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Opinion: Lessons For RBI In Silicon Valley Bank Crisis?
Let us stop this shameful travesty. In any fair society, it is unfair to ask the weakest to take the greatest risk and to bear the heaviest financial burden.
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Opinion: Cooperative Banks - Safe As Houses Or Dodgy As Casinos?
What happens in India to a depositor when a Cooperative Bank's numbers go deep into negative territory either because it has very large NPAs, or there is skulduggery, or acts of sheer incompetence- or a combination of all three?
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Blog: For Those That Question Rahul Gandhi's Missing M.A.
In the last couple of general elections, there has been a controversy about the educational qualifications and financial assets of Congress President Rahul Gandhi and Minister for Textiles Smriti Irani, who are due to face off for the second time in Amethi in a few weeks.
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The Countdown With Prannoy Roy: Religion, Caste Factor In UP Battle: Highlights
In today's episode of NDTV's 'The Countdown', Prannoy Roy, Shekhar Gupta, Dorab R Sopariwala and NDTV's Kamal Khan talk about the caste angle in Uttar Pradesh politics and how the ordinary voter casts her franchise along these lines.
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Opinion: India For Sale? What Karnataka Has Flagged For Us
The Karnataka episode is over - at least for the time being. We can blame the BJP, Governor Vajubhai Vala and B S Yeddyurappa. But that is not fair. Governors have been disgracing themselves for years - and with increasing frequency. We have been going down this slippery slope for at least the past 50 years where Governors are partisan, bend rules,...
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Opinion: Who Should Governor Call First? Take A Look
In a divided "hung" house, who should the President or the Governor offer the first opportunity to form a government?
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Opinion: In Gujarat, Just How Many Seats Will The BJP Win? Special Analysis
According to the average of exit polls, the BJP is likely to win 115 seats out of 182 seats. But how likely is this outcome?
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Blog: Inspecting The 'Good Idea' That Jaitley, Rahul Gandhi Agree On
Since leaders of the two largest parties in parliament are backing the same system which allows them to collect money, I thought it may be a good idea to look at it carefully.
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Opinion: Thanks, Supreme Court, For Saving Us From Disaster
We need first-rate judges - because they are the final word in a democracy. Many top-notch lawyers would be willing to accept judicial positions if they were better compensated than they are today.
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Opinion: Why Farmers Have Every Right to Feel Gypped
The latest brouhaha about land acquisition misses the main point. Why are the farmers up in arms? The 2013 Act/Ordinance is so progressive - it is good for the farmers and good for the government which must provide infrastructure.
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Opinion: A Bharat Ratna for Mahatma Gandhi?
Dorab Sopariwala writes on the great Padma Awards Tamasha.
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Opinion: Welcome to The World of Second Class Citizens
Thanks to its intervention, the government has accepted the Election Commission's recommendations that NRIs, who are also Indian citizens, be permitted to vote either through an e-ballot system or through proxy.
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Opinion: Lessons For RBI In Silicon Valley Bank Crisis?
Let us stop this shameful travesty. In any fair society, it is unfair to ask the weakest to take the greatest risk and to bear the heaviest financial burden.
-
Opinion: Cooperative Banks - Safe As Houses Or Dodgy As Casinos?
What happens in India to a depositor when a Cooperative Bank's numbers go deep into negative territory either because it has very large NPAs, or there is skulduggery, or acts of sheer incompetence- or a combination of all three?
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Blog: For Those That Question Rahul Gandhi's Missing M.A.
In the last couple of general elections, there has been a controversy about the educational qualifications and financial assets of Congress President Rahul Gandhi and Minister for Textiles Smriti Irani, who are due to face off for the second time in Amethi in a few weeks.
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The Countdown With Prannoy Roy: Religion, Caste Factor In UP Battle: Highlights
In today's episode of NDTV's 'The Countdown', Prannoy Roy, Shekhar Gupta, Dorab R Sopariwala and NDTV's Kamal Khan talk about the caste angle in Uttar Pradesh politics and how the ordinary voter casts her franchise along these lines.
-
Opinion: India For Sale? What Karnataka Has Flagged For Us
The Karnataka episode is over - at least for the time being. We can blame the BJP, Governor Vajubhai Vala and B S Yeddyurappa. But that is not fair. Governors have been disgracing themselves for years - and with increasing frequency. We have been going down this slippery slope for at least the past 50 years where Governors are partisan, bend rules,...
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Opinion: Who Should Governor Call First? Take A Look
In a divided "hung" house, who should the President or the Governor offer the first opportunity to form a government?
-
Opinion: In Gujarat, Just How Many Seats Will The BJP Win? Special Analysis
According to the average of exit polls, the BJP is likely to win 115 seats out of 182 seats. But how likely is this outcome?
-
Blog: Inspecting The 'Good Idea' That Jaitley, Rahul Gandhi Agree On
Since leaders of the two largest parties in parliament are backing the same system which allows them to collect money, I thought it may be a good idea to look at it carefully.
-
Opinion: Thanks, Supreme Court, For Saving Us From Disaster
We need first-rate judges - because they are the final word in a democracy. Many top-notch lawyers would be willing to accept judicial positions if they were better compensated than they are today.
-
Opinion: Why Farmers Have Every Right to Feel Gypped
The latest brouhaha about land acquisition misses the main point. Why are the farmers up in arms? The 2013 Act/Ordinance is so progressive - it is good for the farmers and good for the government which must provide infrastructure.
-
Opinion: A Bharat Ratna for Mahatma Gandhi?
Dorab Sopariwala writes on the great Padma Awards Tamasha.
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Opinion: Welcome to The World of Second Class Citizens
Thanks to its intervention, the government has accepted the Election Commission's recommendations that NRIs, who are also Indian citizens, be permitted to vote either through an e-ballot system or through proxy.
