Efforts are on to remove AFSPA totally from north-east: Modi in Assam

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said efforts are on to remove AFSPA completely from the northeast region. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma......

Why Every Indian Must Use the RTI Act

'Sometimes we succeed, sometimes we don't.''But you can use the RTI to improve the future.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com On June 15, 2005, the Government of India enacted the Right To......

Don't mock India's scientific past!

It is important to approach the belief of people in ancient India's achievements with a sense of proportion, balance and empathy, argues B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.Illustration:......

Hyderabad rape-murder sparks nationwide protests

The rape and murder of a young veterinary doctor in Hyderabad has sparked anger, spotlighting women's safety in yet another Indian city. For a second consecutive day, protests continued in in......

How Keki Gharda stunned the MNC giants

Once upon a time he used to bite pens. Now he fidgets with a knife in a cramped office lined up to the ceiling with books that range from Game Theory to the history of the Roman Empire to polymer......