'Not counting caste is as political an act as counting it'

'The upper caste elite's belief that they are casteless is a belief that is available only to the upper castes. Because all the lower castes are reminded by society every day what their caste is.'......

29 key assembly seats in MP to watch for!

As Madhya Pradesh goes to polls, all eyes will be on 29 key assembly seats, out of the total 230, where the contest will be keenly watched. IMAGE: The incumbent, Chief Mnister Shivraj Singh......

'One minister threatened Shinde saheb'

'...that he was in talks with the SS-UBT and would return if his ministry was snatched away and given to one of the NCP ministers.' IMAGE: Eknath Shinde with rebel Shiv Sena MLAs at the Radisson......

'When we talk about safety, it falls on deaf ears'

'Because of the callous attitude of the railway administration, they don't take care of safety.' IMAGE: A passenger, who was injured in Odisha's Balasore train accident, arrives at Howrah railway......

Will this Budget pull India out of economic slump?

The actual expenditure will only be marginally higher and hence, the multiplier effect will be muted. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Economists have offered mixed views on the Budget with......

FM unveils education reforms, to set up National Testing Agency

Asserting that quality of education will energise the youth, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday unleashed measures to revamp the country’s education system, including setting up......

Next demonetisation blow: Higher electricity bills

A digital economy can only work with uninterrupted electricity supply. So, states now face the unpleasant task of telling their citizens that electricity rates need to be hiked. Subhomoy......

Why the Indian middle-class need to pay more tax

When the state is unable to provide adequately for the bottom half of the population, should it be giving tax benefits to the well-off? The focus of post-Budget discontent has been the proposal to......

V V S Laxman on the Magic of Cricket

'If fame, money and comfort are the only factors that drive us, then we are playing cricket for entirely the wrong reasons.' IMAGE: V V S Laxman celebrates his double century in the memorable Eden......