By Subhash K Jha It’s so delightful to see Mahira Khan and the very gifted director and my erstwhile friend, Shoaib Mansoor, create a powerful statement against sexual violence and power-misappropation in the film “Verna”….
By Saptak Ghosh The World Economic Forum annual meeting last month revealed some startling facts about India and the world’s economy. The Oxfam survey highlighted that the richest one per cent in India accounted for…
By Amulya Ganguli Since there is no dominant leader with a countrywide appeal in the opposition camp at the moment, it is natural that the most energetic opponents of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will…
By Yash Mishra Protectionism has suddenly become the refuge of India’s internet entrepreneurs. Some of them, and their investors, cite the emergence of big (if not disruptive) internet companies from China to encourage the Indian…
By Nury Vittachi In Norway, any child over the age of six can now legally change his or her sex. “Daddy, guess what, I’m a female now! Daddy, what does female mean?” Gender trends in…
By Shruti Sharma Like most Indian states, Uttar Pradesh’s discoms have the twin challenge of universal household electrification while also ensuring revenue matches the cost of supply. But growing demands for electrification and subsidies, combined…
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a plea seeking fresh investigation into the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, saying it was not convinced there was any need. The bench of Justice…
By Nishant Arora New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) It was the perfect photo-op when Prime Minister Narendra Modi hugged Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg during a town-hall meeting at the social media giant’s sprawling headquarters at…
By Taponeel Mukherjee The “Global Energy & CO2 Status Report”, published by the International Energy Agency (IEA), states that “renewable energy saw the highest growth rate of all energy sources in 2017 and met around…
By Vikas Datta Title: The Disappearance of Emile Zola – Love, Literature and the Dreyfus Case; Author: Michael Rosen; Publisher: Faber & Faber; Pages: 320; Price: Rs 599 It is an over-century-old scandal that may…
By Sameer Dhanrajani The Facebook data breach raises urgent questions that need to be answered responsibly by our industry — given its terrifying scale and impact. In today’s world, data is a form of soft…
By Amit Kapoor “Data is the new oil” has been a clich?d maxim of the internet age. But the events that unfolded last week have underlined the extent of complexities that can be created in…
By Vikas Datta Melding a range of disparate influences, along with his energetic jiving, to create a new musical form that still sways listeners — and in its time, helped break race barriers in the…
By Amulya Ganguli An indication as to how difficult it is going to be for the opposition at the national level to get its act together was available after K. Chandrashekar Rao met Mamata Banerjee…
By Abhik Ghosh A recent amendment to the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Rules, 1946, has sparked excited debates by its proponents and critics alike. Some observers see the latest move as the ushering in of…
By Nury Vittachi Two large sums of public money went missing in Nigeria recently. In one case, the official concerned said a MONKEY had run off with the cash and, in the other, an official…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Celebrity memoirs and biographies, despite the terrific attraction they have for readers, have come to be quite controversial in recent times. It was not very long ago…
By Taponeel Mukherjee India has a coastline of approximately 7,500 km and as we look to build infrastructure to boost economic growth and jobs, the one question that we must address is: Does having a…
By Vinod Behl Following the key reforms of demonetisation, Real Estate Regulation & Development Act (RERA) and Goods and Services Tax (GST), coupled with enabling policy initiatives, the real estate sector is looking at new…
By Nipun Vinayak A Swachh marathon conducted by the Dettol company, Reckitt Benckiser, in collaboration with NDTV, as part of the Swachch Banega India project, takes the discussion on sanitation into the drawing rooms of…