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'I dedicate my gold medal to the heroes who lost their lives in Pulwama'

'I dedicate my gold medal to the heroes who lost their lives in Pulwama'

Rediff.com20 Feb 2019

The 23-year-old Naib Subedar in the Indian Army said the Pulwama terror attack, which claimed the lives of 44 CRPF personnel, was on his mind through the tournament.

Asian boxing: Panghal continues golden run; Pooja best woman

Asian boxing: Panghal continues golden run; Pooja best woman

Rediff.com26 Apr 2019

Amit Panghal (52kg) picked up his second successive gold medal of the year

Doubts resurface over govt's jobs data, as EPFO cuts payroll numbers

Doubts resurface over govt's jobs data, as EPFO cuts payroll numbers

Rediff.com21 Aug 2018

The payroll data has been revised downwards for each of the nine months between September 2017 and May this year

Govt planning monthly payroll data in place of quarterly job surveys

Govt planning monthly payroll data in place of quarterly job surveys

Rediff.com29 Apr 2018

The Prime Minister's Office has decided to set up a panel, led by former chief statistician T C A Anant, to deliberate on whether the enterprise-level quarterly data, which is released by the labour bureau, should be discontinued.

Messi boost for Barcelona ahead of Celtic game

Messi boost for Barcelona ahead of Celtic game

Rediff.com21 Nov 2016

Lionel Messi returned to training on Monday after recovering from a stomach bug that caused him to miss Barcelona's goalless draw against Malaga on Saturday.

How effective is the bankruptcy code?

How effective is the bankruptcy code?

Rediff.com9 Aug 2018

Experts say that under the liquidation process, financial and operational creditors are less likely to recover the full-value of their dues, while employees may not get their full salaries.

Balakot strike can't be called a success

Balakot strike can't be called a success

Rediff.com15 Mar 2019

'If deterrence through India's conventional superiority is to be established now, then India will have to escalate to a point where its greater resources make the difference.' 'This is, to put it mildly, both difficult and dangerous and thus inadvisable,' points out Mihir S Sharma.

Why diabetics should eat more almonds

Why diabetics should eat more almonds

Rediff.com18 Nov 2018

Having 60 gm almonds a day helps maintain blood sugar levels and prevents cardio vascular diseases.

SAARC yatra: Jaishankar meets Pak's foreign secretary

SAARC yatra: Jaishankar meets Pak's foreign secretary

Rediff.com3 Mar 2015

Seven months after cancelling talks, Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar arrived in Islamabad on Tuesday.

Indian boxers to adopt higher weight category

Indian boxers to adopt higher weight category

Rediff.com7 Mar 2019

The change means that Panghal, an Asian Games gold-medallist in 49kg, will now have to move to 52kg, while Thapa and Kaushik will have to forego the 60kg division and move up to the newly-created 63kg. Thapa is a three-time Asian Championships medallist and a world bronze-medallist, while Kaushik won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games last year.

Shaktikanta Das's biggest challenge

Shaktikanta Das's biggest challenge

Rediff.com31 Jan 2019

The RBI governor has to convert the zero-sum game with the government from a non-cooperative one -- which his two predecessors had made it -- to a cooperative one, explains T C A Srinivasa Raghavan.

India attends peace conference on Afghanistan participated by Taliban

India attends peace conference on Afghanistan participated by Taliban

Rediff.com10 Nov 2018

Hours after the multi-lateral conference began in Moscow, India made it clear that its participation was in sync with its Afghan policy and asserted that attending the meeting was not talking to the Taliban at all.

Ayodhya will be a big BJP issue in 2019

Ayodhya will be a big BJP issue in 2019

Rediff.com17 Dec 2018

Elections are about exploiting emotions and not things like roti, kapda and makan, a very senior BJP politician tells T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.

Sudden dust storm hits Delhi, NCR; 40 flights diverted

Sudden dust storm hits Delhi, NCR; 40 flights diverted

Rediff.com13 May 2018

The sky turned cloudy around 4:30pm and gusty winds swept the national capital.

Why govt's employment data is not reliable

Why govt's employment data is not reliable

Rediff.com30 Oct 2018

Concerned with the continuous downward revision, the EPFO has since last month begun counting people quitting their previous jobs and joining a new one as an addition to the net payroll.

CBI fiasco: Opportunity to set the parrot free

CBI fiasco: Opportunity to set the parrot free

Rediff.com19 Nov 2018

'The CBI must become a creature of the Constitution,' argues T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.

RBI vs govt: What Modi should have done

RBI vs govt: What Modi should have done

Rediff.com16 Nov 2018

'All that Mr Modi needed to do was to call Urjit Patel over for a cup of tea and ask him nicely, and this fuss would never have happened.'

Sports Shorts: Bekele wins Berlin marathon

Sports Shorts: Bekele wins Berlin marathon

Rediff.com29 Sep 2019

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday.

How to end the govt-RBI rift

How to end the govt-RBI rift

Rediff.com15 Dec 2018

'Has the time come to devise Version 2 of ad hoc T-bills?' 'In return, the government must agree to privatise all but five or six banks.' 'If something like this is not done, we will have governments going on the rampage, with increasing frequency,' says T C A Srinivasa Raghavan.

Are voices of dissent in the BJP rising?

Are voices of dissent in the BJP rising?

Rediff.com26 Oct 2018

Even Subramanian Swamy, who says he is an ardent supporter of the prime minister, has been taking proxy pot shots at him.' 'At the ground level too, there is resentment from workers and local leaders who have perhaps not got whatever they may have wanted,' notes T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.

