Can India Raise Its Game, Quickly?

Even as India strives to climb the development mountain, the fact is that the mountaintop is already crowded.If it got there in 2047, India would be very much a late-comer, observes T N Ninan.......

China's take on INS Vikrant and the missile to counter it!

Acknowledging that India has taken a lead over China in launching an indigenously built aircraft carrier, state media in Beijing on Tuesday said INS Vikrant would not lead to Sino-Indian arms race......

Yogi to make surprise calls to catch truant babus

Uttar Pradesh government ‘babus’ used to playing truant for an afternoon siesta or meeting an old friend will now risk getting caught as Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has decided to......

Why Manipur's Holi is the best in India

'For us, North Indians, who are habitual late comers and lackadaisical in our temple attire; who go to temples in jeans and shorts; who keep our temples dirty, where rotting flowers are strewn in......

Reliance Jio to roll out services in 800 cities

In what could be one of the largest launches in the telecom services space, Reliance Jio Infocomm is set to roll out its 4G LTE services in 800 Indian cities between April and June next year. ......

GST revenue at Rs 92,283 cr gets a bumper start

So far, 38.38 lakh taxpayers accounting for 64.42 per cent of the total businesses, who had registered in July, filed returns. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com India's maiden GST revenue......

Shyam Srinivasan on Federal Bank's vision, and more

'The important vision is to be the most admired bank and digitally-enabled for the MSMEs.' 'Unsecured retail loans could be our next opportunity.' It has been a decade since Shyam Srinivasan,......

Why Xiaomi's India head hires people who are smarter than him

Manu Kumar Jain, India head, Xiaomi, tells Sangeeta Tanwar how the Chinese smartphone maker won over the Indian market. IMAGE: Manu Kumar Jain. The meeting with Manu Kumar Jain, India head of......

Have you seen these super TV shows?

'10 shows that left my senses boggled after bingeing on them,' says J Jagannath. The year gone by was when we got the biggest affirmation to the cultural adage of the 21st century: 'TV is the new......

Golden Globes 2020: Renee Zellweger wins

The 77th Annual Golden Globe awards have been announced. There were a few surprises and some expected nods. This year's Carol Burnett Award was presented to Ellen DeGeneres and the honorary Cecil B......

Amit Panghal: From late-comer at training to world-beater

IMAGE: Amit Panghal became the first Indian male boxer to claim a silver medal at the World Championships. Photograph: Boxing Federation/Twitter He is the first to a historic milestone in......

Cesena humbling will do us good, says Milan coach

AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri said Saturday's shock 2-0 defeat at promoted Cesena was the perfect wake up call for those who thought the Rossoneri would crush all comers this season.......

Nerveless Isinbayeva back to reclaim throne

World pole vault record holder Yelena Isinbayeva returns to action on Sunday after almost a year out to repair a battered ego and rediscover her love of the sport. She is feeling, she says, not a......

Pant among Top 10 Indian Batsmen...

IMAGE: Rishabh Pant 'must be the least predictable batsman ever', says Scyld Berry. Photograph: Alex Davidson/Getty Images   Rishabh Pant's stature as a Test batsman has grown considerably in......

Hockey India name 48 probables for women's national camp

IMAGE: India’s players celebrate a goa. Photograph: Hockey India Hockey India on Sunday named a 48-member core probables list for the national camp of the Indian women's team to begin at the......