Why are Indian public-sector banks so vulnerable to fraud, asks SreejaniBhattacharrya The Indian banking system faces an unprecedented crisis. With a record build-up of bad loans, a near paralysis of lending by public sector banks (PSBs) and a major bailout underway by the government to recapitalize the weakest PSBs, the last thing the industry needed […]
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The Indian judiciary has come under unprecedented scrutiny for its secretive and capricious ways, says Arlene Mathew January 12th2018 marks a milestone in the history of the Indian judiciary. Four of the senior-most judges of the Supreme Court, namely Justices Jasti Chelameswar, Ranjan Gogoi, Kurian Joseph and Madan Lokur, decided to go public with their […]
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The Cauvery dispute has been brought to a resolution, but the underlying causes remain unaddressed, says Barnana Sarkar With a slight modification of the final award of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT), the Supreme Court has brought the curtain down on the longest-running quarrel over water in peninsular India. Its order marginally reduces Tamil […]
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At 36, Roger Federer is a player who’s stood the test of time, says Arlene Mathew As Roger Federer faced Marin Cilic in the finals of the Australian Open this January, many in the crowd seemed to sense there was history in the making. Despite a feisty and at times commanding performance by Cilic that […]
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Fans of the Irish rock band The Cranberries are in shock at the loss of one of their own, writes Arlene Mathew The sudden and unexplained death of Dolores O’Riordan, lead singer of the Irish band The Cranberries, has left her global fan base reeling from the news and caught in a torrent of emotions, […]
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Barnana H Sarkar reviews mood music for our times from Kolkata’s new rockers Most people listen to music, attend concerts, or even compose their own sound because music has that strange ability to take us outside ourselves, to help us momentarily forget everything else. Some musicians take it upon themselves to give their listener those […]
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Balan Nambiar’s six decades of artistic genius is on full display at the NGMA, writes Saiqua Sultan The exhibition themed “Sculpting in Time, Balan Nambiar and his six decades of engagement with Materiality” was inaugurated on February 4, 2018. Curated by his long-time friend Sadanand Menon, this retrospective exhibition encompasses Nambiar’s enormous repertoire. Nambiar’s drawings […]
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Actress Sridevi’s untimely death marks the end of an era, says Debanjali Kabiraj Hindi cinema’s first “female superstar” is no more. Legendary actress Sridevi passed away on 24th February 2018 in a drowning accident. She is known for her extraordinary performances in Chandni, Sadma, Mr. India and English Vinglish, and played pivotal and strong characters […]
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India’s performance in South Africa, though patchy at times, was a display of the depth of its talent, says Abhishek Sarkar Team India had huge expectations riding on its shoulders even before the players boarded the flight to South Africa. It was the first real test for Virat Kohli’s young team, which hadn’t lost a […]
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Bengaluru’s Vrishabhavati is dying of civic neglect, writes Shiny Kirupa Vrishabhavathi River, a tributary of the Cauvery, was once pure and pristine. Today it’s referred to as ‘mori’ or a drain by locals. The river, once a lifeline to thousands of people living on its banks, is now heavily polluted with industrial waste and Bengaluru’s […]
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