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Corporate India might be getting top heavy, but it is smaller firms that are fetching higher returns

Despite increasing dominance by big players, best returns in stock market in recent yrs have come from small & mid-cap firms, most of which don't enjoy even instant name recognition.

Mahua Moitra case decided in just 27 days. Speed kills

The Ethics Committee curiously found no need to quiz Darshan Hiranandani, the man accused of bribing Moitra with gifts.

AMU asked for certificates proving students are Ashraaf till 1947. Nothing has changed

From blaming ‘lower’ caste Ansaris for the 1857 revolt to not allowing them into AMU, the university's founder Syed Ahmed Khan has, on many occasions, discriminated against Pasmandas.

India is finally getting a national security policy. But address domestic issues too

The new national security policy should provide a framework for coordinating the activities of the armed forces, intelligence, and law enforcement wings.

India has gone into data discomfort. Explains silence on Bihar caste inequality

Whether it’s economic status or educational and employment opportunities, caste remains the principal factor in India. The entire country needs Bihar-like MRI on inequality.

Indians have a toxic relationship with overwork culture. They are taught ‘work is worship’

The annual Rs 3.5 lakh package offered to engineering graduates by multinational companies implies that work may be considered worship, the ‘prasadam’ will remain insufficient.

What will Alia Bhatt wear for Diwali? Recycled saree or Manish Malhotra’s ‘chamki’ clothes

From her Gucci deal, Rocky aur Rani and shopping spree for houses in Bandra, Shobhaa De writes in Bhatt’s voice and navigates what Diwali would be like for the star.

Rahul Gandhi has got his act together, but is it enough? Modi is still a force of nature

Even the people who declare that the BJP will lose most states in this round of assembly elections seem convinced that Narendra Modi will be back for another term.

BJP’s Madhya Pradesh candidate list lacks OBC representation. Congress can best it

The BJP has only picked one-third of its candidates from the OBC community, whose population is above 50 per cent in the state.

Don’t romanticise Vijayanagara as the ‘last Hindu empire’—it has a side you don’t know about

Immigrant Vijayanagara warriors were focused primarily on enriching themselves. This is revealed by temple inscriptions in the Kaveri delta and the northern Coromandel plain.

On Camera

Indians are musically poor. We aren’t a good market for cutting-edge international bands

Coldplay is an exception. Our taste in western music is orthodox, throwback, out-of-date. When Nirvana, Blur were big, we were still playing Pink Floyd, Queens.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?