'When my father travelled 5,000 miles to build a new home in Ireland, I doubt he ever dreamed that his son would one day grow up to become its leader.' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com profiles Dr......
Rulers in New Delhi and their political aides in sensitive states like Tamil Nadu have to be doubly careful not to provoke a situation whose consequences may be much more than visible now to the......
Kerala's election discourse operates surreptitiously.Its explicit face focuses on important national and local issues. At the same time, it seeks to secure apt communal equations to ensure votes,......
Rajeev Chandrasekhar outlined his ideas to turn Thiruvananthapuram not only into a hub for higher education, but also a knowledge city, points out Ambassador T P Sreenivasan. IMAGE: Rajeev......
After agonizing over this for weeks, he made a decision.When they met after work one evening, he startled her by blurting out, 'I think we should break up.' A moving excerpt from Chitra Banerjee......
The finance ministry expects a broad-based moderation in inflationary pressures on the back of an anticipated reduction in food prices as a result of the uptick in summer sowing. Photograph: PTI......
'The focus needs to shift towards the ability to collect payments, particularly in tier-3 to tier-4 areas where acceptance is still lacking.' IMAGE: Cutlery vendor switches on Paytm at a roadside......
'Just the amount of work which is there just to become more and more successful in banking.''For this to happen you need to have leaders who understand technology.' Illustration: Dominic......
More than half a dozen private-sector banks are awaiting regulatory approval for the appointment of a second whole-time director on their boards. Photograph: Ajay Verma/Reuters In a notification......
As the fight for deposits intensifies, the cost of money will rise and the margin will be under further pressure, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com ......
Former tennis world number one Serena Williams and seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton have joined Martin Broughton's bid to buy Premier League club Chelsea, a source close to......