HC asks Twitter to remove historian Truschke's tweets against Vikram Sampath

The Delhi high court on Thursday asked microblogging site Twitter to take down several tweets made by historian Audrey Truschke in which plagiarism allegations were made against author and......

Sumitra Mahajan, SPB, Tarun Gogoi among 118 given Padma awards

Renowned singer late S P Balasubrahmanyam, former Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan and late chief minister of Assam Tarun Gogoi were among the 118 prominent personalities who were given the Padma......

Won't be worthy heirs of Tagore if we don't reject communalism: Amartya Sen

Political parties sure have good reasons to pursue individual goals, but rejection of communalism ought to be a shared value without which "we shall not be worthy heirs of Tagore and Netaji", Nobel......

'Modi and Shah are more chatur than Gandhi'

'This is the first time a majority ruling government is nominating a Dalit for President.''So, the moral credibility definitely will go with the BJP, particularly Narendra Modi.' IMAGE: Kancha......

A nation of tax avoiders?

Exemptions, and the fact that farm income is outside the tax net, ensure that India’s tax-GDP ratio stays low. The view that Indians don’t pay their fair share of taxes resonates......

Economists in India: Endangered species?

The pipeline for well-qualified and experienced policy economists at senior levels of government has broken, leading to a growing dearth of suitable candidates for top economist positions, says......

Analysing flaws in the new GDP series

Reform of the GDP series should address how to measure the correct extent of activity in the black economy, notes Parthasarathi Shome. Image: Analysing the old and new GDP reveals......

Too much optimism on inflation targeting is misplaced

Is the recent agreement between the Government of India and the Reserve Bank of India to make inflation targeting the central bank's prime focus the way to go? Rediff.com will publish a series of......