'The heat shield technology for re-entry vehicles was first mastered in DRDO for the Agni missile.''This is why the Americans were so opposed to Agni in the 1980s, unlike other missiles -- it was a......
For nearly two decades, Nitish Kumar has cultivated women as a distinct constituency.'To create a broader vote base, he thought it would be better to bring women to electoral politics.' IMAGE:......
'Bihar's voters' electoral memory is long, and their evaluations are relational -- like, who came to the village, who followed up, who resolved a problem.' IMAGE: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar......
Kindly note that this illustration generated using Microsoft Copilot has only been posted for representational purposes. The Union ministry of education has set up an eleven-member panel to......
On his 200th birth anniversary, Utkarsh Mishra/Rediff traces the life, thought, and legacy of Dadabhai Naoroji, the Grand Old Man of India. IMAGE: Dadabhai Naoroji. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons......
'Instead of one or two families controlling 10% to 15% of GDP, it has to be broad based. Then, the resilience of the economy also will be higher.''Then, if something happens to one business, it......
The best way for India to prepare is by preserving and strengthening the RBI's hard-won credibility, point out Rajeswari Sengupta and Vaishali Garga. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Next......
'This is an area where good lending can happen, and that is one of the priorities for the next quarter.' Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) is betting big on merger and acquisition (M&A) financing, a......
Valuations at current levels have historically corresponded single-digit returns. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Notwithstanding indices being lower than the all-time high levels touched nine......
'We are not asking for incentives, but at least taxation can be aligned such that the rupee tax on consumers remains the same.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches E20 fuel and flags off......