Govt announces post-retirement jobs for Agniveers as protests erupt

The government on Wednesday announced a raft of post-retirement employment possibilities for 'Agniveer' like priority in recruitment to the central paramilitary forces but protests erupted in Bihar......

BJP woos Manipur with free scooters for girls, Rs 100-cr start-up fund

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday released its manifesto for the assembly elections in Manipur, promising two-wheelers to meritorious female college students, increasing the monthly pension......

Opposed to 'unilateral actions' on Kashmir: China after Xi-Imran meet

China on Sunday pledged closer cooperation with Pakistan under the USD 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor investment programme and called for resolving the Kashmir issue properly and......

'When Modi chants Ram, Ram, the youth chant kaam kaam'

'Who are these people on the streets?''They are youth and students who were hoodwinked, bluffed by Modi for the last seven years, with a promise of 2 crore jobs every year.''And Mamata sings the......

India's quest for skills

Ajit Balakrishnan on how Indian society and the polity need to be carried along.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com. A couple of years ago, in a moment of heroic idealism, I volunteered to......

To maintain growth, India must focus on innovation

The creative productivity index prepared by the Economist Intelligence Unit on behalf of the Asian Development Bank is intellectually distinctive in two ways. First, it is focused. It does not look......

Indian investments in Indonesia to be $26-31 bn: Sharma

Having invested close to $15 billion in Indonesia, Indian firms have lined up further $15-16 billion investments for the South East Asian nation and the two countries have agreed to cooperate in......

PM arrives in Germany; will seek greater biz ties

 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in Berlin on a three-day visit seeking greater business ties with Germany as India takes steps to boost domestic investments and attract foreign......

Review: Sona Spa is no Inception

Sona Spa makes for one confused piece of work, leaving one’s cinematic sensibilities feeling similarly, writes Preeti Arora.Makarand Deshpande’s personal and professional lives are......