Can Modi Achieve 'DMK mukt' Tamil Nadu?

'If he has not achieved a 'Congress mukt Bharat' even now, the question of his creating a 'DMK mukt Tamil Nadu' does not arise,' points out N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party Supremo......

BJP hopes to break new ground with Bharat Ratna awards

State awards often convey a message beyond the public contributions made by their recipients and the Modi government's pick of five of them, with three of four politicians in the list firmly......

'Today Is Worse Than British Times'

'Today, the BJP is using power in such a manner that they not only crush the Opposition, but even their own supporters can't rebel.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In the third and......

At mega Cong rally, Rahul promises nationwide caste census

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the OBCs, Dalits and tribals do not have enough representation in many sectors in the country and reiterated that a caste census will be conducted if......

'Like any great leader, Modi demands performance'

'We are making a transition from governance to campaign mode.''The speed of execution is picking up,' Union Minister Jayant Sinha tells Arindam Majumder and Nivedita Mookerji.Illustration: Dominic......

'Growth in last quarter dipped... but economy will recover'

‘Challenges will come but we will stay the course. No big step can be taken if one is afraid of criticism. We will not flinch from criticism,’ says Railways Minister Piyush Goyal. With......

German parliament to vote on Greece bailout

German parliament is set to vote for the second financial bailout for Greece amid signs of a new dispute within Chancellor Angela Merkel's centre-right coalition over whether the debt-laden nation......

Koehler signs euro zone rescue package into law

Germany's participation in a historic Euro750 billion (nearly $1 trillion) rescue package for the financially-troubled euro zone nations has been sealed with President Horst Koehler signing into......

Ozil quits German national side citing racism over Turkish heritage

'I have two hearts, one German and one Turkish' IMAGE: Germany's Mesut Ozil. Photograph: Michael Dalder/Reuters German soccer star Mesut Ozil said on Sunday he would no longer play for the......

German sports heroes under attack for evading taxe

German sports idols who moved abroad to escape the country's high tax rates were long immune to criticism because their contribution to Germany's renown around the world was seen as outweighing the......