The Samajwadi Party and its crown prince, Akhilesh Yadav, have taken a lead in the Uttar Pradesh polls. Though they don't have a complete majority, the SP look all set to for the government in......
Tarun Jain of the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad says allowing legal immunity to bribe-givers motivates citizens to increasingly report bribe demands, in an interview with Faisal Kidwai.......
'Politicians make hundreds of promises, many of them false, to trap Muslims,' Abusaleh Shariff, member, Rajinder Sachar Committee, tells Rediff.com's Faisal Kidwai. "Many Muslims are illiterate......
There are two major impact of a "transfer raj".First, criteria other than merit often determine the assignments of bureaucrats to specific positions.So the most important positions may not always......
Corruption, Anna Hazare's campaign and lack of grassroot support haveled tothe party's downfall, say analysts.Faisal Kidwai reports from Lucknow In a result that could send shock waves across the......
Rediff.com's Senior Associate Editor (Business) Faisal Kidwai will discuss the impact of Reserve Bank of India's move not to cut repo rate, at 4.30pm IST today. With interest rates still high and......
People in rural India are spending more than those in urban areas, according to a study by Accenture, a multinational management consulting, technology services and oil company.There is no question......
People in rural India are spending more than those in urban areas, according to a study by Accenture, a multinational management consulting, technology services and oil company.There is no question......
External pressure rather than local economic conditions are behind the high current account deficit, says Rajesh Cheruvu, below, left, Chief Investment Officer, India, Royal Bank of......
One of the world's biggest banks has denied helping Iran hide billions of dollars in illegal transactions, reports Faisal KidwaiStandard Chartered on Tuesday denied it hid $250 billion in......