Yes, Indian Foreign Service has changed: Jaishankar replies to Rahul

In a sharp retort to Rahul Gandhi on his comments quoting unnamed European bureaucrats that the Indian Foreign Service has completely changed and become arrogant, External Affairs Minister S......

Why Ban Only Sedition Law?

There are laws that are as out of time and place today as the Rowlatt Act was a century ago, explains Aakar Patel. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The Supreme Court has put a stay on the......

PIX: Modi's day out in Lumbini on Buddha Purnima

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday arrived in Nepal for a brief visit to Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautam Buddha, and also hold comprehensive talks with his Nepalese counterpart Sher Bahadur......

Lanka 'probes' Indian media report on LTTE planning attack

Sri Lanka on Sunday said it is taking all further steps to strengthen the security of the country as it investigates the report published in Indian media that the banned Liberation Tigers of Tamil......

Weakening Rupee? How To Neutralise Impact

Having exposure to international funds and gold is a must for those who have foreign currency-denominated goals, suggests Sanjay Kumar Singh. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   If your......

Factors that will drive markets this week

Global trends, WPI inflation data for April and the ongoing quarterly earnings of corporates would be the major driving factors for the stock markets, analysts said. Illustration: Uttam......

10 stocks that FPIs bought and sold the most

The FPI holding in India’s top 100 companies, which are part of the Nifty 100 index, declined to 24.23 per cent on average at the end of March this year, from a high of 27.5 per cent at the......

This deal will see the single-biggest outflow of foreign capital from India

The much-talked-about sale of Ambuja Cement and ACC by Holcim Group will see the single-biggest outflow of foreign capital from the country if the two cement firms are acquired by Indian investors.......

Jhajharia becomes first Paralympian to receive Padma Bhushan

'To the youth, I will say work hard. One minute of work will not get you anything. I have worked hard for the past 20 years, 2002 was the first time I won a gold medal.'   IMAGE: Paralympian......