'The upper caste elite's belief that they are casteless is a belief that is available only to the upper castes. Because all the lower castes are reminded by society every day what their caste is.'......
December 3, 2021 marks 50 years since the beginning of the 1971 War which ended in a decisive military victory for India and the liberation of Bangladesh.Most analysts of the 1971 War agree that......
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday released its manifesto for the Delhi assembly polls, promising wheat flour at Rs 2 per kg for the poor, cycles and scooties for girl students as well as an 10......
'Once accession to Pakistan appeared unlikely, the British instituted Operations Gulmarg and Datta Khel respectively to foil possible accession to India.'Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......
‘Last year we had drought and this year flood. How prepared are we to face that?’ IMAGE: A man cleans up his house after flood waters subsided in Chengannur district of Kerala.......
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......
The uncertainty created by the jump in COVID-19 infections and localised lockdowns prompted RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das and other members of the rating setting panel MPC to unanimously vote for......
For development finance institution to succeed now, the government must stand like a rock behind it and be patient. Anup Roy, Nikunj Ohri & Abhijit Lele report. Illustration: Dominic......
Under the watchful eyes of five wise men, who know the industry well, banks will not find it easy to hoodwink the system, says Tamal Bandyopadhyay. IMAGE: Kundapur Vaman Kamath, former ICICI CEO......
'Initially, Gift City was just another real estate project, but all that changed with Modi moving to New Delhi,' notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay. In the last week of May, the National Company Law......
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday IMAGE: Prajnesh Gunneswaran converted 5 of 16 break points against John Millman. Photograph: Mike Owen/Getty Images India's top......
Unlike some of India's top pistol shooters, Gagan Narang is not ‘deeply saddened’ but ready to embrace it IMAGE: Gagan Narang. Photograph: Facebook Olympic bronze-medallist Gagan......