Trump's Tariffs: Why India Needs To Be Strategic

In trade negotiations, as in chess, sometimes you need to accept a temporary disadvantage to secure a better long-term position, points out Sonal Varma, chief economist (India and Asia ex-Japan) at......

Spreading Love With Irani Chai

'Only a fool would put his life savings into a restaurant at 59... but I did.' IMAGE: Mansoor Showghi Yezdi. Photographs: Rediff Life begins at 59. It may sound unbelievable, but for Mansoor......

'Zero-For-Zero Tariff Is Best Medicine For India'

'No retaliatory tariffs now. You can retaliate after a few months. Today, there is no need to retaliate because it is a question of long term benefits.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi makes......

How 2 Women Spent 8 Months At Sea

What tasks they accomplished, how they stayed fit, what did they eat, whom did they meet, what they brought back... amazing stories from an epic voyage. IMAGE: Lieutenant Commanders Dilna K, left,......

'Tariffs To Have Adverse Impact On Near-Term Growth'

'The statistical confidence bands of the fan charts of the forecasts will provide a better sense of the potential variability of outcomes.' IMAGE: Employees work at a garment factory in Tiruppur......

India Inc turns to equity, bonds as cheaper bank loans remain elusive

Indian corporate are increasingly shifting away from bank funding towards alternative sources, such as equity and bond markets, as their deleveraged balance sheets have improved their ability to......

Will budget for agri research get a big boost this year?

Several leading scientists, academicians, and agriculturalists have called for raising government support for research and development to make Indian agriculture future-ready. Kindly note the......

'Govt Unsure How To Fire Economy Upwards'

'I am optimistic about the Budget because of the fiscal discipline the government has committed to.' IMAGE: A wholesale market in Guwahati on Budget Day. Photograph: ANI Photo The growth rate of......

Fadnavis Boosts Kangana's Confidence

Rasha is Azaad... Kriti in throwback mode... Saiee's day in London... Photograph: Kind courtesy Kangana Ranaut/Instagram A day before her film Emergency released in theatres, Kangana Ranaut......

Making Prabhas And Diljit Dance

'Diljit and Prabhas are so similar -- very humble, down-to-earth, extremely shy introverts and at the same time, extremely talented guys.' IMAGE: Pony Verma along with Diljit Dosanjh and Prabhas......

IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack Review: Gripping!!

IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack begins by asking why the hijack lasted seven days and ends in wondering if the good guys fought the bad ones hard enough, observes Sukanya Verma. On a late afternoon of......

'Hungry men are angry men. And in Bigg Boss, food is limited'

'I will be myself in the show,' Praneet Bhatt promises. Praneet Bhatt is best known for his Shakuni act in the recently-concluded epic saga Mahabharat. Now, he will be seen in the eighth......

The Kohli Effect: How One Cricketer Redefined Fitness in India

IMAGE: Virat Kohli's fitness obsession changed Indian cricket forever.All Photographs and videos: Kind courtesy Virat Kohli/Instagram   Virat Kohli's transformation from a talented youngster with......

'Unless Vaibhav Faces Success And Failure, He Won't Be A Great Player'

'He has to face both aspects of life to mature as a cricketer.' IMAGE: Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 14, is the youngest ever to hit a century in the IPL and overall in T20 cricket. Photograph: BCCI Manish......

Travel woes and halal food hunt plague Afghan cricketers

Afghanistan players turn chefs to overcome a ‘beefy' issue Photograph: Kind courtesy ACB/X For the Afghanistan cricketers, it was a meatball-sized problem to fork through! The......

'Same 50g': Olympic champ Higuchi consoles Vinesh Phogat

IMAGE: Japan's Rei Higuchi, the gold-medallist in men's 57kg freestyle event, was eliminated from the qualifiers of the Tokyo Olympics three years ago for being overweight by just 50gm.......

Olympics:Vinesh appeals to CAS against her elimination

IMAGE: Indian Olympic Association chief P T Usha meets with Vinesh Phogat at the polyclinic in the Olympic Games Village in Paris on Wednesday. Photograph: Kind courtesy IOA/X Vinesh Phogat......