'In some ways, India is already a Hindu rashtra'

'The way discrimination against Muslims has become almost normalised is very upsetting.' IMAGE: Residents of Jahangirpuri in New Delhi outside their homes after communal clashes broke out on April......

Padma Awards: Late Gen Rawat, Ghulam Nabi honoured

India's first Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, who died in a chopper crash last December, late Radheshyam Khemka, former chairman of Gita Press that publishes Hindu religious books, and......

10 AAP MLAs inducted into Punjab cabinet

Ten Aam Aadmi Party MLAs, including a woman, were inducted in the Bhagwant Mann-led Cabinet in Punjab in Chandigarh on Saturday. IMAGE: Governor of Punjab Banwarilal Purohit with Punjab CM......

Why Taiwan is not Ukraine

Brinkmanship in the Taiwan Strait will not only be a recipe for disaster to both China and Taiwan, but also to international peace and stability, warns Rup Narayan Das. IMAGE: A demonstrator holds......

How safe are India's electric scooters?

The government-appointed expert committee, which probes incidents of Ola Electric’s S1 Pro and Okinawa vehicles catching fires, has added the latest case of fire involving PureEV electric......

Unravelling what awaits us in 2022

As the industrial era wanes, the network era looms, notes Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   I woke up one day, the eve of the new year, with a nightmare: A vision......

'Demonetisation didn't impact even 0.001% of black money'

'In the total of black wealth, only 1% or less than 1% constitute cash.''So, even if cash is completely weaned out, it impacts only 1% of the black wealth.' Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters......

'Demonetisation cost India Rs 10 lakh crore'

'Those who should have been affected benefitted from demonetisation.''And the vast majority who should not have been affected lost out.''That is the ultimate result of demonetisation.' IMAGE: A......