'There is no such thing as a Hindu. He is a political construct'

Girish Karnad, one of modern India's finest playwrights, has passed into the ages.  Among the first to tweet his condolences was Prime Minister Narendra Modi who said, 'Girish Karnad will......

'There is no such thing as a Hindu. He is a political construct'

'Certainly it is a fascinating election, even if he becomes prime minister. What is fascinating is how, suddenly -- with the feeling that Modi may win -- perfectly intelligent people with integrity......

Who will be South Bangalore's Biwi No 1?

Nandan Nilekani’s wife Rohini and Ananth Kumar’s wife Tejaswini add a new dimension to the tough electoral race for South Bangalore. Rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa joins the two on the......

What the PM told the editors at the meet

Full text of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's opening remarks at the interaction with newspaper editors: I think that there is a growing perception that this government is in siege, that we have not......

Founders fully committed to Infosys, it's all good: Sikka

Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka on Wednesday said the founders of India's second largest IT services firm Infosys still remain committed to the firm and the sold stock will be used for philanthropic......

Entire text of finance minister's Budget Speech

Budget 2010-11 provided considerable relief to income tax payers by raising the slabs at two levels but hiked the central excise duty on non-petroleum products across the board from 8 to 10 per......