THERE was a time when Jignesh Shah was acclaimed as a pioneer in developing the commodities and futures industry in the Indian subcontinent....
ByNeeraj MahajanMarch 9, 2014INDIA has traditionally enjoyed a robust joint family system taking care of elderly persons. However, the sweeping currents of globalisation and transcending cultures...
ByDevender SinghFebruary 9, 2014SHAKESPEARE’S Macbeth has a poignant quote: “Nothing in his life/Became him like the leaving it”. This refers to the execution of Thane of...
ByMG DevasahayamFebruary 9, 2014RADIATION and radioactive substances have many beneficial applications, ranging from power generation to uses in medicine, industries and agriculture but the risks that...
ByDevender SinghJanuary 9, 2014SCHOLARs believe that the name ‘Haryana’ came from the words Hari (sanskrit Harit, ‘green’) and Aranya (forest). At its formation in 1966, Haryana...
ByMG DevasahayamJanuary 9, 2014Acquiring land, whether for public or private purposes, is not easy. There are conflicts galore and the political climate is hot. Yet, if...
ByTeamOctober 26, 2011If the media took hardly any notice of the latter half of Parliament’s Budget session, it was not because nothing of import was...
ByVIJAY SANGHVIJuly 4, 2011The country’s performance regarding implementation of the Right to Education (RTE) in the year since the Bill was passed is not very encouraging....
ByTeamJuly 4, 2011In Hindu mythology, the samudra manthan (churning of the ocean) is one of the central events in the constant struggle between the devas and...
ByMG DevasahayamJuly 4, 2011A workshop on urban planning warns that the government must resist real estate lucre in the interest of the people Everyone involved tends...
ByPrashant HamineApril 4, 2011