'It is my love for the people of this country'

'I can't help it if people don't love the minorities, the Dalits and Adivasis; they are as much of this country as any other Indian.''If I love them, it does not mean I do not love my country.''It......

Gehlot allocates portfolios, retains home, finance

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday allocated portfolios to ministers of his expanded cabinet, retaining home and finance with him. Twelve new ministers were inducted and three......

Channi keeps 14 portfolios, Amarinder's ministers retain theirs

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Tuesday allocated portfolios to the new ministers, keeping 14 departments with himself and giving home affairs to deputy chief minister Sukhjinder......

Congress leader Oscar Fernandes passes away

Veteran Congress leader and former Union Minister Oscar Fernandes MP died at a private hospital in Mangaluru on Monday afternoon, family sources said. He was 80 and is survived by his wife and two......

How MSMEs can create 1 crore jobs in 5 years

'When a new superhero film releases, China creates figurines based on the film and puts them out in the market along with the film's release.''Does our domestic manufacturing sector been able to do......

What the Internet holds for India in 2018

Or, what will the Indian policy process allow it to be, says Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Our (India's) single-minded embrace of Digital reminds me of our single- minded......

India needs brain drain!

Enabling labour to become more globally mobile can produce higher remittances with powerful 'brain gain' dividends, say Rajat Gupta and Anu Madgavkar. The other side: Killed Indian-American......

Why Donald Trump's visa reforms are not all that bad

To the extent that body shopping is replaced by true offshoring, everyone is better off, says Ajay Shah. Many in India are dismayed at the restrictions upon work visas that are being brought in by......

Review: Tere Bin Laden: Dead or Alive has its goofy moments

But it's nowhere as fun as the 2010 comedy, writes Sukanya Verma. When Abhishek Sharma’s Tere Bin Laden came out in 2010, its wacky premise and fizzy humour, involving an Osama Bin Laden......

Review: Rashee is Priyanka's show all the way

You: How is What's Your Raashee? Me: Wrong question. You: How long? Me: Now you're talking. Mr Yogi, Mr Yogi, remember that catchy refrain we would wait to hear on our Doordarshan-friendly......

'Akshay's my favourite co-star'

Kareena Kapoor's looking like a million bucks in her upcoming film, Kambakkth Ishq, and she knows it. The actress, who plays a supermodel in the film, has a great chemistry with co-star Akshay......

Team India felicitated in London for WC win

It may have been a nightmarish tour on field but off the field, Indian cricketers had an evening to remember when they were felicitated by the Indo-British Parliamentarians Group for their historic......

Kapil wins Global Diversity Award for Sport 2011

India's first World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev has been chosen for the Global Diversity Award for Sports 2011 for his outstanding achievements in cricket and his recent induction into the ICC......

Spotted: Umpire Simon Taufel

Reader R Santhanam sent us this photograph. 'Hi, 'It was a surprise to see Simon Taufel at the ICC tournament in Singapore on the 6th of September. He welcomed every visitor for a photo......