Important for Chinese President Xi Jinping will be Zhao's discussions on the issues of Tibet and the Dalai Lama and his assessment of the likely results of India's coming national elections, notes......
The perfunctory management of external affairs has left India's foreign policy establishment largely unprepared to manage the consequences of dramatic international developments, says Nitin Pai.......
'Should NOTA ever get the maximum number of votes (which makes it the 'winner'), then a re-election should be held and all the candidates should be disqualified.' Ajit Ranade is better known for......
It was a motley group of people a politician, an actor-athlete, newspaper editors, a chief economist of a corporate house and a professor of political science that had gathered in Mumbai to debate......
The Tamil Nadu government has asked people in Namakkal district, which has the largest poultrypopulation in the state, to be vigilant against the virulent bird flu disease, which has affected many......
'They want (the ownership and management of PSU banks) to pass into the hands of a private sector entity.''Ownership of these banks will go from the public sector to private sector.' IMAGE: Prime......
To propel demand, one should concentrate on indirect taxes and bring down the goods and services tax (GST) rates to a uniform 12 per cent as the Vijay Kelkar panel had recommended, said Ajit......
At a pre-Budget meeting, the FM was asked to ensure that NBFCs come out of the liquidity crisis they are facing with the help of RBI. They also spoke about the futility of trying to achieve a 3 per......
Concerned by GDP slowdown and unrealistic tax targets, the economists urged Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to implement long-term structural steps like land and labour reforms.Warning......
Double tax exemption on wages paid to women can encourage companies to hire, retain and compensate women better, argues Nitin Pai.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The single biggest policy......
Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com On Monday, April 24, 2023, Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar will be 50 years old. For those of us who first saw him stride onto a cricket field aged 16 back in......
IMAGE: Ajit Agarkar, left, with Zaheer Khan. Photograph: PTI. Former India pacer Ajit Agarkar has been appointed as the chairman of the selection committee for the senior and under-23 Mumbai......