Did British sow Hindu-Muslim mistrust, as Bhagwat says?

70-plus years after Independence, 'Hindu India, metamorphosised as 'Hindutva India', is proving the British right -- and for all the wrong reasons.Mohan Bhagwat should have answers for the why of......

'Modi wants to hide the truth about caste census data'

'As soon as the BJP feels they are going to lose power, they will publish the caste census data of 2011 and conduct the caste census of 2021.'   In 2018, when the Narendra Damodardas Modi......

Tanhaji and the distortions of history

'Indian apathy towards our historical heritage is indeed amazing,' says military historian Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).   Against my firm resolve of never seeing a Hindi historical movie --......

Election to Vellore LS seat on Aug 5

The election to Vellore Lok Sabha constituency, which was countermanded due to excess use of money power, will now be held on August 5, the Election Commission announced on Thursday. It said the......

Anil Agarwal to delist group flagship Vedanta Resources from LSE

The company no longer sees the London listing as necessary to access capital and the deal will simplify Vedanta's corporate structure.  IMAGE: Anil Agarwal. Photograph: Rediff Archives Mining......

Royal Dutch Shell India unit to invest $1 billion

Anglo-Dutch oil giant Royal Dutch Shell's India unit plans to invest $1 billion in building a floating liquid gas (LNG) terminal off Andhra coast by 2014 as it bets big on gas retailing in the......

The magic mantra of Nestle

Nestle has been in India for a hundred years now. It began life in the country in 1912 as The Nestle Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company (Export) Limited, importing and selling finished products in......

HUL draws up plans to take on competitors

Stung by the sustained loss of market share to regional players, Hindustan Unilever, India's largest FMCG firm, is now drawing up district-wise distributionand pricing plans. Regional players have......

Jaya bats for Tamil film industry

When there is no burning issue, many political parties and politicians in Tamil Nadu take to professing their love for Tamil. What follows generally is putting the Tamil film industry in their......

Did R Ashwin criticise AIADMK chief Sasikala in tweet?

Ace Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is now in a wave of a storm for what appeared to be criticising the government of Tamil Nadu. Ashwin has however rubbished the media reports which claimed......