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We did not boycott the polls, we stayed away: Omar Abdullah

The former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister on the National Conference’s political strategy and the issues before the State

Jogi-BSP alliance is a forced union: Chhattisgarh Congress chief Bhupesh Bhagel

Congress State president Bhupesh Bhagel speaks of the party’s electoral prospects.

Goods & Services Tax has reduced competition from unorganised sector: T.T. Jagannathan

Levy has helped add to our bottomline, says executive chairman of TTK Prestige

Supreme Court has been wanting in its duties on Ram temple case: VHP working president Alok Kumar

Mr. Kumar says that despite the significance and public impact of the issue, it has not been decided yet.

If the Opposition wants to go on a wild goose chase, so be it: Nirmala Sitharaman

The Defence Minister fields questions about a number of concerns that relate to the Rafale deal — ranging from pricing to due process

‘The winters of artificial intelligence are behind us’

What’s different now is the compute power and the data available, says the general manager of AI at Microsoft

‘Learn from highways to promote infra’

The key takeaway is that there was lot of focus, effort to tweak the PPP framework and make it more bankable, says the CRISIL MD & CEO

Dasara is an integral part of our identity, says Sudha Murty

The focus of philanthropy should be on education and health, says Infosys Foundation chairperson

Sharad Pawar gave an escape route to BJP: Tariq Anwar

A week after Tariq Anwar quit the NCP The Hindu speaks to him about his resignation and regrets in quitting the Congress. Excerpts.

People are in distress in Madhya Pradesh: Kamal Nath

M.P. Congress chief says they will ensure that BJP government is voted out.

‘Swachh Bharat has become a people’s movement’

It has brought about behavioural change, empowered women and broken caste barriers, says the Secretary to the Drinking Water and Sanitation Ministry

Decision-making can’t be influenced in listed companies: HPCL chairman

Ownership and management are treated at arm’s length, says HPCL CMD

‘Rising interest rates have led to liquidity crunch’

Banks with robust financials, strong liability franchise, control on asset quality will continue to do well

Back channel talks between NSAs should continue, says Nawaz Sharif’s advisor

“Both countries have missed so many opportunities... these missed opportunities further restrict space for engagement,” says Syed Tariq Fatemi.

‘India may require special courts to try cybercrime cases’

Criminal justice system has to keep pace with rapid changes

I’m proud that I could make a difference to chess in my country, says Viswanathan Anand

The five-time world chess champion remembers his highest and lowest moments

Our natural partners are countries like India, says Maldives former President Mohamed Nasheed

Indian diplomats are very smart, and we have learnt a fair bit from them, says exiled former Maldivian President

Stalin sees a bid to portray DMK as anti-God, anti-Hindu; terms it mischievous

The DMK president says he can only laugh at the suggestion that the BJP has grown in strength in the State

We see headwinds as positive, says Mercedes-Benz India CEO Roland Folger

Our focus has now increased to stay in contact with customers: Merc India CEO

‘India may require cyber courts for speedy trial’

Bhupesh Daheria, CEO, Aegis School of Data Science, speaks on the lack of implementation of Cybersecurity laws and the sectors vulnerable to cyber

Manto will never die, says Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Nawazuddin Siddiqui on playing diametrically opposite characters – Urdu writer Saadat Hasan Manto and Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray

‘Employee interests will be taken care of’

Staff have to be informed of benefits of the merger, says Vijaya Bank MD & CEO

In HR, there is no such thing as enough communication, says BoB MD

In current phase, there is need for more people to contribute to growth, he says

‘India’s challenge will be fighting non-communicable diseases,’ says Prathap C. Reddy

The Apollo Hospitals chairman on the growth of private health care, Jayalalithaa’s illness, and expectations from the Modi government

‘Chekka Chivantha Vaanam’ and beyond: Why Jyotika says 2018 is her ‘biggest year yet’

The actor opens up on her line-up of projects and why working with Mani Ratnam was special

Reservation should be extended to upper castes too: Ramdas Athawale

Union Minister makes a case for an additional quota for the economically backward among forward castes.

Reliance Infra eyeing order book worth ₹50,000 crore

Firm to focus on engineering, construction, says CEO

Police are asked by their politician bosses to speak nonsense: Girish Karnad

“Everything you see today has its roots in Emergency... we need not see it as a creation of the RSS alone, says the playwright of the present climate of violence,” the playwright-actor says.

Release of Rajiv Gandhi convicts: We would’ve had different line, says Mahinda Rajapaksa

The former Sri Lankan President says he is ready to put past ‘misunderstandings’ with India behind him, and could lead his party in the 2019 elections

Congress and NCP have come together to avoid division of votes, says Ashok Chavan

Maharashtra Congress chief says party is ready for tie-ups with BSP, SP and Shetkari Sangathan, but not with Shiv Sena, MNS or MIM.

2+2 must address concerns cropped up in India-U.S. ties: Bill Burns

Washington’s unease over India’s ties with Russia and Iran must not be underestimated, says former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State.

What the Centre has announced as initial aid is a good amount, says Pinarayi Vijayan

But the Central government should not say 'no' when other countries volunteer help during a disaster, says the Kerala Chief Minister

No evidence of radicalisation at Rohingya camps in Bangladesh, says UN official

UN’s Senior Humanitarian Coordinator Sumbul Rizvi warns of a humanitarian crisis ahead of cyclone season.

‘You cannot expect 8% GDP growth without having infrastructure’

Digitalisation, smart cities are areas of potential, says Siemens Ltd. MD and CEO

‘Land-use planning is key to preventing disasters’

As Kerala takes stock of the widespread destruction following the floods earlier this month, Dean of the School of Disaster Studies, Tata Institute of

We have neglected employment data for far too long: Pronab Sen

The former Chief Statistician on calculating GDP back series, on indicators of development, and the fall of the rupee