Caste Is Missing In Prohibition Debates

The point made by sociologist M N Srinivas, that it represented a Sanskritic act that was linked to caste, is never raised in Indian debates and the disapproval of drink is almost universal, notes......

Rahul Gandhi booked in Assam hours after CM's direction to DGP

The Assam police on Tuesday sum motu registered a first information report (FIR) against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and other leaders for 'wanton acts of violence' on Tuesday, Chief Minister......

Pressure on Siddaramaiah to release Karnataka caste survey report

With the Bihar government releasing the findings of its caste survey, pressure seems to be mounting on the Karnataka government, especially within the ruling Congress, to make the state's......

Never successful: A history of no-confidence motions

As the Lok Sabha debates a no-confidence motion brought against the Narendra Modi government by the opposition, the 28th such motion to be admitted in the Lower House, data compiled by a think tank......

'This is a Ghajini government'

'The prime minister bought spectacles from Germany to see the eclipse, but he cannot see that an eclipse has fallen on the country.' Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters The Indian Youth Congress......

Banks likely to freeze accounts of shell firms

Government suspects that many of these bank accounts were used to launder money, especially after the demonetisation in November 2016. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The Prime......

Indians may benefit as US House scraps 7% country cap on Green Card

The bill, however, has to be passed by the Senate, wherein the Republicans enjoy a majority, before it can be signed into law by the US President Donald Trump.  The US House of......

MVPI: Sunil Narine Is Way Ahead!

Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of IPL 2024 after Game 37.   IMAGE: Kolkata Knight Riders' Sunil Narine in action during the IPL 2024 game......

IPL 2024: Sunil Narine Leads The MVP Race

Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of IPL 2024 after Game 31. IMAGE: Sunil Narine celebrates his century against the Rajasthan Royals at the Eden......

Ranji Trophy: TN down mighty Saurashtra to march into semis

A round-up of the Ranji Trophy quarter-final matches played on Sunday. Sai Kishore rules again as Tamil Nadu outlasts Saurashtra to enter semis IMAGE: Tamil Nadu players celebrate after defeating......

Ranji Trophy: Big boys Mumbai, K'taka, TN, Saurashtra eye semis berth

IMAGE: The stage is set for the quarterfinals of the ongoing Ranji Trophy season. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X After a month and half of topsy-turvy ride, eight teams have managed to steer......

Ranji: Saurashtra secure quarters berth; Vysakh, Srinivas power K'taka

IMAGE: Dharmendrasinh Jadeja bagged a five-wicket haul to power Saurashtra to a big win over Manipur. Photograph: Kind courtesy Dharmendrasinh Jadeja/Instagram Saurashtra's veteran left-arm......