It is really heartening that at least one political party (CPI-M) has thought about opposing the UPA government’s latest move to allow corporate bigwigs to open banks. One must remember that, the global economic tsunami of 2008 could be withstood by our country owing to robust foundations in our banking policy, and a similar challenge in future also can be met, if they are allowed to remain stronger.  Wouldn’t the increase in the FDI cap in sectors like banking give the ...

Food is a basic necessity of mankind. Thus it is important to eat a healthy and balanced diet to lead a healthy lifestyle. However, of late, multinational fast-food chains have rapidly taken over most shopping malls and local markets. In a bid to cash in on the growing trend of Indians eating out, fast food chains such as McDonald’s India, Dominos Pizza, Pizza Hut, KFC and Yo! China are charting out plans to enter new Tier II and III markets, apart from penetrating deeper into existing ...

Yet another ghastly attack near the very nerve of India, the parliament, at the abode of justice. Like always, a series of allegations, political accusations, teetered assurances of strong actions, heated media debates, and then very soon people forget. Aam Admi wonders, will the real culprits of these heinous killings ever be brought to book? Moreover the timing of the attack is significant. At a time when the whole polity was facing the strong wave of people’s anger and discontent for...

In the article “Role of Muslims in the Freedom Movement” (Radiance, August 21-27, 2011) there are several grave inaccuracies.

The correct name of the great national leader Subhash Chander Bose was Subhash Chander Bose and not Jagdish Subhash Chander Bose and Habibur Rahman and not Abdur Rahman was one of the closest associates of Bose.

Poet Hali and Munshi Zakaullah – the great Urdu writer and Justice Syed Ameer Ali were staunch loyalists and how cou...