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I have almost come to believe in the myth of corporate liberalism. And then comes Prof. Mehta’s resignation to remind us of the lurking reality of corporate…

The brew has significance in this election as among the five poll-bound States, four are the top contributors to the nation’s tea industry

In Mumbai, there is nothing honest in the air as yet with allegations, wild and otherwise, flying thick in the wake of the scare caused by the discovery of dynamite…

Subhash Kapoor’s new film, Madam Chief Minister (2021) has been in the limelight for all the wrong reasons. Although a work of fiction, the film is reported to be…

There seems to be a sudden epidemic of sorts, to legislate jobs for locals, in various States of India. Most recently the State cabinet of Jharkhand approved of a policy…

Assam’s tea industry is mostly confined to the tea supply chain's unremunerative plantation activities.

India is one of the worst affected countries in terms of the number of detected COVID-19 cases and suspected undetected cases whose number far outweigh the former…

There was widespread celebration as Kamala Harris became the first female US Vice President. But beyond the borders of the US, other countries, especially “developing”…

Savak Sohrab Tarapore was one of India’s most outstanding career Central bankers. He joined the RBI in 1961, and rose to become the Deputy Governor, a position he held…

The third-quarter data on India's GDP showed that it has come out of the recession. The data shows a substantial increase in consumer spending by nearly 18% as compared…

This column highlights the case of a lesser-known Himalayan region, the area around the hill station of Mukteshwar, and its plight in the face of rapid urbanisation…

The farmers agitation has grown and sustained over a long enough period of time to become the most potent and powerful challenge to the leadership of Narendra Modi and…

Governments sometimes bury their heads in the sand, like ostriches, to avoid uncomfortable realities. The pandemic which destroyed livelihoods of millions of workers,…

The very foundation of a robustly functioning democracy is a high degree of social capital and trust. Let us not jeopardise that.

The nation is sailing through very turbulent times. The ship rocks wildly these days, so much so that one may worry of a real danger of sinking in the treacherous waters…