'(Upper caste) leaders talk against the Constitution, reservations and the nation and still get away.'
'Reluctance to go against temple rituals is understandable and the Hindu vote bank is extremely important at the ensuing elections.' 'But even the devout Hindus will not hold it against the government if the opportunity presented by the tragedy is utilised at least for a temporary ban.' 'Later, it may be too late as it might dawn on people that a hundred lives are not too much of a sacrifice to save a tradition,' says Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
One's dreams never end. If you don't dream, you don't exist. You need to dream to look forward to in life, Radha Daga, who went from a textile exporter to food entrepreneur at 60 years of age, shares her incredible journey with Shobha Warrier.
Sectors throw up a wishlist for the Finance Minister.
Boost to dairy sector will generate jobs
Outlining eight "pillars" for the future of India-China relations, President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday underlined the need for comprehensively resolving challenges including the boundary question through "political acumen" and "civilisational wisdom".
As rural demand tapers, companies are back at the drawing board, firming up plans to beat the unexpected slowdown in sales.
Harsh Roongta, Mahesh Padmanabhan, Anil Rego answer the most sought after questions on Budget Day.
Son of a Madurai farmer, Dr Vijayaragavan Vishwanathan has built a unique device for agriculture that can save water as well as electricity. Ironically, Vijay got support for his project from different international bodies but is still looking to get support from Indian government organisations when the product was specifically made for India.
Pakistan's prime minister is trying to use the unrest in Kashmir to save his government, says Ambassador G Parthasarathy, a former high commissioner to Islamabad.
Brokers like Vasudevan are struggling to keep themselves in tune with this super-informed, new-generation retail investor.
Indian economy about to take-off
Information technology, not manufacturing or infrastructure, should be the focus of the government while implementing initiatives such as Make in India and Start Up India.
Kalyani Khona is helping the disabled find love.
Silicon Valley can be replicated, but this will only be achieved so long as fresh talent is welcomed by both our countries - a move that will surely spark a billion ideas and discoveries.
'The mood in Beijing is already nervous and feverously watchful.' 'Developments in China will be scrutinised as intensely and nervously as the ones in Washington,' says Claude Smadja.
Partial dismantling of subsidies, movement towards a more transparent policy on natural resources and moves to make India more inviting for foreign investors, are some of Modi government's big achievements.
Naukri.com founder Sanjeev Bikchandani shares his inspiring journey from zero to the top and the lessons he learned along the way.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi didn't hold back on Wednesday when he launched a scathing attack on the Gandhi family and the Congress in Parliament during a debate on the motion of thanks for the president's address.
'Making the railways better is a different type of a challenge.'
Medha is an organisation created with the idea of bringing in better employment opportunities and life for educated youth.
United States Secretary of State John Kerry, heading a high-powered delegation of his cabinet colleagues and top military commanders, today left for India as part of his 10-day seven nation Asia trip.
For Motorola, there is one mega distributor, Flipkart.
Fashion pop-up stores are all the rage with emerging designers who don't have the resources for standalone showrooms
A raise in the I-T exemption limit has been sought by many.
This is the joint statement issued by the ministry of external affairs on the visit of US President Barack Obama to India.
'We use the word "historic" perhaps too much, but the prime minister's visit certainly was historic in so many ways.'
India has reached a significant milestone on Friday (November 28) by achieving Rs 100 lakh crore or 100 trillion market cap.
Have committed themselves to investing Rs 1,85,000 crore since last year.
Rajeev Chandrasekhar discusses five issues pivotal for the success of Digital India
'I was a very late child of my father. I was suddenly a little toy, who appeared from nowhere. Everybody experimented.' 'I don't know why I took up dancing. I think I wanted to find one more excuse to drop out from school.' Kamal Haasan gives us beautiful nuggets from his life.
Winners of the Stree Shakti Puruskars share their stories on how they are empowering women. Upasna Pandey/Rediff.com reports
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Can the leaky public distribution system, or PDS, deliver the subsidised grain to two-thirds of the population?
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Rohan Murty was speaking at the 50th anniversary symposium of the computer science department at Cornell University.
'The past year has yielded extraordinary results in the strategic, commercial, and people-to-people components of the India-United States partnership, US Ambassador to India Richard Rahul Verma tells Aziz Haniffa/Rediff.com in an exclusive interview.
Meet Sabriye Tenberken, a German woman who is changing lives in India.
'If Facebook were a country, it would be the third most populous one and the most connected.'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who recently completed one year in office, has, in an exclusive interview with Smita Prakash, editor, ANI, said the opposition alleging that his government is a "suit boot ki sarkar" is definitely better and more acceptable than being labelled a "suitcase" (ki sarkar), and satirically added, that after ruling for sixty years, the Congress has suddenly remembered the poor.
How will the return of a majority government at the Centre, the new India-US friendship and the Mangalyaan triumph change India?
Read the full transcript of President Obama's State of the Union address on Wednesday at the US Capitol in Washington.
