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Sai's Take: Cash makes the elections go round

'With the Election Commission wisening up to the practice, which strikes at the very root of electoral democracy, the practitioners of cash for votes have been getting more and more ingenious,'......

Sai's Take: When can Rediff interview you, Mr PM?

'What the interview with Modi told me was that now he is open to granting interviews.''And in this connection let me offer our credentials for being considered in this election season,' says......

'May Auroville serve as a beacon to the world'

'May it be the guardian which calls for breaking down narrow walls of the mind.''May it continue to invite everyone to celebrate the possibilities of humanity's one-ness.'Claude Arpi salutes 50......

China believes the best form of defence is attack

'How can a State, which claims to be a responsible power, unilaterally grab a "disputed" area to build a road on it?' asks Claude Arpi. After completing my first book on Tibet in the 1990s, I......

Is The Economist right about Modi and the Economy?

'If it is true that we are in a moment in time when the few economic advantages we hold are being lost, our focus must be on that rather than on finger-pointing,' says Aakar Patel.Illustration:......

The Budget: A Reality Check

Do the actual numbers bear out the claims made by the government or do they suggest something else? asks A K Bhattacharya. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Four weeks ago the Union......

Rana Kapoor: Banker gone Rogue

'The book captures Rana Kapoor's hunger for real estate leading to bungalows in Delhi, Mumbai, London and other cities; the multiple companies -- over 100 -- to fund his family's various ventures;......

Will the US see a double-dip recession?

The fact that the US recovery needs an elaborate defence suggests that things are far from certain. US consumers need to loosen their purse strings a bit more for demand to drive growth, point out......

What's wrong with the world economy?

While earlier it was China and other Asian economies that were contributing to a 'global savings glut', it seems Germany is now sitting on a mountain of savings, point out Abheek Barua &......

Why Android Lollipop takes the cake

5.0 reasons to love the latest update for Android, notes Nitin Sreedhar Unveiled in June this year at the Google I/O, Android Lollipop or L (5.0) has been finally rolled out for most major devices......

Are film critics 'retards'?

I was reading the other day that Aishwarya Rai, now busy being the 'pink' in the Pink Panther franchise's next episode, was feeling particularly lonely (She must be missing all those sycophants who......

The pack of wolves have got Dada, finally!

The wolves have tasted blood. Finally. After lurking around in the wild baying for the Bengal Tiger's blood, a pack of wolves has finally made him retreat to his den. Every time they kept hunting,......

Who really snubbed Jesse Owens?

Every four years, when the Summer Olympics hit the headlines, some media outlet or the other mentions the great Jesse Owens and his victories at the 1936 Berlin Games. Inevitably, the story of his......

Late wickets give India hope

Scorecard The third and final Test between India and South Africa is tantalisingly poised after the visitors picked two wickets late on Day 4, in Cape Town, on Friday. Chasing 211 for victory,......

India snatch slender lead

Scorecard Anil Kumble picked four wickets as South Africa were dismissed for 374 in their first innings at the end of Day 3 in the third Test in Cape Town on Thursday. Having scored 414 in the......

Dravid, Laxman prop India

ScorecardCareless cricket by India saw them end the second day of the second Test against Australia at 180 for 4 after a promising start of 66 runs from openers Akash Chopra and Virender......

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