'Climate Change Is The Main Villain'

'Since there is no photo-op, or quick fix solutions, politicians do not want to address climate change. It is very unfashionable.' IMAGE: Search and rescue operations underway in Wayanad.......

India's New Trilemma

...Kids, jobs, emigration, notes Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   "Aren't you kids going to have children?" I asked one of my nieces who had come for a one-week......

Taxing ultra-wealthy can boost GDP by 2.73%: Piketty-backed Study

India needs to impose a 2 percent tax on net wealth exceeding Rs 10 crore and a 33 percent inheritance tax to deal with the problem of rising inequality in the country, a new research paper......

Ex-bureaucrat who oversaw Article 370 abrogation picked as new EC

Former Indian Administrative Service officers Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu were on Thursday appointed as election commissioners, ahead of the announcement of the Lok Sabha polls.......

Krishna Chivukula Donates Rs 228 Crore To IIT-Madras

'His contribution not only elevates our institution but also serves as an inspiring example of how our alumni community continues to drive meaningful change.' IMAGE: Indian Institute of Technology......

Boost Consumption Of The Poorest 80 Crores And Not The Richest Eight Crores

There are reports that the government will soon cut income taxes by about Rs 50,000 crore to boost consumption.Prime Minister Modi, I suggest that, instead, you distribute about one lakh crore......

Over 85% Billionaires Are Upper Castes

While other backward classes had a share of 9 per cent, there were no scheduled tribe billionaires. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   Caste shows, even in riches. More than 85 per cent......

Have You Heard Of Crotonville?

The top-notch faculty at Crotonville, including Noel Tichy, Ram Charan, Vijay Govindarajan, along with GE's top leaders Jack Welch, Gary Reiner, Bill Conaty, Jeffrey Immelt and Susan Peters,......

Quiz: How Well Do You Know Farhan Akhtar?

Writer, director, actor, singer, producer, Farhan Akhtar dons many, MANY hats and makes the world, well Hindi cinema for sure, a cooler place. Three cheers to his multiple talents with Sukanya......

Life Of Pi Comes Alive Again

IMAGE: Jonathan David Martin poses with the tiger puppet at the Broadway opening night of Life Of Pi at The Schoenfeld Theatre, in New York, March 30, 2023. Photograph: Michael Loccisano/Getty......

Why Shooting Rani's Next Was Challenging

'Rani made it very clear when she signed the film that she would shoot only during her daughter's summer vacation so as not to disturb her role as a real life mother.' IMAGE: Rani Mukerji in Mrs......