Free speech suffered a blow: Rajan on Ashoka University exits

Eminent economist Raghuram Rajan has said free speech suffered a "grievous blow" in India with the resignations of Pratap Bhanu Mehta and Arvind Subramanian from the Ashoka University and that the......

115 plastic cups, 25 bags and more found inside dead whale in Indonesia

In just the latest reminder of the dangers of pollution in our oceans, a dead whale in Indonesia has been found with more than 1,000 pieces of plastic waste in its stomach, including drinking......

Want to save water? Give it a price

'In India, we are paying a price for not managing water as we are not willing to pay the cost for it.' IMAGE: A nearly dry river in Beed, Maharashtra. Photograph: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com If there......

Chelsea Clinton now a NBC journalist

Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of former US President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Hillary Clinton, has been roped-in by NBC News as a full-time special correspondent. Chelsea, 31,......

Modi, mines, viprit buddhi

Yes, India needs desperate measures to kick-start growth. But selling off its lungs to the highest bidder to hack away cannot be the way out, says Sumit Bhattacharya. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

Businessman. Leader. Philanthropist. Role model. Convicted felon. Author

‘With unchecked powers and resources and unbridled access to the media, prosecutors can manipulate witnesses.’ ‘Typically, the prosecutors are political animals, so they’re......

The CEO behind the Voda-Idea merger

To outgoing Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao, negotiating big deals was an art form, as an international report pointed out after the $130-billion sale of Vodafone’s 45 per cent stake in Verizon......

India has talent, but no innovation ecosystem

India has no idiosyncratic innovation ecosystem, distinctively its own. Our VCs will not rush to fund brilliant ideas, says R Gopalakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The two ends......