Volkswagen Ameo: Variants Explained
Volkswagen’s made-in-India Ameo offers a plenty quick gearbox with its 1.5 litre diesel engine. See what else is on offer and which variant of the German compact sedan you should you buy
Net Neutrality: TRAI Restricts Service Providers From Entering Into Agreements Which Discriminate On Content
"Service providers should be restricted from entering into any arrangement, agreement or contract by whatever name called... That has the effect of discriminatory treatment based on content...,"
Ford Figo Facelift In The Works
Ford’s updated entry-level offering likely to be launched after 2018 Auto Expo
Panama Papers: Anti-Graft Court Adjourns Hearing Against Sharifs Till December 4
Sharif along with his daughter Maryam Nawaz appeared in the court where Judge Mohammad Bashir conducted the hearing.
Supreme Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Stay On Padmavati's Release
Padmavati shall not be released abroad unless there is certification by film censor board. Justice Dipak Mishra pronounced the order
Amsterdam-Bound Passenger Held With Live Bullet At Delhi Airport
Carrying arms and ammunition on board an aircraft without authorisation is banned.
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Quick Read: Top Stories of The Hour
From misplaced outrage in Hadiya case over the mention of the Guardianship to SC dismissing Rakesh Asthana's plea. Read it all here...
26/11 Attack Mastermind Hafiz Saeed Files Petition In UN To Remove His Name From Terror List
Last week, Saeed walked free after a judicial body in Pakistan refused to extend his detention and ordered his release citing "insufficient evidence."
Shop Till You Drop: When Indian Consumers Were Set Free
Liberalisation opened up a brave, new world to consumers. And life has never been the same again.
Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Against Rakesh Asthana's Appointment As CBI Special Director
A bench of Justices R K Agrawal and A M Sapre said "the writ petition is dismissed".
Believe It Or Not: Donkeys, Horses Detained For Damaging Saplings In UP
The owner of the animals, Kamlesh, said the horses and donkey were released on Monday evening.
Bangladesh High Court Upholds Death Sentence Of 139 Soldiers Involved In 2009 Mutiny
The court has also upheld life imprisonment of 146 soldiers convicted in the case.
Beyond Shibboleths
From Nehru’s ‘restless gene’ to Kerala Travel Mart—a personal history of Indian tourism
Pilgrim’s Progress: Indian Tourism Has Remained Rooted To Faith
Pilgrimage remains the Indian traveller’s primary motivation. But around that, everything else has changed down the decades.
Bollywood Newsreel: The Story Of Indian Movies, From B&W Masterpieces To OTT Boom
Single-screen cinema to OTT, the story of PVR multiplexes and Balaji Telefilms encapsulates the trajectory of popular entertainment in post-liberalisation India
Sweet Caller Tune: From Dial-Up Modems To 5G, India’s Telecom Boom Is A Fairytale
Those black dial-up phones, long wait for trunk calls are gone; India’s tele-connectivity has segued into the era of modern smart
Dynasty, Remastered: Indian Business Continues To Be Family-Dominated
We have come a long way from the ‘licence raj’ that followed freedom from the Raj, but family-owned businesses still dominate the scene, with fresh entrepreneurship mostly confined to services
Digital India: How India Is Adopting And Adapting To The Brave New World
Digitisation is changing the way Indians are doing business—from urban buyers to small sellers
Bull’s Eye! The Amazing Upward Of Indian Stock Markets
The country’s bourses have ridden the waves and staved off downturns to stay on course for their record-breaking journeys
Group Farming Is The Way Forward For Indian Croppers
Group farming by small farmers, especially women, shows the way out of agrarian crises
Independence Didn’t Free India Farmers From Cycle Of Debt And Deaths
For the majority of farmers, growing the country’s food brings no assurance of well-being. Seven decades after independence, swings between glut and scarcity remain largely unpredictable, making agriculture unviable for greater numbers.
Much-Maligned Consumerism Also Creates The Jobs We Need
Greater consumerism will create jobs, social mobility. State policy will have to keep balance alongside.
When Liberalisation Freed India Inc
Liberalisation, with its inbuilt accountability, freed up ostentatious urges amongst the rich. But CavinKare’s C.K. Ranganathan is an outlier who would rather concentrate on giving more back to society than eye a yacht.
The Magnificent Seven: Finance Ministers Who Shaped India’s Destiny
The last few generations of Indians have lived in an era of sweeping changes driven by passionate proselytisers of the market’s hidden hand—our seven finance ministers since 1991
Despite Pumping In Money To Revive Indian Hockey, The Game Is Confined To One District In Odisha
Odisha has to be commended for supporting the Indian hockey team. But passion for the game as well as infrastructure is stuck in just one district.
I Too Was A Journalist And Was Jailed For A Month On Sedition Charges: Manipur CM Biren Singh
“Of hundreds of journalists in Manipur, (ask yourself) why are these two arrested every time? Talking about cow urine at a time of someone’s death is beyond morality and humanity.”
I’m A Genuine BJP CM, Says Bommai!
Quite remarkable, actually, that such a clarification was needed. But then this is Karnataka, where most BJP worthies are from the Janata or Congress—as HDK was happy to point out.
White Paper, Black Matter: Cash-Strapped DMK Finds It Difficult To Fulfil Poll Promises
The manifesto was a painkiller, but reality will be a migraine for the ordinary Tamil. FM Palanivel Thiaga Rajan blames the AIADMK and hints at higher living costs all around.
Neeraj Chopra Diary: 'Maje Karo,' My German Trainer Would Tell Me
Mental fitness is as important as pitch-perfect physical form. I managed the second—despite jet lag—only because of the year’s delay in the Olympics. And the former? Thank Klaus!
Upper Caste Leaders Back In Circulation In Bihar
A Rajput in charge of JD(U), another in charge of RJD, a Brahmin at the helm in Congress. What exactly is brewing in the homeland of Mandal and OBC politics?
Rich India, Poor Nation: Why We Are Formed Of A Paradox
Here’s looking back at our surreal contrasts—the broken bridge between our dollar millionaires and poor millions, between our food sufficiency and farm suicides. Our I-Day package.