Get Ahead reader Sangeeta didn't realise how she spent an entire day on the banks of the Narmada at Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh.
'If governments choose to spend our money on cow meat detection kits or hugely expensive statues, it is also a form of corruption.' 'A betrayal of our hopes and aspirations,' says Amit Mehra.
The assessment of PMJDY should be done within the context of the programme.
energy is India's binding supply-side constraint for inclusive growth.
'There is much scope for ingenuity and inventiveness, and the stakes are very high.'
Under Sharma Axis Bank has also taken the lead in focusing on technology, which has now become core to almost every other lender's strategy.
Could Ambassador B S Prakash's nightmare turn real?
The 2016 Indian Premier League season brings with it an opportunity for both the old and new.
'If the government starts playing favourites, if the government acts in a manner which is not transparent, then natural resources which belong to not just you and me, but future generations, they fritter away. The anger against corruption, the anger against India's natural resources being looted is a consequence of the fact that within society there is a huge amount of turmoil and discontentment. Why should an Empowered Group Of Ministers or the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs decide the administered price of gas?' asks Paranjoy Guha Thakurta in this exclusive interview with Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt.
In the 38-page report, across 10 chapters, RIL explained how it entered the exploration and production business; the history of the New Exploration and Licensing Policy and the introduction of production-sharing contracts.
Around half of private hospitals and most of government hospitals in the country will have to close down in the next five years because of an acute shortage of nurses.
Can 2018 top its predecessor in Sporting Glory?
While the motives of the Bill are of course laudable, there is every likelihood that the consequences of its passage will be dire.
Wealth of the richest 62 people has risen 44% in the five years since 2010, while that of the bottom half fell by 41%
That is bad news for officials taking part in discussions at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings this week.
Rediff.com presents the gist of the speech delivered by Mr. Kailash Satyarthi on the Foundation Day of Rashtriya Swayam Sewak Sangh.
As people get rich, they end up losing the health advantage of food availability.
'This army has lost Pakistan's territory, ideology, financial and intellectual capital, ruined its institutions, democracy, the respect for its passport and, like it or not, reduced its status to a globally acknowledged university of jihad,' says Shekhar Gupta.
'If you just click sexy pictures, you are only going to have a bunch of perverts following you.' 'What do perverts buy? They don't even buy condoms.'
The city is waging a war against garbage, says Anjuli Bhargava.
The Congress, out of power in UP for 27 years is making a big pitch to bounce back, on a cocktail of caste politics and promises of agriculture debt waiver worth Rs 49,000 crore and power rate reduction for farmers hit by high input costs and diminishing returns., reports Amit Agnihotri.
The new generation offering looks better inside out, carries more equipment and drives better.
India's credit and banking are neither too big nor too small.
'Why has cows eating plastic become so important only before the Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh elections?'
The IPL has the potential to make cricketers among the best paid athletes in the world if you look at what they will earn per hour.change that.
The Survey projected growth rate of 7-7.75 per cent for 2016-17 with downside risks due to weak global economic scenario.
Aamir Khan speaks about his unusual trek in Indian cinema, why he didn't agree to play Sunil Dutt in Sanju, and more...
Amid Trump's expected action against employment visas, India's bellwether IT firms reveal they have been preparing for this eventuality for years.
Favourites Karnataka deservedly won their seventh Ranji Trophy title after beating a spirited Maharashtra side by seven wickets on the fifth and concluding day of the final match in Hyderabad.
There is much work to be done to design a good GST.
None of the top five start-ups launched by IITians - Flipkart, Zomato, Ola Cabs, Housing.com and Inmobi - were incubated at IITs
The Supreme Court has directed a series of actions to clean the Taj, including bringing in compressed natural gas (CNG) to replace dirty coal.
At 89th, India is the lowest-ranked among the BRICS.
Reasons include include dropping out of education, raising children and family pressure
Five Indian-Americans have been named among the 400 richest people in the US by Forbes, a list topped by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates for the 21st year in a row with a net worth of $81 billion.
Sin City 2 doesn't quite illicit the same response as the film film, says Paloma Sharma.
The new Audi TT is a fabulous coupe with much more comfortable ride quality and razor sharp handling.
'At the very end of his speech, he dealt with the 'small problems' of Indian workers. But these measures did not seem to satisfy those who had expected the prime minister to find solutions for their problems. That the prime minister generally focused on broad policy issues and not on matters of detail left them bewildered,' says Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
India has a long way to go to catch up with Thailand let alone the US.
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