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......

After Modi-Xi meet, India-China Beijing talks record steady progress

Senior officials from the foreign ministries of India and China have held a new round of consultations in Beijing, affirming positive progress in bilateral ties after a meeting between Prime......

'India Should Move Quickly As Conditions Change'

'The real story of 2025 is that India officially stopped being a 'market of the future' and started acting as the world's primary economic engine.' IMAGE: United States President Donald John Trump......

Is Renaming Govt Schemes A Solution?

This has been our history of good governance: Things that were difficult to do and required planning and implementation were first taken up and then abandoned, notes Aakar Patel. IMAGE: Trinamool......

Inside The Tata Trusts Showdown: A House Divided

A quiet power struggle has erupted within the storied 156-year-old Tata Trusts a year after group patriarch Ratan Tata's death. All Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff   Tata Trusts is the......

Startups go vertical in India's qcom race

As the quick commerce (qcom) race hots up, a new model — vertical qcom — is gaining investor attention. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh Unlike horizontal players such as Blinkit, Zepto, and Swiggy......

Will Tata Sons Go Public?

Clarity on Tata Sons' position on listing, as of 2025, would help define the future of the group better, irrespective of the RBI stand.As of now, the ball is in the RBI's court, and everyone is......

GST Cut: How Much Will States Lose?

Opposition-ruled states warn of steep annual losses; Centre assures higher consumption will offset revenue hit. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff State chief ministers and finance ministers,......

How impressive Vaishnavi kept calm on India debut

'Yes, I was nervous before the National Anthem. After the National Anthem, I calmed down.'   IMAGE: Vaishnavi Sharma bowled exceedingly well on her T20I debut against Sri Lanka on Sunday,......

Sindhu opens up on injury, doubts and stronger comeback

'There are a lot of questions in your mind where you are answerable to it, like you yourself are answerable to it. It helped me to get back much more stronger and better.'   IMAGE: Mental break......

How belief in bowlers helped India take series lead

'We knew it won't be easy to hit how much you may connect. Plan was to bowl smartly and when a batter is set, force him to hit on the bigger sides than small sides.'   IMAGE: Shivam Dube and Axar......

'Batting order is overrated': Gambhir declares

'In Test cricket, obviously, you've got to have a fixed batting order, but it (batting order) is very, very overrated (in white ball formats)' IMAGE: Forced by the combination, Ruturaj Gaikwad, a......

Women's WC: India ready to lift themselves up after SA jolt

'We'll sit down and review -- see what went well, where we can improve, and how we can keep learning every day. There'll be a meeting for that. One game won't change our mindset.'   IMAGE: Indian......