The journey of getting used to a new way of life -- without domestic help, without the necessity of dressing up to step out and just staying cooped up indoors -- has been out of the ordinary, equal parts good, bad and ugly.
Manmohan Singh, reveals the former President, was keen that either P Chidambaram or Montek Singh Ahluwalia be the finance minister.
'Searching for the target with bare eyes was like searching for the needle in the haystack, but due to the technology, we had a clear picture of the seven tents perched against the rocky background on our scopes.'
According to Subbarao, the pressure on the currency was inevitable.
Your plan, and not what the market is doing, should drive your behavior.
'The best remedy would be to scrap Section 124-A of the IPC, a colonial vestige, altogether.' 'However, if legislators don't want to do so, they can do two things.' 'They can formally amend Section 124-A to bring it in line with what the Supreme Court has said about sedition.' 'The words which stand on the statute book today were inserted in 1898.' 'The Supreme Court's words are not a part of Section 124-A.'
'It is easy to dramatise the events of today, but it is far more important to focus on the fact that we have a radically overvalued financial sector. It is a house of cards.'
Daily wage earners and casual low income group workers were the worst affected
The Nobel Peace Prize winner's battle against Islamic State will go down in history.
Bayern left fuming over Champions League 'robbery'.
Her story is sure to tug on your heartstrings.
The move comes within months of a crisis at JPMorgan Asset Management Company.
Indian exchanges see spurt in volumes due to the entry of newcomers to the trade
World No.1 Australia scored all their goals from penalty corners through Jeremy Hayward (4th minute), Blake Govers (19th) and skipper Aran Zalewski (37th) at the Kalinga Stadium.
'Restrict the amount of time you spend on social media.' 'We have people who are glued to it from morning to night, which is certainly not what we recommend.' 'And do not take the stuff that you read on WhatsApp as sacrosanct.' 'A lot of it is absolutely nonsense.'
'There has been a marked increase in four types of cases.' 'One is fraud related to online deliveries, online shopping and online groceries and liquor.' 'Second fake news, third hate speech and fourth sextortion.'
While there is little one can do when the fund house restricts redemptions, it's best to exit even if it means some losses.
Fake or exaggerated news against the forces and the administration are feeding public anger, often leading to violence.
Tech grads from BITS Pilani identify a problem and then use technology to solve it. The Visit story.
The rocket is the first step in Musk's ambitious dream to send humans to Mars and establish a colony on the planet.
'It is intense, riveting, clever, dark, sad, lyrical, heartfelt, relevant and understated,' says Sukanya Verma.
Valuations are much higher than the consensus earnings expectations warrant and also much too high in historical terms, says Devangshu Datta.
Shops remained closed in some parts of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan for a few hours and internet services were restricted in sensitive areas to check 'rumour-mongering', but normal life remained largely unaffected
'Dev for me embodied all that kind of charm, optimism, energy, vulnerability, awkwardness and yet strength.' 'He's in every scene for two hours.' 'He has to play drama, melodrama, romance, pathos, comedy.' 'It was a relief when he said yes.'
The safety net for passengers is focused solely on the terms and conditions for the radio taxi scheme issued by the transport department.
'As of now, this one move seems to have precariously altered the balance of forces on the volatile ground, between separatists and the mainstream. 'The landscape today presents a fearsome picture of the future of mainstream politics in Kashmir. 'Conversely, the separatist ideology looks to have got an unearned boost,' points out Mohammad Sayeed Malik, the veteran commentator on Kashmir affairs
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh said that the 'possibility of involvement of ISI-backed Khalistani/Kashmiri terror groups can't be ruled out'.
Mark Mobius doesn't see any crisis brewing in emerging markets.
The Indian-American was one of the real sheroes at the awards.
Raamdeo's base argument is that India's stock market merely mirrors the national economy, which is poised for big things.
The immediate concern for the rupee is the sharp spike in oil prices
At major airports like Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Chennai and Ahmedabad, Central Industrial Security Forces and local police have shored up security apparatus and passengers are being observed and screened minutely.
You can return to Delhi even after 25 years and find that friends treat you as if you had never left, says Rahul Jacob.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
A time comes when the distance between words and meaning becomes unbridgeable. Or, words become shells, which hide the real intent of the speaker. To understand how language works in the case of a person like the present prime minister, you'll have to analyse the way language is practiced by the RSS, says Apoorvanand.
Rediff.com captures the mood among the people at Elphinstine Road railway station, a week after 23 people died in a stampede at a footover bridge.
Public sector banks' need for capital should be used to make fundamental reforms to their governance and management.
At the Battle of Malegaon, Muslim soldiers in the Maratha army defied the British army for a full month when they had no hope of victory as the Chhatrapati and Peshwa had already surrendered.
'Crap cannons' can be an effective mob-control weapon.
An excerpt from Paro Anand's book The Other: Stories with a Difference.
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