It seems all roads lead to Delhi as chief minister Sheila Dikshit described it as “the most attractive city for youth seeking work across the country.”
The more than one percentage point fall in India’s wholesale prices-based inflation rate in April to 4.89% follows a similar trend in shop-end prices captured in the retail inflation data that was released a day ago.

The BJP seems to have transformed from the principal Opposition party to the party of perennial protest. By indulging in the politics of obstruction, the BJP is only highlighting its poverty of ideas.
New immigration policies will result in a loss of greater opportunities for the community of working class Indians.

There is an overriding and all-pervasive atmosphere of pessimism today. Even though it carries the risk of violence and chaos, a messy, decentralised and politically divided country could be the right catalyst for innovation.
Amish writes.
Now that Pawan Kumar Bansal has resigned as the railway minister, some in the Congress feel that he may also be denied the Lok Sabha seat from Chandigarh the next time.
As long as Indian society puts an onus on male dominance, we will constantly be at war with ourselves, writes Parvati Sharma.
If you look at the track record of some of the most successful companies across the world, there has been one common factor that has been at the centre of their growth story: their ability to adapt to change. Admittedly, change is never easy, but it is also a necessity, for growth, writes Anil Chanana.
Increased manufacturing output is always good news, but a fresh round of policy pushes is long overdue.

In its journey from page to screen, The Reluctant Fundamentalist is able to capture the several schisms that define our social and political lives, writes
Mira Nair.

The very act of being held was enough to make Pakistan’s general elections a historic event. The election brings in a government that could normalise ties with India.

The BJP leadership has erred very badly in not building up leaders in the south. So it will have to depend on capricious allies in the region,
Chanakya writes.
Congratulations to you and your party for the thumping victory in Karnataka, writes Indrajit Hazra in an open letter to Dharmaputra Man-mohan.
In view of recent events, job advertisements, particularly for government appointments, are on the threshold of a revolution. Manas Chakravarty gives a few examples of these ads in the future.

Businesses run by politicians’ relatives must be transparent and open to public scrutiny.