India's Discoveries Haven't Received Attention They Deserve

In the ancient world there is a great deal of give and take and reciprocal learning.India was an integral and important constituent of such interchanges of goods and ideas. A fascinating excerpt......

'Narasimha Rao was a prime minister with an open mind'

'Narasimha Rao asked me why China was doing so well in attracting foreign investments and I gave my frank opinion.''I told him that giving thrust to exports had to be a national effort.''But in......

Gen Naravane conferred honorary rank of 'General of Nepali Army'

Indian Army chief General M M Naravane was conferred the honorary rank of General of the Nepali Army by President Bidya Devi Bhandari at a special ceremony in Kathmandu on Thursday, a decades old......

Army Chief Gen Naravane meets Nepal counterpart

Indian Army Chief Gen. M M Naravane met his Nepalese counterpart Gen. Purna Chandra Thapa on Thursday and discussed measures to further bolster the existing bond of friendship and cooperation......

Will Govt BAN Cryptos?

As lobbying and counter-lobbying intensify, right now, it looks like a T20 match, discovers Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Is it a bird? Is it a plane? At a......

Auto Expo ends with over 70 launches

New participants included Chinese players such as Great Wall Motors and Haima Automobile along with Olectra. IMAGE: MG Motors Marvel X electric SUV is on display after it was unveiled at the India......

Is Zia Mody planning to retire?

'I'm an unbalanced human,' the founding partner of AZB, India's top law firm, tells Pavan Lall.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com "So, who have you signed on recently?" I ask of Zia Mody,......

India's largest trade fair starts under pall of anxiety

Post DeMo and GST, business outlook remain diminished among both buyers and sellers One year after demonetisation and more than four months after the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime was rolled......

Harmanpreet Kaur handed two-match suspension

IMAGE: The ban means the Indian skipper could miss a couple of Asian Games matches. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday handed a two-match suspension......

'My destiny was to write about the game'

'That has always been my ambition -- to take the reader behind the scenes, to the places he was not allowed to visit, but which I had the privilege of entering.'Haresh Pandya remembers Ted Corbett,......

PHOTOS: Saluting Paralympians and their undying spirit

Imagine an athlete running without legs, a table tennis player playing without his arms. While this may sound disbelieving, athletes at the ongoing Paralympic Games at Rio de Janeiro in Brazil show......

Weightlifting: Ahmed earns landmark podium for Egypt

IMAGE: Sara Ahmed of Egypt lifts during the Women's 69kg Group A weightlifting contest on Day 5 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Riocentro, Pavilion 2 in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday. Photograph:......

Sindhu, Prannoy, Praneeth enter quarter-finals of Macau Open

Two-time defending champion P V Sindhu took another step towards retaining her women's singles title by reaching the quarter-finals of the Macau Open Grand Prix Gold. Two-time bronze medallist at......