Paris is a place brimming with history, irony and a bit of discontent.
'I feel more like a chess player, thinking for long hours how to make the next move," Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan tells Surajeet Das Gupta.
'Power is always transitory, and you should be the same person whether you have it or not,' the head of the number one law firm in India tells Pavan Lall.
Taking exception to Health Minister Harsh Vardhan not mentioning the death of healthcare workers due to Covid-19 in his statement in Parliament, the Indian Medical Association has published a list of 382 doctors who died due to the viral disease and demanded that they be treated as "martyrs".
The BRICS summit offers Modi an excellent platform to reach out to world leaders and conduct diplomacy on the very ticklish issue of reform of the world governance structure, and to exchange notes with his peers on international, regional and bilateral issues on the margins of the meeting, says Rup Narayan Das.
Bankers say it's a question of survival for debt-heavy companies.
Jayapur, with a population of a little over 4,200, was like most other villages before Prime Minister Narendra Modi adopted it on November 7.
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Benchmark share indices ended lower on profit taking after they touched record highs in the previous session.
The spectacular Milky Way over the picturesque Bavarian mountain, Herzogstand, the remarkable Horsehead Nebula and the Flame Nebula, a vast cloud of gas and dust where new stars are being born; the Royal Observatory's Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2019 has once more received thousands of outstanding images. The competition, which is run by the Royal Observatory Greenwich, sponsored by Insight Investment and in association with BBC Sky at Night Magazine, is now in its eleventh year and has broken the record number of entries once more, receiving over 4,600 entries from enthusiastic amateurs and professional photographers, taken from 90 countries across the globe. The winners will be announced on September 12, and an exhibition of the winning images from the past years of the contest will be on show at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich from September 13.
It will take months if not years before flood-ravaged Srinagar is restored to its pristine glory.
So unless you are convinced of getting your market timing absolutely bang on everytime, opting for SIPs is more realistic from a logistical and psychological standpoint, says Larissa Fernand
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
DLF has launched a mega discount sale of its properties.
Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world last week, in 13 images.
Rajinikanth's personal trait can become a political issue if he enters politics and could get translated as sympathy if not support for the BJP, which can cut both ways, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
Smaller cities like Pune and Noida score better than 'Vibrant' Gujarat's Ahmedabad.
Rediff.com presents a selection of the year's most enduring moments year from around the world
Experts say the treaty needs a review to address the ongoing and the likely impact of climate change on river-flow
'If your paper writes something you don't agree with, will you criticise it?' Nitin Gadkari asks Aditi Phadnis when quizzed about demonetisation.
Chennai Super Kings' head coach Stephen Fleming says Harbhajan Singh's two wickets off successive balls tilted the scales in favour of Mumbai Indians.
With a plunge in steel prices, ship owners are getting about $3.6 million less for the 25,000 tonnes of recoverable metal.
As his personal wealth started booming, Mallya went on a buying spree.
Rediff.com columnist Yoginder Sikand recounts his near-death experience during a recent trip to Tabo, a small town on the banks of the Spiti river in Himachal Pradesh.
Rabindranath Tagore's ancestral home in Shahzadpur holds not only historical value but the potential to provide for the region's educational needs.
The exchange moved through many ups and downs through the years.
Reviving stranded gas-based power plants and substituting diesel usage is a clear near-term opportunity.
PM Modi's China visit may strengthen ties between both the countries.
What are you doing this Halloween? Here's our list of the top 6 spookiest parties for a 'freaky' good time.
'People don't want to watch a screaming channel if given a decent alternative.'
The fire broke out shortly after midnight on the third floor of the four-storeyed building on Senapati Bapat Marg, a commercial hub of the city, a civic official said.
The United Kingdom has voted by 51.9 per cent to 48.1 per cent to leave the European Union after 43 years in an historic referendum.
India has undermined its own credibility.
Despite difficult working conditions, Indians are still seeking jobs in Gulf countries
Milind Deora, minister of state for communication and information technology and shipping, is one of the Congress' young guns under Rahul Gandhi. He tells Kavita Chowdhury that the core problem for the United Progressive Alliance in its second term has been its inability to communicate effectively. Edited excerpts:
'I am sure the BJP can find a highly educated, respected, non-controversial party man from the North East to be elected India's vice-president,' says Sudhir Bisht.
Over Lebanese delicacies, the daughter of billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla talks money, relationships, her passions and how she outpaced her peers.
A policy-related problem that urgently needs to be redressed is the 'miniaturisation' of projects.
Lakshmi Sharath loses herself in the narrow lanes of a magical city.
It's time the government accepts that Digital India is too distant.
In commercial real estate, leasing of office space was higher although the activities were subdued in retail segment.
