painting for well over five decades now -- has come down heavily on the state of the contemporary art market. In one of his rare interviews in recent years, the prolific artist reflected upon his...