India, A Miracle And A Wonder

'There are many things we need to work on.''At the heart of it is, one, the extent of inequality, which is not good for democracy and nation; two, a structural decline on how a country ought to......

BJP's Karnataka Rout: A Defeat Foretold

The rising pitch of road shows and long rallies with hectoring pitches seem to have exhausted and numbed the audiences, rather than motivating them to vote for the party, observes Shreekant......

How BRICS Is Expanded Is Crucial

With its political colour dominated by less than democratic trends, BRICS currently leaves some of us wondering -- where in this grouping is there an assurance that human freedom will be respected......

How Blood Donors India Saves Lives!

'Our network somehow saves 3,000 lives every year, but there's so much more to do, as every death due to shortage of blood is easily avoidable.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Vegasjon/Wikimedia......

India's growth story is over

You can make all the speeches you want, you cannot argue against 39 straight months of slowing, observes Aakar Patel. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses a post Budget press......

'A good chunk of 70 million small businesses will be shuttered'

'Several businesses like entertainment, hospitality, travel etc would never be the same again.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Subhash Garg, former Union finance and economic affairs......

Let India's telecom sector bloom

'All the three stakeholders will have to sacrifice their current position and find an amicable solution to the present predicament,' notes Himanshu Kapania.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

Modi2 must focus on the economy!

'If he were to ask me, I would tell Mr Modi that the real Congress legacy he has to undo is not Nehru's social and political philosophy -- which fits India perfectly -- but his daughter's economic......

How many times have India won the Asia Cup?

Rajneesh Gupta's fascinating insights about the Asia Cup. IMAGE: Mahendra Singh Dhoni celebrates India winning the 2010 Asia Cup after beating Sri Lanka in the final in Dambulla, June 24, 2010.......

China eyes excellence at Winter Olympics

China looks to Winter Olympics as chance for rare soft power win amid COVID, rights concerns IMAGE: Skater performance during the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games Commemorative Coin Issuing......

What a record India has against Pakistan in ICC events!

The win at Edgbaston was not the first time an Indian team had vanquished Pakistan in an ICC competition.Rajneesh Gupta surveys the landscape of India-Pakistan encounters in ICC contests. In the......

June 25, 1983: When 'Kapil's Devils' changed the image of Indian cricket

Haresh Pandya recounts one of the biggest upsets in One-day cricket Captain Kapil Dev holds aloft the trophy after India won the World Cup. Photograph: Dave Cannon/Allsport On June 25, 1983, India......