How much is Shashi Tharoor worth?

Shashi Tharoor, who is eyeing a fourth consecutive win from the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha seat, has declared assets of over Rs 55 crore in his nomination papers. IMAGE: Congress candidate......

PIX: President Murmu confers Bharat Ratna awards

President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday conferred Bharat Ratna on former prime ministers P V Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh, agriculture scientist M S Swaminathan and two-time former Bihar......

Abrahamic binary has outlived its utility

It is only the Indian approach of holding on to multiple realities and contradictory ideas simultaneously that is likely to deliver peace and progress.Binary logic is out of sync with reality,......

A 10-Point Wishlist For Modi's Third Term

If Modi wants to leave a real legacy, breaking India's strategic triangulation would be the real gift, notes Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish......

India moved fewer people to non-agri jobs than most neighbouring nations

India has managed to move a smaller share of its working-age population away from farm-related work than many of its neighbours. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri......

Sitharaman expects India to become a developed nation by 2047

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the government is close to reaching saturation in implementing social sector schemes designed to provide basic necessities to the poor. Image:......

10% fewer fresh formal jobs created in April-August

While the country's unemployment rate is falling, the quality of employment seems to have taken a hit. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The pace of formalisation slowed in the five months......

Share of salaried jobs declines in 12 states/UTs

The quality of employment has deteriorated in 12 of the 21 major states and Union Territories, as the proportion of workers in regular or salaried jobs declined between July 2022 and June 2023......

Kashmiri students arrested for celebrating India's World Cup defeat

IMAGE: India lost the World Cup final to Australia. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters Indian police arrested seven students in the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) region under anti-terror laws for......