The best currency note of the year... it's not India's

Prime Minister Narendra Modi may be nudging Indians towards a cashless economy, but everyone knows currency notes are never really going out go out of circulation. Among other aspects, the......

Why India's telecom secretary feels like a chess player

'I feel more like a chess player, thinking for long hours how to make the next move," Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan tells Surajeet Das Gupta.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com She says......

Growth at the heart of India's transformation agenda?

  India is in a unique position to turn the sustainability challenge into a growth opportunity, rues Rathin Roy India faces two sustainability challenges. First, environmental 'bads' -- air......

Budget numbers: Full of sound and fury

  In the Indian context, it is the gross primary deficit rather than the fiscal deficit that should be more in focus, rues Jaimini Bhagwati The homeless and unwashed sleep under flyovers and......

A Budget with sense and sensibility

The real challenge for the Budget lies in delivery, rues Parthasarathi Shome Reams have been written on the Union Budget extolling its proposals or damning them. As the discussion approaches an......

Olympics Volleyball: France crush Poland to win back-to-back golds

IMAGE: France are only the third country to win back-to-back golds in men's volleyball after the former Soviet Union and the United States. Photographs: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters France beat the......

Copa America: Messi frustrated but Argentina through

Argentina edge Chile 1-0 to seal quarter-final place IMAGE: Argentina's Lionel Messi in action with Chile's Victor Davila. Photograph: Agustin Marcarian/Reuters Argentina became the first......

Turning Point: MI Rues Gaikwad's Drop

IMAGE: Mumbai Indians wicket-keeper Quinton de Kock drops Ruturaj Gaikwad off Rahul Chahar's bowling. Photograph: BCCI   Ruturaj Gaikwad's blazing half-century was the difference as Chennai......

Cummins, Not Rohit, Will Lead My Team

IMAGE: Australia Captain Pat Cummins holds aloft the World Cup after beating India in the final in Ahmedabad on Sunday, November 19, 2023. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters   India will rue......

Yuvi rues not settling with any IPL team

IMAGE: Part of the victorious Mumbai Indians squad in the recently completed Indian Premier League, Yuvraj played in only four matches during the 2019 campaign. Photograph: Shirish Shete/PTI......