Will GST Simplify Tax Rules Or Prove To Be A Nightmare?
byThe Goods and Services Tax will benefit consumers and burden small businesses. Along the way, a single market may emerge.
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Cabin In The Woods
byA holiday in a log cabin is momentarily interrupted by the thought of looming Reality.
Captain Lakshmi: The First Indian Woman to Run For President
byThe first woman to run for president in India was a Communist, doctor and revolutionary.
Saving Nepal’s Ancient Water Spouts
byDhunge Dhara, the ancient system of water distribution in Kathmandu valley, is now a pipe dream. Can they be restored?
Why India Is the World’s Largest Spammer
byThe Prime Minister’s Office spams users with his messages. Does this explain why India is the world’s largest spamming nation?
The Indian Pariah Dog
byThe average street dog in India has a legacy as old as India itself. The INDog evolved from 15,000 years of Natural Selection.
The Great Fire Of London
byThe Great Fire of 1666 was the biggest blaze London had ever seen. Even today, there are many lessons to be learnt.
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan: The Non-Violent Soldier Of Peace
byThe greatest non-violent struggles against colonialism was led by Ghaffar Khan and his one hundred thousand followers.
The Kamasutra Codes And The Arab Scholar
byYou can stumble upon the Kama Sutra in unlikely places. A cryptography course could be one of them.
The Well Hung British Parliament
byThe losers are the winners and vice versa in Britain’s election – or so some would have you believe. Parliament hangs in the balance.
Indira Gandhi and Theresa May: Masters of Self-Sabotage
byBlinded by hubris, both Indira Gandhi and Theresa May suffered self-inflicted electoral defeats.
Inscription On A Rural Arbour
byIn 1791, a reader of Madras Courier had enough of noisy tourists entering his garden. He wrote this poem in protest.
Is Clean Water A Basic Human Right?
byNearly 76 million Indians live without access to safe water. Can India guarantee access to safe water as a human right?
ISRO: Globalisation In Outer Space
byThe story of space in India is one of globalisation, involving all of the world’s space powers.
Is Surveillance Helping Britain’s War On Terror?
byThe British surveillance state has been in the making for centuries. Now that it’s here, is it effective?