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Banking on bluntness

RBI warns incrementalism won't help fix banks

Lalit Bhasin: A food regulation revolution

D R S Chaudhry: The new mining law is not enough

Delays in lease extensions and demands for penalty by certain states are causing confusion within the mining industry

Critical mass

Indian govts too thin-skinned about criticism from business

India, US stronger with cooperation

Patels bust Modi's favourite Gujarat model

That the famous Patels of the Patel-motel fame - they run a large number of roadside hotels across the US - should now want to take a step back into the backward caste category shows how the Gujarat m

Can the Aadhaar juggernaut be stopped now?

By restricting the usage of Aadhaar to just two schemes, the Supreme Court seems to have missed out on the wide usage that Aadhaar has acquired in the last couple of years

Why Indrani Mukerjea gives a entire class of women a bad name

High-society incidents like this one inevitably give rise to questions about the morality and ethics of the high and mighty. Unfortunately, they also deepen prejudices and reinforce stereotypes

How the gavel falls

Kishore Singh: Shrinking degrees of separation

Geetanjali Krishna: Spirit of rebellion

An allergic reaction

Vikram Johri: Tagore on TV

The lack of quality programming on Indian TV has been a story discussed ad nauseum but little has changed over the years

Aditi Phadnis: The hot seat in Assam

Any guesses on who will be the chief minister of Assam after the Assembly elections in 2016?

Arabian nights

I met Sweetie, a Filipina housemaid, in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) on a dating app. Throughout the call, she kept hiding from her madam in the kitchen

Bestsellers in Hindi

Suman Bery: What India should do now

India stands to benefit from cheaper Chinese imports more than it loses through China's exports slowing

Mitali Saran: A mother's love

To pretend that parents don't have doubts, face negative feelings about their kids undermines the struggle they go through

Mataji and Pitaji

I don't refer to my brothers' wives as "bhabiji" at all. I call them by name. Mom and Pop have replaced Mataji and Pitaji

Decoding the truth behind Gujarat's Patidar agitation

As agriculture has become unattractive Patidars are seeking government jobs in cities