Asiad Boxing: Gritty Vikas, dominant Amit in semis; Sarjubala, Dheeraj ousted

Asiad Boxing: Gritty Vikas, dominant Amit in semis; Sarjubala, Dheeraj ousted

Rediff.com29 Aug 2018

The Haryana-boxer, one of only four Indians with a world championships medal to his credit, launched very few attacks but managed to connect just enough straights to get the judges' nod.

RBI-govt tussles are not new

RBI-govt tussles are not new

Rediff.com20 Nov 2018

T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan recalls a tussle between the government and RBI when Rajiv Gandhi was prime minister and how it was resolved.

JCO killed, civilian injured as Pak targets villages along LoC

JCO killed, civilian injured as Pak targets villages along LoC

Rediff.com19 Jul 2017

The Army is retaliating strongly and effectively, the spokesman said.

Army jawan, wife killed as Pak violates ceasefire along LoC in Poonch

Army jawan, wife killed as Pak violates ceasefire along LoC in Poonch

Rediff.com8 Jul 2017

The couple's three daughters were injured in the firing.

'If you feel something is correct in life, stand for it'

'If you feel something is correct in life, stand for it'

Rediff.com16 Apr 2019

'Go against society and people for that.' 'You don't have to be politically correct always.'

India's Governance Problem and how it can be solved

India's Governance Problem and how it can be solved

Rediff.com16 Aug 2018

'The Constitution must reflect the reality of mature states because otherwise it is the Centre that will become irrelevant,' says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.

Rafale deal is not crony capitalism

Rafale deal is not crony capitalism

Rediff.com19 Sep 2018

'When you ask one of the established industrialists to execute a large project it is exactly the same as your not asking your neighbourhood dhaba-owner to cater at your daughter's wedding dinner which will be attended by a thousand guests,' notes T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.

Would Vajpayee have approved of Modi-Shah's BJP?

Would Vajpayee have approved of Modi-Shah's BJP?

Rediff.com6 Sep 2018

'Vajpayee would not have approved either of the way the BJP now functions or of the thoughts that it entertains in its mind,' says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.

Don't contact aliens, warns Stephen Hawking

Don't contact aliens, warns Stephen Hawking

Rediff.com25 Sep 2016

Our first contact from an advanced civilization could be equivalent to when Native Americans first encountered Christopher Columbus and things "didn't turn out so well", Hawking said in a new online film.

Pak army giving 'artillery cover' to armed intruders: Indian Army

Pak army giving 'artillery cover' to armed intruders: Indian Army

Rediff.com8 Jun 2017

38 militants killed, 22 infiltration bids foiled along LoC in 2017, says Army.

'The danger of war has not passed'

'The danger of war has not passed'

Rediff.com14 Mar 2019

'It is a tense border and there are numerous elements that keep these tensions alive.' 'India is willing to militarily respond if provoked.'

If not Rahul, who can lead the Opposition?

If not Rahul, who can lead the Opposition?

Rediff.com14 Sep 2018

'It is entirely possible that Sonia Gandhi wants her son to be prime minister.' 'If so, it is game, set and match to the BJP,' says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.

Why BJP and Congress must merge

Why BJP and Congress must merge

Rediff.com20 Jul 2018

'The BJP and Congress are like those Bollywood lovers who are kept apart by their families where it is a generational problem of different values: The older ones think differently from the younger ones,' argues T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.

Did you know? Indian politics changes every 20 years!

Did you know? Indian politics changes every 20 years!

Rediff.com6 Mar 2014

Indian politics has been subject to a roughly 20-year cycle for the last 100 years, says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan

GDP breaks 5-quarter jinx; grows by 6.3% in Q2

GDP breaks 5-quarter jinx; grows by 6.3% in Q2

Rediff.com30 Nov 2017

The economic activities that registered growth of over 6 per cent in the second quarter are manufacturing, electricity, gas, water supply, other utility services and trade, hotels, transport and communication, and services related to broadcasting.

Civilian injured in Pak firing along LoC in Poonch

Civilian injured in Pak firing along LoC in Poonch

Rediff.com9 Sep 2017

The ceasefire violation coincides with Home Minister Rajnath Singh's four-day visit to the state.

The Problem with Modinomics

The Problem with Modinomics

Rediff.com17 May 2018

'In macroeconomic policy, timing is all, and by leaving things too late, Mr Modi may have made around 50 seats in the Lok Sabha highly vulnerable,' says T C A Srinivasa Raghavan.

What role will the RSS play in the 2019 poll?

What role will the RSS play in the 2019 poll?

Rediff.com25 Apr 2018

Many important RSS people believe the 2014 result was the consequence of Hindutva and not just Modi's outstanding oratory, says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.

Modi's WORST growth year; FY18 GDP may slip to 4-yr low

Modi's WORST growth year; FY18 GDP may slip to 4-yr low

Rediff.com5 Jan 2018

This is mainly due to GST impact on manufacturing and subdued farm output.

Allow Roy to go abroad, Sahara pleads to SC

Allow Roy to go abroad, Sahara pleads to SC

Rediff.com29 Oct 2013

Holding that it was playing 'hide and seek' and cannot be trusted any more, the apex court on Monday directed the Sahara Group to hand over title deeds of its properties worth Rs 20,000 crore to Securities and Exchange Board of India warning that failure to comply would mean Subrata Roy cannot leave India.