NDA MP: 'The farmer is extremely furious'

'The farmer is furious because the MP government is trying to crush their agitation violently.''Such actions will have nation-wide repercussions.''Why this drama (MP Chief Minister Shivraj......

Why Amma's canteen must be replicated nationwide

Sanjeev Nayyar visits an Amma Unavagam in Chennai, and comes back impressed IMAGE: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa at one of the canteens. Photograph courtesy: Ammaunavagam.com In January......

The incredible women of Bharat

Sanjeev Nayyar travels across India from Barmer to Arunachal to Mahabalipuram, and comes back both humbled and impressed with the women he interacted with through his journey. These, are his......

'Absolutely brilliant response from the government to free our sailors'

‘There is no other safe way to bring the seafarers out (of Somalia), other than to negotiate and give the ransom...’ ‘See, the government of India cannot pay the ransom money.......

'The first priority is to ensure seamless customer service without any disruption'

'We created war rooms -- from an IT perspective and also a customer war room -- to address any challenges that come up.' Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters Kaizad Bharucha, deputy managing......

Meet India's Latest Billionaire

'It has taken us 15 years to get to where we are. It obviously doesn't happen overnight.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Amongst all the unicorns that listed last year and had......

Why are foreign banks marching out of retail banking?

Foreign banks set the template in consumer banking in its infancy, but have almost vacated this booming space. Raghu Mohan reports. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com On March 8, Axis Bank......

Banks process nearly 2 mn e-mandates for auto-payment

Nearly two million e-mandates for recurring payments have been registered with banks and card networks after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) made it mandatory from October 1 to take prior consent......

Cricket Buzz: Aus paceman Siddle retires from internationals

IMAGE: Peter Siddle made his Test debut in Mohali in 2008 and claimed India's Sachin Tendulkar as his maiden wicket. Photograph: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images Australia paceman Peter Siddle has......

BCCI invited to register as Nat sports federation

Sports Minister Ajay Maken on Tuesday sought to strike a cordial note with the Board of Control for Cricket in India by inviting it to register as a national sports federation (NSF) with the......