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Rahul Gandhi is truly a cosmo-religious man

Raising religion as an issue in the emerging campaign shows that the BJP is losing its development plank and is re-polarising the electorate.

Rahul Gandhi should know that wearing religion on his sleeve comes at a cost

Rahul Gandhi has realised that the negation of religion as a political strategy had proved to be a disaster in Gujarat and he has also realised that wearing religion on his sleeves will help.

Rahul Gandhi should stick to Pidi’s coochie coo identity. It is safe and abstract.

To claim Indianness, Rahul Gandhi must be a Hindu. And being Hindu is more than religious construct, it is a barometer of Indian-ness.

India set to have a star cast of bankrupt billionaires

New bankruptcy law was initiated by the UPA. Narendra Modi has taken it to its logical conclusion. Both deserve appreciation.

If Rahul was smarter, he would have called himself a Ram Bhakt during UP elections

Clearly, his political strategists have told him that it would pay to swipe the ‘Hindu card’ in this election.

Bankruptcy bill will be used to protect the bigwigs who ran away with company funds

The insolvency professional appointed is sometimes the company's own chartered accountant. Often, these have been complicit in the siphoning of funds.

The relationship between Indian corporates and banks has been altered permanently

Narendra Modi government has taken this problem on in his inimitable style -- head on -- and completely, studiously avoided the short-cut temptation to restructure.

Modi is taking on the rich and mighty, and ignoring shrill, self-serving economists

The Narendra Modi government is taking fiscal morality seriously and taking on powerful and rich plutocrats.

The Congress is a repeat offender, its chaiwala comment reeks of elitism

The Congress uses 'Chaiwala' to say: You are not supposed to be in this power corridor. You get lost.

Narendra Modi is not part of ‘us’, he isn’t a shudra OBC

'Chaiwala' is about nothing but business, because Narendra Modi comes from the same business background.

On Camera

Hassan Nasrallah’s assassination underlines Israel’s military supremacy. Will it win peace?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has no intention of being drawn into another attritional war with Hezbollah. His commanders they are unlikely to win.

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?