The minimum income threshold for paying personal income tax may be raised, while exemptions for senior citizens are also expected
25 February 2016The latest survey found Mysuru had the least open defecation and the best solid waste management practices in the country
18 February 2016TRAI’s announcement has closed the doors on Facebook’s Free Basics, which was a means to provide free internet access to the poor who couldn’t afford data charges
11 February 2016It’s time Delhi’s Chief Minister gave up his strongman pretensions
08 February 2016Pregnant women are particularly vulnerable since the Zika virus can cause unborn babies severe brain damage. This has led to plenty of panic
04 February 2016The Bhumata Ranragini Brigade, headed by Trupti Desai, led the protest. As she was detained, she called it a “black day” for democracy
28 January 2016Tennis wasn’t a sport that in the popular imagination was associated with such cheating. That has now come into question
21 January 2016While Tamil Nadu is busy preparing for the sport, the Supreme Court has played the proverbial wet blanket by issuing a stay order on the Centre’s notification lifting the ban on it
14 January 2016A new study finds that being happy has no effect on the length of our lives
13 January 2016Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of two award-winning books on water: Water, Peace, and War and Water: Asia’s New Battleground
MJ Akbar is the author of, among several titles, Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. His latest book is Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns
TCA Raghavan is a former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and Singapore. His first book, Attendant Lords: Abdur Rahim and Bairam Khan: Courtiers and Poets in Mughal India, was awarded the Mohammad Habib Prize by the Indian History Congress. He is also the author of The People Next Door: The Curious History of India’s Relations with Pakistan and History Men: Jadunath Sarkar, G S Sardesai, Raghubir Sinh and Their Quest for India’s Past. His latest book is Circles of Freedom: Love, Friendship and Loyalty in the Indian National Struggle
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