A lot of back-room games could unfold after the November elections. The Trump camp is already laying the ground

The country’s vast pool of skilled professionals in engineering, data science and software development puts it in a position to become a global AI hub

Though China’s growth has slowed in recent years, its dire consequences and impact on world economy are exaggerated

Need to integrate tech, people and processes

Tightrope walk. India needs to balance its political and economic interests in an geo-politically uncertain world

FMCG multinationals seem to be hurt more by sector-specific disruptions that they have failed to foresee, than any economy-wide distress

India with 300 days of sunshine each year, possesses vast solar energy potential. The National Institute of Energy estimated the country’s solar potential at 748 GW, assuming solar PV modules cover 3% of the geographical surface. Solar energy is expected to be the main driver pushing India closer to its renewable energy targets. Diving deep into the state-wise push towards solar energy. Rajasthan, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka are the leading States in India, both in terms of installed capacities and power generation, in the solar segment. Also, with respect to solar energy projects, Rajasthan and Gujarat lead in terms of the capacities added since FY22 and projects in pipeline

Green crackers are a step in the right solution. But they are not a complete solution

Germany’s overtures to India are significant on various counts — geo-politics, technology sharing, immigration and trade talks

While the closing messages from the Donald Trump camp were vitriolic, Kamala Harris was more composed

With the government holding the selling price of DAP at a fraction of production costs, producers depend on subsidies to make ends meet.

The Congress’ caste politics will only help the BJP, particularly at the national level

While citizens cast their votes, the actual selection of the president is determined by the Electoral College

The arbitrators who were previously assigned arbitration work are now being assigned conciliation work as well, albeit with a lower fee

Time limit for MFs to invest NFO funds not a good idea

Developed countries need to be held to account for climate finance actions. Besides, private finance and its debt burden pose difficulties

Stay informed, don’t share personal information

A household of five individuals does not need 25 kg of free grain per month. Instead, with the same level of food subsidy, pulses and oils can be introduced, where they don’t find a place in the PDS already

There must be lots of other top-class minds who were devoted to their hobbies but who never let them distract them as completely as Bibek Debroy did

Amidst the din on illegal migration, mass deportation and abortion, the Harris camp may have missed the economic angle

Renewable energy is a sector where there is strong alignment and co-operation between the Centre and the States. Public sector units and the private sector must now deliver

With a scramble for feedstock and the food-versus-fuel conflict, it needs impartial evaluation

Through interest subvention and guarantee cover for banks, PM-Vidyalaxmi should help create a more skilled workforce

ITo steer clear of sanctimonious newspaper stories all your life, and then be saddled with movies like Kadak Singh -- now there's a rotten bit of luck worth moaning about, sighs Sreehari Nair.

Wedding.con is a watchable show, if only to caution people about the latest scams, notes Deepa Gahlot.

Despite its flaws, you can watch Karmma Calling if you like the glitz and drama of the ultra-rich, notes Mohnish Singh.

Much better films about the explosive -- if often misdirected -- energy of the young have been made before than Dange, points out Deepa Gahlot.

Diljit Dosanjh's switch in singing style as he smoothly assumes Chamkila's vocal persona highlights the brilliance of his artistry, observes Sukanya Verma.

Vineeth Sreenivasan deserves applause for striving to blend the past with the present and revoking your memories, states Divya Nair.

The Kalki Universe might just take off, but it will still owe its gee-whizery to Hollywood movies, observes Deepa Gahlot.

If this were a French farce, nobody would have batted an eyelid if the father of the groom and mother of the bride fell in love and wanted to marry. But here, some crude comedy is generated with a dash of melodrama, feels Deepa Gahlot.

Through Manorathangal, M T Vasudevan Nair makes himself available to a whole new generation of uninitiated viewers, who can familiarise themselves with his rich body of work and hope to learn a thing or two about life in all its messy grandeur and flawed imperfections, notes Arjun Menon.

Call Me Bae: Unpretentious, easy-peasy entertainment that distracts from the ugliness of real life, vouches Mayur Sanap.

Angry Young Men gloats in Salim-Javed's well-known attributes yet never gains access into the process or passion behind one of Indian cinema's greatest chemistries at work, observes Sukanya Verma.

How can a film that has a character declare that secularism is an illness be taken seriously, asks Deepa Gahlot.

All in all, season 2 seems a tad better than season 1 in most departments, observes Namrata Thakker.

Kareena's sombre performance lingered on long after I had left the theatre, notes Sukanya Verma.

Bandaa Singh Chaudhary compromises on its hard realism to go after an easily digestible, mass, entertainer that ultimately undoes everything that the film had set out to say, sighs Mayur Sanap.

If Singham was a biryani, with all the flavours coming together seamlessly, Singham Again is a desi thaali, full of scrumptious dishes, but a tad in excess, discovers Sonil Dedhia who watched the film in New Zealand.

Singham Again is action heavy, so its appeal is limited to fans of the genre, observes Deepa Gahlot.

Host will look to put in a much better show against Jharkhand than it did against Chandigarh last week, where a wretched display led to a nine-wicket defeat

In calls with world leaders, Donald Trump showed he is true to his own self 

The divide between the real world and the strategy to be adopted in the healthy longevity initiative is too wide to be ignored