Lakhimpur violence condemnable, but what about...?: Sitharaman in US

The Lakhimpur Kheri violence, in which four farmers were killed, is “absolutely condemnable,” Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said, emphasising that there are issues of such......

Amartya Sen thanks Mamata for her support over land row

Nobel laureate Amartya Sen Monday thanked West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee for supporting him after his family was accused by the Visva Bharati of being in "illegal" possession of land on......

The only purpose note ban served

With GDP down by 2 per cent, and with 99 per cent of banned notes making their way back into the banking system, whom did demonetisation benefit? Rediff.com's Utkarsh Mishra explains. What was......

The politics of grievance

'A class antagonism of rich versus poor took the colouring of a communal confrontation,' says Sunil Sethi.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   A small and ugly riot broke out in the......

Modi should raise outsourcing issue with US: Bhagwati

Bhagwati reminded Modi that the US system was driven by lobby groups and India needed to voice its concern over the anti-outsourcing sentiment in the US Ahead of US President Barack Obama's visit......

Why Jaitley's 1st Budget is impressive on all counts

The Budget contains several measures to allay business concerns about the application of tax policies, notes Rajiv Lall. Most of the print media commentary that has so far appeared on the Budget......

Anti-Modi Amartya Sen says Gujarat has its merits

Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen, who has been critical of Narendra Modi's model of governance, has said there are lessons to be learnt even from Gujarat which had good business performance and......