'It reminded me of the Ramayana, a story that runs in every Indian's blood.'
'The steady poverty reduction achieved over the last three decades could be largely reversed in this one financial year with hundreds of millions sliding below the red line,' warns Devangshu Datta.
In a landscape dominated by social media, everything begins to matter less for what it is than for how many likes or re-tweets it can generate.
To generate ample private sector interest, there is a need to introduce market-linked tariff rates.
President Ram Nath Kovind addressed the nation on the eve of India's 75th Independence Day. Here's the text of what he said:
Chefs in Mumbai are unleashing their creativity to woo gourmets with global vegetarian fare. Mini Ribeiro picks her 10 favourite restaurants.
Navil Noronha stepped out of the shadows to address the media for the first time during the company's recent IPO.
Sandeep Pandey salutes women who have contributed to social transformation in India after 1980.
In India the routine cruelty is at a more basic level - the state of our abattoirs, and the animal trauma caused there.
Steve Case's book is filled with insightful scenes that describe how the modern online industry was put together, notes Ajit Balakrishnan.
Arvind Kejriwal will monitor the work of various departments. Adarsh Shastri might also aid Kejriwal in this task. Somesh Jha reports
The numbers in India may not be as big but the opportunity for serious growth is all there.
'When you love someone, you have to love him, without looking at his past. Everyone has a past.'
There is a new energy in 2015 and a new breed of young, ambitious innovators and entrepreneurs who are coming up with creative solutions to many of India's problems, says Mallika Kapur.
It is domestic policy distortions and inaction to correct them that lie behind the large CADs.
Canadian model Azura Skye Vanderberg -- who is walking at Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2016 for the second time - talks to Tista Sengupta/Rediff.com about her beauty and fitness mantras.
Besides launching 50 products with a refreshed logo, Britannia to issue bonus debentures of Rs 720 crore
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'The feeling that you can go out for a coffee, that feeling of freedom would be nice.'
The 'Make in India' vision cannot survive in the long-term without concrete measures to build a concurrent 'Create in India' movement.
Reliance Retail follows Future Group in online foray
Rajesh Pillai ate burgers and drank aerated American drinks as if his life depended on it, says Kamal Haasan.
'One out of three phones sold in India is a Xiaomi phone.'
'Anything that is anti-growth is demonised because growth is the biggest religion.' 'Growth is synonymous with progress. In fact, it is the opposite.' 'Exponential growth is cancer.'
Be it consumer products, lifestyle or entertainment, spiritual gurus are stepping into business and are finding success
Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's address to the nation on the eve of 72nd Republic Day.
'Absolute non-violence is not only sinful, but immoral.' 'This doctrine of non-violence benumbed the revolutionary fervor, softened the limbs and hearts of the Hindus, and stiffened the bones of enemies.' A revealing excerpt from Vikram Sampath's Savarkar (Part 2): A Contested Legacy, 1924-1966.
'When I give advice to my Indian relatives they are shocked.' 'I tell them to eat butter again and eggs and all that stuff.' And eat only so much rice.' 'Instead of having three chapattis, have one.' A must-read interview!
Patricia Hewitt, chair, UK India Business Council and former UK minister, spoke on a number of government initiatives and investment sentiments.
The global snacking powerhouse, has roped in a brand ambassador for Perk.
T E Narasimhan/Business Standard reports from Chennai on how the Future group plans to shore up its small store network in the South.
'I don't like watching myself. I find my voice very irritating,' Disha Patani tells us.
The company is keen on creating 'a differentiated e-commerce model'.
As Venezuelans continue to flee the starvation, crime and the horrific inflation that continues to mark the worst crisis it has ever faced, Radha Biswas looks back at a devastated country she continues to love deeply.
The telecom sector is in the midst of another major shift as voice gives way to data.
Shreekant Sambrani is confident that today's adversity will make the country emerge even stronger
Vice President Hamid Ansari on Monday embarked on a five-day visit to Morocco and Tunisia as part of efforts to build on diplomatic gains from the India-Africa Summit and lay platform for a future partnership.
'Many tourists are keen to break the law and see the tribals. But what difference would it make? They are humans like us. We do not like intruders, neither do they. Very little of their homes is left, so we might as well let them be,' says Chintan Purohit.
Ajit Mishra, Vice President, Research, Religare Broking, answers readers's queries on stocks they own or want to buy.
India's majoritarian regime is now making a dangerously fast-paced move towards theocracy, like its western counterpart did a few decades ago, warns Mohammad Sajjad.
