The 78-year-old Naveen is on the cusp of creating history. He must win the forthcoming assembly polls to become India's longest-serving chief minister, a record held by Sikkim's Pawan Kumar......
Debates on changing the name of India to Bharat continue to spark a crisis of identity without answering moot questions that stare us in the face.Ramesh Menon asks a few of those questions that do......
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that the opposition brought the no-confidence motion against his government to test the confidence of its own alliance members in each other as the......
A lesson we have not learnt from China is the urgent need to knit the vast country together to keep it from falling apart at the seams.While there is considerable dent in poverty, sadly, the North......
The Centre has taken a major step towards increasing efficiency in decision-making by empowering joint secretaries to report to secretaries directly, officials said on Wednesday. Joint secretaries......
'Indian families' needs and expectations have gone through a revolution across economic demographics.''As this latest Modi-Sitharaman Budget demonstrated, politicians have understood this change.......
The government must send out a clear signal that leadership positions at regulatory bodies are not a preserve of retired government officials, argues A K Bhattacharya. Illustration: Uttam......
'There will be political opposition, and this monetisation will require continued political will.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The National Monetisation Pipeline project was one of the......
Around 275,000 migrant labourers and their family members have returned to the state. According to the state government, this number could exceed 1 million by the end of this month. As the NDA......
'Ultimately, people will revolt at one time or the other.''You cannot feed the public with cultural issues forever.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com "They came back to power on the......
Mukkabaaz, a film in which its lead actor shines, unfortunately tries to pack in a punch too many, says Indira Kannan. Mukkabaaz, or The Brawler as it was titled for its world premiere at the......
Seventy two years ago, a newly independent India ventured to hold the the first Asian Games in Delhi with meager resources. IMAGE: A glimpse of the Chinese city of Hangzhou, the venue for the......
‘In this country, cricketers, even from Bangladesh, find sponsors but not people like me, why? Are we that bad?’ ‘From Mukul Roy to current minister Suresh Prabhu. I have been......
'They insist to compete in national cross country just a week ahead of the much important Mumbai Marathon where top runners will compete. Imagine, if your boss tells you each week, several times a......