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Banks don’t have to squeeze every paisa out of their customers
August 16, 2014, 8:07 AM IST
By succumbing to pressure from the banks, the RBI has moved the clock back. When we should be moving towards fewer and fewer transactions at bank branches, the RBI and banks are forcing many people…
August 16, 2014, 8:07 AM IST
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Modi’s Independence Day speech articulates, in folksy idiom, how India can renew itself
August 16, 2014, 12:07 AM IST
Yesterday, the nation heard its first Independence Day speech by a prime minister born after Independence. Expectations were sky high. And Narendra Modi did deliver, while posting some surprises along the way. For years the…
August 16, 2014, 12:07 AM IST
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Passionate homilies: How Modi domesticated the Red Fort on Independence Day
August 16, 2014, 12:05 AM IST
By Dipankar Gupta No bullet proof glass, no written speech and no mention either of security threats from Pakistan, Kashmir or terrorists. Nor was there any heavy duty policy announcement with a political ancestor on…
August 16, 2014, 12:05 AM IST
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Our two political hurrahs
August 16, 2014, 12:02 AM IST
By Kanti Bajpai On this Independence Day weekend, let’s take stock politically. Indians sought freedom from British rule to give themselves a collective life in which they could choose their leaders, enjoy certain rights and…
August 16, 2014, 12:02 AM IST
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Can India Rise? Look to PM Modi’s Red Fort speech for clues whether Indians can enjoy true independence
August 15, 2014, 12:09 AM IST
Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru spoke about a dreamlike ‘tryst with destiny’ 67 years ago this day. But the Indian dream is still half realised. The nation’s tryst with modernity remains an aborted one as the…
August 15, 2014, 12:09 AM IST
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Collegium’s end: Parliament quickly passes landmark legislation to transform judicial appointment process
August 15, 2014, 12:07 AM IST
The NDA government wanted quick passage of the insurance Bill but could not avoid a stand-off, as the Bill found itself referred to a Rajya Sabha select committee. It has, however, won a big victory…
August 15, 2014, 12:07 AM IST
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India’s health is its wealth: Growth of independent India is an amazing story – empower it by health investment
August 15, 2014, 12:05 AM IST
By Bill Gates Today, the prime minister will stand at the Red Fort to address the nation. For a generation, the Independence Day speech has been about India’s mind-blowing progress – and today’s will be…
August 15, 2014, 12:05 AM IST
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Confusing signals: Modi chiding Pakistan for pursuing a proxy war does nothing to improve bilateral relations
August 14, 2014, 12:10 AM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s comment during his recent visit to Leh that Pakistan had lost the ability to fight a conventional war and was hence engaging in a proxy war by aiding and abetting terrorists…
August 14, 2014, 12:10 AM IST
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Don’t do a Nitish: Mayawati shows political wisdom by resisting alliance with SP
August 14, 2014, 12:08 AM IST
Rejecting an alliance with arch-rival Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh, BSP chief Mayawati displays a political maturity Bihar’s Nitish Kumar could learn from. Nitish’s union with former foe Lalu Prasad — opposing whose crime-ridden governance…
August 14, 2014, 12:08 AM IST
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My darling columnists: Credibility of political pundits is low but voters’ need for punditry high
August 14, 2014, 12:06 AM IST
By Vinod Mehta Soon, the NDA government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chalk up 100 days in office. For some mysterious reason this magic figure is considered an appropriate moment by the media…
August 14, 2014, 12:06 AM IST
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China wants to jointly build new Silk Route in inner Asia and sea lanes
August 14, 2014, 12:04 AM IST
TIMES VIEW India should partner China By Nalin Mehta Ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to New Delhi next month there is considerable debate on whether India should accept Chinese proposals to jointly rebuild a…
August 14, 2014, 12:04 AM IST
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More parking spots are necessary in Bangalore
August 13, 2014, 7:31 AM IST
Instead of being a pleasurable evening, shopping or dining in the heart of city during weekends has become an ordeal for Bangaloreans. With popular areas lacking enough parking space, motorists’ biggest challenge is where to…
August 13, 2014, 7:31 AM IST
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It is time that organ donation is taken seriously by all
August 13, 2014, 7:19 AM IST
The park for organ donors is a gentle reminder to all of us that organ donation is a boon for the thousands of patients waiting endlessly for a saviour. While harvesting the organs of the…
August 13, 2014, 7:19 AM IST
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Evolution of a nation: Government has expanded massively, but so must its power to deliver public goods to Indians
August 13, 2014, 12:15 AM IST
By Devesh Kapur Two-thirds of a century into India’s independence, two aspects of the country’s political evolution are noteworthy. The first is the institutionalization of the periodic transfer of power, peacefully and predictably, recently evident…
August 13, 2014, 12:15 AM IST
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Beyond Cronyism: Time to try Raghuram Rajan’s innovative pill for corruption: cash transfers
August 13, 2014, 12:05 AM IST
On Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to outline a plan to give every household a bank account within a year or two. This will allow governments to transfer money directly to millions…
August 13, 2014, 12:05 AM IST
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Modi’s Kashmir Mantra: BJP makes new political moves in J&K with an eye on upcoming assembly elections
August 13, 2014, 12:02 AM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s promise of bringing a “saffron revolution” to Jammu & Kashmir was quickly explained as a reference to the spice and not BJP’s colours. But the fact that he has now made…
August 13, 2014, 12:02 AM IST
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A political award: Bharat Ratna for Netaji, Kanshi Ram, Vajpayee would be NDA’s attempt at rewriting history
August 12, 2014, 12:10 AM IST
Amid speculation that the government may be considering a Bharat Ratna for former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, the legendary freedom fighter’s family has opposed the move, arguing that his…
August 12, 2014, 12:10 AM IST
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FYUP purge: C N R Rao is right, government must abandon military approach to educational institutions
August 12, 2014, 12:08 AM IST
Given that the government is into Bharat Ratna awards it — and especially HRD minister Smriti Irani — must listen closely to what Bharat Ratna awardee C N R Rao, who also heads the PM’s…
August 12, 2014, 12:08 AM IST
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Tyranny Of The Lumpen: Gokhale’s saying ‘what Bengal thinks today India thinks tomorrow’ now sounds like a curse
August 12, 2014, 12:06 AM IST
By Sumit Mitra Everybody says Bengal had a glorious past and it’s a pity that the state has slid into mediocrity. How did it happen? There are explanations galore, all similar in their demonology, the…
August 12, 2014, 12:06 AM IST
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Filmmaker Gulzar feels current literary adaptations lack quality
August 12, 2014, 12:04 AM IST
TIMES VIEW No, Bollywood’s stories getting better By Nalin Mehta It is easy to counter Gulzar’s complaint that Indian filmmakers depend too much on remakes and book authors by the post-modernist idea that nothing is truly…
August 12, 2014, 12:04 AM IST
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