Month: January 2017

Governance

Governance : Incomplete judgment

ACCIDENTS are a common occurrence on the roads of the country. There can also be no denial that a large number of them-to...

Governance

Governance : It is the economy, no politics, stupid

WHATEVER be the form of government, winning elections and governance have largely depended on catchy slogans, especially the economic ones. Whoever said ‘man...

State Scan

Double speak on Narmada

ON January 11, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is slated to perform Bhoomi Pujan for the Rs. 750-crore Coca-Cola bottling plant...

Governance

Governance : Restore Standard Deduction

THE budget presentation date having been preponed by one month to February 1, umpteen suggestions must be pouring in the Finance Ministry regarding...

Governance

Governance : Judicial Conundrum The prudent way out

AMIDST the intense cry and cacophony over ‘demonetisation’, grievous governance wounds that bleed the nation are getting sidelined. Most important among them is...

Cover Story

Cover Story : Tata-Mistry Feud What Lies Behind?

ROME wasn’t built in months. Nor was it destroyed in months. The same is the case with the spat between Ratan Tata, interim...

Eyes wide shut

Demonetisation: The jury is still out

WHEN we are confronted with the evidence in any matter, for example a personal or a political issue, the cognitive process in our...

Bric a Brac

Bric a Brac : The RSS connection

When the Ratan of Tata group paid a surprise visit to RSS HQ at Mahal and Reshimbaug, Nagpur and met with RSS chief...

Bric a Brac

Bric a Brac : Race for Prez begins

THE news about the election of President and Vice President will be hot till August. There is no indication from either the BJP...

Bric a Brac

Bric a Brac : Lodha in ED net

PARASMAL Lodha nicknamed ‘Extra Floor Lodha’ the Kolkata businessman­realtor has been nabbed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). After the announcement of demonetisation on...