'Nitish Kumar Is Amitabh Bachchan Of Bihar Politics'

'This election was won because of Nitish Kumar's face and his policies.' IMAGE: A poster of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar displayed outside the Janata Dal-United office in Patna. Photograph:......

How much is Shashi Tharoor worth?

Shashi Tharoor, who is eyeing a fourth consecutive win from the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha seat, has declared assets of over Rs 55 crore in his nomination papers. IMAGE: Congress candidate......

Taliban order all NGOs to stop employing women

The Taliban have announced they will close all national and foreign nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) employing women in Afghanistan. IMAGE: An Afghan woman walks past a beauty salon in Kabul,......

Kharge and Tharoor: Firm loyalist vs agent of change

Senior leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor, in the race for the post of Congress president, not only possess contrasting demeanour but have had an equally disparate political journey.......

Pradhan discusses LNG imports with US counterpart

Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan, who is in Washington, DC, discussed with the new US Energy Secretary Rick Perry the possibility of importing LNG from America and......

Digital transactions can be used to attain financial inclusion

A Fletcher School study shows the cost of cash is higher for the poor than the rich. All the functions that cash performs can be performed digitally via a cellphone or a card, economically and......

Maggi's trial by fire

The raging storm simply refuses to quell. Even after Nestlé has pulled back its stocks,  Brand Maggi finds itself flailing in a maelstrom. Sales have collapsed and stock prices have......

7 lessons on innovation from David Bowie

If 'innovation' were a person, he or she would have looked like David Bowie, says Bhaskar Chakravorti. Image: David Bowie performs during the Fashion Rocks concert at New York City's Radio......

The Top 11 English Films of 2014

From Boyhood to The Grand Budapest Hotel, we've seen some brilliant cinema this year. The year 2014 saw many exceptional films, some of which have already dominated the critics’ awards cycle.......

My Dada Sunil Gavaskar

To watch Dada standing on the steps of the airplane ladder with a glittering trophy in hand was exhilarating, recalls Hemant Kenkre. IMAGE: Sunil Gavaskar bats during the second Test against......

India's Caribbean challenge... to win more than one Test!

The challenge for Virat Kohli's team is not just winning the four-Test series, but winning it handsomely, says Rediff.com's Bikash Mohapatra. IMAGE: Indian Test Captain Virat Kohli and Coach Anil......