News for 'Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial Lecture'

'GM crops, only answer to food security'

'GM crops, only answer to food security'

Rediff.com11 Feb 2010

On the heels of the government indefinitely stalling commercial cultivation of Bt brinjal, Delhi University vice-chancellor Deepak Pental said transgenic crops is the only answer to achieve food security.

Gavaskar questions Dhoni's long break from game

Gavaskar questions Dhoni's long break from game

Rediff.com11 Jan 2020

Dhoni's future has been a subject of intense speculation since India's World Cup semifinal loss to New Zealand on July 9.

Go back to classrooms: Gavaskar on JNU protests

Go back to classrooms: Gavaskar on JNU protests

Rediff.com11 Jan 2020

Sunil Gavaskar believes in the idea of India which will enable the citizens to pull through this hour of crisis.

Ranji Trophy will remain poor cousin of IPL: Gavaskar

Ranji Trophy will remain poor cousin of IPL: Gavaskar

Rediff.com11 Jan 2020

A player now gets approximately 2.5 lakh per match in the Ranji Trophy but the amount is no match to the millions the IPL stars earn.

Will India See Return Of Two-Party Politics?

Will India See Return Of Two-Party Politics?

Rediff.com20 Jul 2023

If only the Congress could rebuild on its strengths and develop a modern enough ideology, we could again be moving towards a clearer two-party political landscape, asserts Shekhar Gupta.

VVS Laxman's Pataudi Lecture: Full Text

VVS Laxman's Pataudi Lecture: Full Text

Rediff.com13 Nov 2014

The full text of the speech delivered by VVS Laxman at the Pataudi Memorial Lecture in Kolkata.

'Hindutva forces have a grudge against Nehru since 1952 poll'

'Hindutva forces have a grudge against Nehru since 1952 poll'

Rediff.com25 Sep 2018

'In the first elections, Hindutva forces got only 6% of the votes and won only 10 seats.' 'It was a great defeat for them.' 'They have held that grouse against Nehru since then.'