Exclusive! Manohar Parrikar on his plans for India's defence

'The armed forces have been given clear indication that they have to give priority to Make in India and indigenisation and dependence on foreign source should be reduced.' 'Almost Rs 90,000 crores......

Human trafficking: 'India must be more responsive'

A United States government report says India has the world's largest problem of human trafficking with hundreds of thousands of sex trafficking victims and millions of bonded laborers, including......

PM has assets worth Rs 3.96 crore

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is seeking re-election to the Rajya Sabha from Assam for the fourth consecutive term, has declared moveable and immovable assets to the tune of Rs 3.96 crore,......

Sonia Gandhi takes Rae Bareli by storm

Congress President Sonia Gandhi took her constituency by storm as she arrived here Tuesday to a resounding welcome, not witnessed in recent times in her family bastion.It was her first trip to her......

Lenders unlikely to clear Anil Agarwal's Vedanta spinoff in hurry

Indian lenders are unlikely to clear the vertical split of BSE-listed Vedanta Ltd in a hurry, considering that the demerger would reduce the fungibility of cash flows across businesses and increase......

Asset divestment needed to resolve Vedanta's debt crisis: Analysts

Analysts assert that Vedanta Group’s plan to demerge India-listed Vedanta Limited into six listed entities will not resolve the debt problem of its promoter entity, Vedanta Resources (VRL).......

Infra Brushstrokes For The Budget

7 key areas that the Budget must address to re-energise the infrastructure sector, suggests Vinayak Chatterjee. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The last few years have demonstrated a......

'Once this wave peaks out, we expect India's growth story to come back'

'While the country has been hit hard from a strong second wave of Covid, we believe the markets are willing to look through that.' Photograph: PTI Photo   In an interview with Ashley......