32 parties supported one nation, one poll; 15 opposed it

The high-level committee on 'one nation, one election' approached 62 parties out which 47 responded -- 32 in support of holding elections simultaneously, 15 against it. IMAGE: Former President Ram......

Saluting P V Narasimha Rao For 1991!

It is thanks to the policy of liberalisation conceived by Manmohan Singh and enforced by P V Narasimha Rao that the Indian economy has now become the world's 5th largest economy by nominal GDP,......

MP suspensions halve strength of INDIA bloc in RS, reduce by one-third in LS

Opposition INDIA bloc lost almost half its strength in Rajya Sabha and one-third in Lok Sabha as 78 MPs in total were suspended on Monday for unruly behaviour and disregarding the directions of the......

Parliament breach: 6th accused held, had destroyed evidence

A sixth arrest has been made in the Parliament security breach case -- Mahesh Kumawat from Rajasthan's Nagaur who was allegedly in contact with the other accused for the last two years for hatching......

Nobel Prize in Economics awarded to Claudia Goldin

American economic historian and labour economist Claudia Goldin won the 2023 Nobel Economics Prize for her work examining wage inequality between men and women, the Royal Swedish Academy of......

How F C Kohli and TCS conquered the world

Shivanand Kanavi salutes the visionary IT leader F C Kohli who passed into the ages recently. IMAGE: Faqir Chand Kohli. All photographs: Kind courtesy Shivanand Kanavi   Part 1: The......

Indians' love for things foreign

Is this a virus more dangerous than Covid-19, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   How often have I seen a situation, for example, that of having to choose a......

'We need India-centric solutions, not Harvard-centric'

'The government is sincerely working on employment generation. Unfortunately, they are depending on these people from Harvard. Their wrong policies are killing jobs. The government......

Is the Modi Sarkar RATTLED by the Power of Cinema?

'What is being proposed today is completely draconian.'Payal Singh Mohanka on the I&B ministry's plan to amend the Cinematograph Act. All Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The year was......

Paris 2024's Wow Opening Ceremony Plan

Unlike earlier Olympic opening ceremonies, where artistic performances precede the athlete procession, Paris 2024 will commence with athletes gracefully floating down the Seine river. IMAGE: Paris......

Asian CL match called off after Saudis refuse to take to pitch due to...

IMAGE: Al Ittihad’s Asian Champions League match was called off after players refused to leave the dressing room . Photograph: Ahmed Yosri/Reuters Al-Ittihad's Asian Champions League......

Belarusian sprinter reaches Poland after defying order home

IMAGE: Belarusian Sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya meets Austrian State Secretary Magnus Brunner during a stop at Schwechat airport in Vienna, Austria on Tuesday. Photograph: Federal Chancellory......

Olympics: Belarus sprinter heads for Austria in fresh twist

Masked and wearing blue jeans, a blue blouse and sunglasses with "I RUN CLEAN" written on them, Tsimanouskaya had arrived in a police-escorted van at Narita airport east of the Japanese capital.......

How China's Tokyo run-up is stalled by coronavirus outbreak

IMAGE: Acrobats perform on the Olympics rings. Photograph: Paulo Whitaker/Reuters The outbreak of the coronavirus has disrupted China's preparations for the Tokyo Olympics, barring athletes......