A buoyant economic mood and tempting discounts, both online and offline, are fuelling a shopping frenzy this Diwali.
The concept of social security is experiencing a renaissance in developing and emerging markets.
Print's credibility, and its power to give readers control of how much time they spend, makes it a strong medium.
Right in the midst of bustling Kolkata lies what might be the most prominent population of Britons in India.
'America's withdrawal from Vietnam was an inspiring moment for all of us. We believed that it was a glorious victory of ideology and spirit and as historic as the defeat of the Nazis exactly 30 years ago,' remembers Kumar Ketkar 40 years after the end of the Vietnam War.
Do not let the advantage of flexible work hours impact your sanity.
'If one observes a common man passing a church or gurdwara or dargah, he instinctively bows his head. It is this prevalence of polytheism that has ensured that monotheists and minorities flourish in India. This may sound preposterous in wake of the recent communal clashes in Muzaffarnagar. But it must be understood that in a county of over one billion people that was at worst an aberration,' says Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
'The Modi government's lurch toward America has not brought it any dividends so far. The Western world is simply not in a position to make big investments in India... India needs to take a leap of faith vis-a-vis China.'
A new logo can harm image than doing good, say experts.
'Small bands of terrorists believe they can destabilise superpowers if they are ready to become martyrs.' 'Since the road to paradise is under the shade of swords, it is a win-win situation for those ready to die for the cause of Allah.'
"They call me the Class 10 vice-chancellor," he says as his thin lips flirt with a smile. You almost feel that the tall man of spare build is being facetious. And then you see that his deep set eyes are not twinkling. There is a sense of the combative in them.
India'sstartups have a good beginning but will they survive competition is a big questions which needs immediate attention.
Upstaged by the swanky malls in town, both M G Road and Brigade Road have lost their "happening" status
Prem Panicker, a keen follower of the game and one of cricket's finest writers, interacted with readers on the Rediff World Cup Chat.
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