TEXT: President Patil's last address to Parliament

President Pratibha Patil on Monday addressed Parliament for the last time as President when she flagged off the Budget session. Here's the text of her speechHonourable Members I welcome you to this......

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President's address to the Parliament

Following is the trascriptof President Pratibha Patil's address to the joint sittingof Parliament on Thursday.Honourable Members, I convey my good wishes to you and to all our people. On behalf of......

The text of President Kalam's speech

The text of President A P J Abdul Kalam's address to the joint sitting of Parliament:Honourable Members,I am delighted to address the first session of both Houses of Parliament after the elections......

On RBI, let the public know who stands where

If indeed the issues involved between the government and RBI are of immense public interest, why not make public the arguments of both the government and the RBI, irrespective of the outcome of the......

Buying life insurance? Please read this

Agents often influence customers into buying new products every year instead of continuing with their existing policies, says Priyadarshini Maji.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com A working......

Raghuram Rajan's mantras for growth

Be it escaping the I-T sleuths or securing finance from a bank and not repaying it, Indian businessmen has a way of finding solutions to everything through quick fixes or ‘jugaads’. In......

Who determines the price -- market or regulator?

The govt needs to decide whether it wants a regulator to exercise pricing controlsA Supreme Court order last week ruled that the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board did not have pricing......