Modi invites G20 to witness 'festival of democracy' in 2024 polls

Asserting the ethos of Atithi Devo Bhava, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday invited G20 delegates to visit India during the 2024 general elections and witness the "festival of democracy" in......

India and China: What Lies Ahead

'The Chinese mindset and approach to India is far different from that in Pakistan.''This reality makes it possible for us to follow an engagement policy with one, while militating against......

Spectacular Shortlist for Best Astronomy Photos of the Year

The spectacular Milky Way over the picturesque Bavarian mountain, Herzogstand, the remarkable Horsehead Nebula and the Flame Nebula, a vast cloud of gas and dust where new stars are being born; the......

On strike, at play: The two faces of France

As football fans arrive to watch Euro 2016, France's trade unions have undertaken a series of strikes to provoke a make-or-break situation.Claude Arpi encounters both Gallic beauty and ugliness in......

US-China trade war: What India must do

'If we play our cards right, we may even benefit from the competition between the US and China as seen from increased investment from each of these countries into India.''The size of our market......

'Stay invested in the equity markets'

'If I had to highlight one area that will do well, it is the financial assets -- that is the private sector banks, insurance and mutual funds.'Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Christopher......

India's billionaires' success mantras

Vijay Shekhar Sharma, worth about 7,300 crores, is India's richest entrepreneur under 40 according to Hurun's India Rich List for 2016.Anil Rai Gupta, along with his brother Vinod, has been valued......

One will not make a lot of money by buying stocks and bonds: Marc Faber

'We have a bull market across asset classes. However, the value of paper money depreciates, as it has done for the past 30 years. Whatever central banks do now, asset prices will depreciate against......

Desi days on the Hollywood marquee

Rajan Zed and his fellow Hindu protestors are likely to be convinced that their campaign against Mike Myer's comedy The Love Guru had a karmic effect on the film's box-office performance. Jokes......

Cricket Buzz: NZ name spin quartet for Sri Lanka tour

IMAGE: New Zealand spinner Mitchell Santner (right) has been named in the Test squad after 18 months on the sideline. Photograph: ICC/File Mitchell Santner, who last played a Test in December......

Vietnam to host F1 race in Hanoi from 2020

The South-East Asian country is a growing market for sponsors such as brewer Heineken and will give the region four races on the calendar again after the departure of Malaysia last year. IMAGE:......