By Prashant Sood, Hyderabad : Notwithstanding the suspense maintained by his father and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, state IT Minister K.T. Rama Rao has hinted at the party eyeing early Assembly polls to cash in on its performance in the last four...
By Vishav and Manish Gupta, New Delhi : India is fully prepared to deal with any fallout of the US sanctions on Iran and has made necessary provisions for every possible scenario, says a top government adviser. However, he said, it was better to wait till the actual...
By Saket Suman, New Delhi : A new book, "The Billionaire Raj", paints a revealing portrait of the rise of India's new billionaire class and places it against the backdrop of the "radically unequal society" that is found in the country. It's author, James Crabtree, who...
Kolkata : Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen on Saturday said the minorities and the liberal forces in India, who oppose the divisive politics of the present day, need to be more vocal and assertive. Discussing the present scenario in India, Sen said those ruling...
Tehran : The US is addicted to applying sanctions on Iran, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told CNN in an exclusive interview. "I believe there is a disease in the US and that is the addiction to sanctions," he told CNN on Sunday from Tehran. "Even...
By Vishnu Makhijani, New Delhi : Greek-American journalist-entrepreneur Arianna Huffington raised many an eyebrow worldwide when she stepped down as editor-in-chief of the US web portal that bears her name to focus on a wellness start-up she says draws much from...
By Aroonim Bhuyan, New Delhi : The East European nation of Moldova is wooing Indian investors in the areas of textiles, agriculture, pharmaceuticals and IT among others as it is set to open an embassy in this country in 2019, 28 years after attaining independence...
By Archana Sharma, Jaipur : He is a farmer who comes from a very simple background; he loves ploughing his fields and has been travelling by a state roadways bus from Jaipur to Sikar, his hometown. In Sikar, he wakes up at 4 a.m. to finish his household chores, like...
By Nivedita, New Delhi : Talented Bollywood actress Taapsee Pannu, who turned 31 on Wednesday, says her forthcoming film "Mulk" presents "true patriotism and nationalism" and those who are having problems with it need to have an open mind. "True patriotism and...
By Vikas Datta, New Delhi : Celebrated in ballad and tale, love may be a casualty, rather than constituent, of marriage and family life in traditional South Asian societies. But it can still break free from its restraints to trace its own course -- which can be pretty...