Trump's Huge Venezuela Gamble

I am inclined to believe that the Venezuela adventure is not an indication of American strength, alas, but rather of American weakness, points out Rajeev Srinivasan. IMAGE: US President Donald......

Can India Solve The Air Pollution Problem?

Mundane as it may seem, this is in some ways a metaphor for the challenges facing the nation, argue Arvind Subramanian and Devesh Kapur in their new book, A Sixth Of Humanity. IMAGE: India Gate......

RSS@100: The Challenges Ahead

'The RSS, that advocated military strength, remained in the ideological doghouse for over half a century. Many of the RSS' responses even today carry the burden of this past,' points out Colonel......

Why Freebies May Not Save Stalin's DMK

With deep sorrow we mourn the death on Thursday morning of long-time Rediff Columnist Mr N Sathiya Moorthy after a brief illness.This is Mr Sathiya Moorthy's final column which he filed before he......

1 in 3 Decade-Old Tax Cases Still Unheard

'Tax cases are technical in nature... Many high courts do not have a tax bench, which also contributes to the delay.' Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff   A food product company in Andhra......

Can Private Bankers Transform Public Sector Banks?

Yes, the entry of private bankers, particularly with global experience will add value to PSBs, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff   Last week's column on the......

How Your Grievances Can Be Fixed!

CPGRAMS -- an online platform available to citizens 24x7 to lodge their grievances to public authorities on service delivery -- has existed for close to two decades. But it has never been this......

India-US trade talks to resume with Lynch's arrival

Trump administration's chief negotiator Brendan Lynch is arriving in New Delhi tonight to hold a day-long talk on India-US bilateral trade deal, which were impacted after imposition of 50 per cent......

'You Don't Know If The Rebellion Will Be Successful'

'It is daunting, for sure, because you're rowing upstream.' IMAGE: Manoj Bajpayee in Jugnuma: The Fable. Photograph: Kind courtesy Raam Reddy/Instagram In the age of high-speed entertainment, some......

Indian hockey battles through difficult year!

IMAGE: The Asia Cup title was Indian hockey's biggest moment in 2025 as it not only ended an eight-year title drought but also sealed their place in the next year's World Cup. Photograph: ANI......

Bindra report exposes flaws in India's sports administration

'Neither SAI nor state departments have a dedicated sports administration service. Instead, roles are filled by generalist civil servants or contractual staff, often lacking sector-specific......

Why Gill paid the price as India backed SKY again

‘The move to drop him just five games before the start of the T20 World Cup indicates that it is more of a course correction done by Agarkar's panel’ Will Gill and Gambhir see eye to eye after......

India look to shake off rusty fielding in 2nd T20I

  IMAGE: Although India did manage to affect a run-out, their catching left a lot to be desired. Photograph: BCCI The Indian women's cricket team will look to raise its fielding standards by a......

Comeback kings Villa stun Chelsea; Arsenal, City win

Villa stun Chelsea with comeback victory IMAGE: Ollie Watkins scores Aston Villa's second goal against Chelsea during the English Premier League at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Photograph: Andrew......