Nitin A Gokhale, Co-founder, BharatShakti.in and long-time Rediff.com contributor, remembers a most unusual politician.
Online grocers like Bigbasket and localbanya witness surge in sales.
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'It was a big relief to get it out of the way. Now he can concentrate on future progress.'
Given that some reputed builders are also present in this segment and the cheap rates, does affordable housing make a good investment option?
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Consider these six things before going crazy on the big sale war between Flipkart, Amazon and Snapdeal!
Most of the companies are Chinese and surprisingly all are diversified banks.
Ferry Weertman of the Netherlands won the men's marathon swimming event off Rio's Copacabana Beach on Tuesday in a race so close that he did not realise he had won until a friend called from home to give him the good news.
The 104-storey building's opening marks an emotional milestone for the United States.
In the concluding article of a six-part series, Business Standard visits Ludhiana, one of the largest industrial towns in Punjab, to assess the effect of demonetisation.
We bring you a collection of some of the best photographs taken this week by ace Reuters photographers.
Unlike the LDF and NDA nominees who are at ground zero and campaigning hard every day, the Congress candidate's campaign is undertaken in absentia, dependent on an army of local and imported from the rest of Kerala Congresswomen and men.
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The DMK has Stalin and Stalin alone as the key campaigner. The rest of them all, including half-sister Kanimozhi, are tied down to their own constituencies while those like party treasurer and former minister S Duraimurugan, to those of their children's constituencies.
He is stemming migration to cities and ushering in social change in Uttarakhand.
'Its internal economic rot and corrupt political elite have made the resurgent supremacy of the military establishment more invincible,' says Sunil Sethi.
In a major embarrassment for Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, the country's most notorious drug lord, Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman, broke out of a high-security prison on Saturday night for the second time, escaping in a tunnel built right under his cell.
Arnab Dutta traces how Bira 91 is already among the top two in the premium segment in all the cities that it is present in today and how it is giving larger brands Kingfisher and Budweiser a run for their market share.
Dinesh Raheja salutes the legend's versatility in her heyday.
The San Antonio Spurs raised their championship banner then elevated their game when it mattered to edge the Dallas Mavericks 101-100 in a season-opening win on Tuesday.
Here's what the national capital needs to do to ensure the residents stop breathing toxic fumes.
India put up a dull performance among emerging economies this year.
'When they disappear -- and disappear they will -- they'll take with them some of the joyous vibrancy of our social fabric.' 'All we can do is enjoy them while they last,' says Geetanjali Krishna.
Irdai's push will make insurance cheaper for consumers and enable a consolidated view of all policies.
With his face covered in warpaint and his hair kept in place by a bandana in the Afghan flag colours, fast bowler Hamid Hassan has emerged as one of the cult figures of the World Cup.
Images from the World Cup Pool A match between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan in Dunedin on Sunday
Images from the World cup match between India and Pakistan at Adelaide.
In Delhi, the wholesale price is now Rs 48-52 a kg; the retail one is Rs 80 a kg.
Louisiana Governor Piyush 'Bobby' Jindal may not have been among the top 10 Republican presidential hopefuls at the first GOP primary debate in Cleveland, Ohio. But he sure did make a strong pitch for his candidature, ripping apart President Barack Obama and forcefully putting across his thoughts on contentious issues like immigration and foreign policy.
A serial protester, Pamma has been dubbed as India's "most outraged man, says Veena Sandhu
A series of blasts rocked Thailand, including two famous tourist spots popular with foreigners, within 12 hours, killing four persons and injuring several others.
'Do you think Indian voters are so immature that they can be impressed or won over by such freebies before the elections?' Election Commissioner Sunil Arora asks A K Bhattacharya.
The ancient Jordanian city and its immense faades were lost for almost 1,000 years!
Yet, Guddu Rangeela never quite soars, says Raja Sen.
In peace and at war, firms remain tethered to promoter families in a uniquely Indian way.
Ramzan food walk reveals Old Delhi's culinary tradition!
The popular DU kiosk is losing approximately Rs 2,000 per day, even though they still serve instant noodles
'For a working actor in Bollywood, it is nearly impossible to criticise its reigning deities.' 'Besides, due care ought to be taken when speaking of the dead too.'
Centuries from openers Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay and a fluent 98 from Ajinkya Rahane lifted India to 462 for six before rain washed out the final session of play on Day 3 of the one-off Test against Bangladesh in Fatullah, on Friday.
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