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Why Obama is critical of India in his book

He had come in search of jobs in America to rescue his presidency and India failed him in more ways than one, observes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan. IMAGE: Then US president Barack Obama toasts then......

Covid-19: With great power comes great responsibility

Cities are setting the rules that now carry life and death implications for their residents, and most of these rules are sought to be set by the municipal authorities who have never wielded such......

With nearly 20,000 COVID-19 cases, India's tally reaches over 5.28 lakh

With a record spike of nearly 20,000 cases in a day, India's COVID-19 tally mounted to 5,28,859 on Sunday and the death toll rose to 16,095, while Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh announced a......

Is Modi losing his touch?

'You can't make the poor rich overnight.''Nor can you fly millions in planes.' 'But remember that word: Empathy.''Who in the BJP is speaking in that language to these millions?''Someone putting an......

Getting ready for Covid-19

'Infectious disease is a given of humankind. There will always be another around the corner.'Rahul Jacob listens in. IMAGE: A municipal worker sprays disinfectant on a street, amid coronavirus......

Fate of India's smart cities hangs in balance

These cities are first finishing low-value projects — these are usually easier to complete — and the large-value one may still be on hold. To give an impetus to ‘Digital......

Google picks up 7.7% stake in Reliance for Rs 33,737cr

With this deal, Reliance has sold 32.84 per cent stake in Jio Platforms Ltd - the unit that houses India's youngest but largest telecom firm Jio Infocomm and apps, to 13 marquee firms for a total......

India's 1st smart city is all set to take off in a big way

'Initially, Gift City was just another real estate project, but all that changed with Modi moving to New Delhi,' notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay. In the last week of May, the National Company Law......

'You don't ask someone in ICU to start exercising from the next day'

'Today when people are fighting to get their salary, you are telling them you will privatise airports!' IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at the first of her five press conferences to......

Budget 2020 has both vision and action: PM Modi

Asserting that the Union Budget will accelerate the economic growth, financially empower every citizen and strengthen the foundation of the economy in the new decade, Prime Minister Narendra Modi......

The BEST Films of 2017

Check out which movies made Sreehari Nair's list. In 2017, as voices around me vouched for neatness, niceness, and decency, I longed for movies that attempted to de-demonise our preferred demons;......

The 10 WORST Films of 2017

Sreehari Nair wasn't impressed with Rangoon at all.But find out which film tops his list! There's no glory in having on this list a Laali Ki Shaadi Mein Laddoo Deewana or a Ranchi Diaries. These......

'Malala is the real deal'

'She is a genuine, real, person who wants to be with girls who are suffering the way she suffered.' The producers and director of He Named Me Malala speak to Aseem Chhabra/Rediff.com in New York.......

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