CPI-M General Secretary Prakash Karat discuss his party's future, the coming battles in Bengal and Kerala, and the Maoists in an exclusive interview with rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt.
Kim Clijsters was out-hit and out-shrieked on Thursday as Victoria Azarenka bundled the former world number one out of the Eastbourne championships in the quarter-finals. The Belgian, sharpening her grasscourt game for next week's Wimbledon championships, lost 7-6, 6-4 at the south-coast venue which has witnessed several shocks this week.
As Narendra Modi sharpened his attack on the government accusing it of failing to curb price rise, Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Friday hit back saying the BJP's prime ministerial candidate will have to "unlearn" a lot before he learns about Indian economy.
The Indo-Pak foreign secretary-level talks are likely to go ahead as per schedule on February 25 despite the Pune bomb blast, with the incident expected to sharpen focus on the issue of terror that India is poised to raise.
TaxiForSure's Aprameya Radhakrishna's new venture, Vokal, is a peer-to-peer content generation platform that is a cross between Reddit and Quora.
While the Left parties are in talks with secular Opposition parties on a joint strategy during voting on the Budget in the budget session resuming from April 15, they are not not averse to BJP and its allies supporting a joint opposition cut motion.
Subtle and sharp, sarcastic and self-deprecating. And sometimes just downright rude. There are wife jokes, husband jokes, boss barbs, Modi jibes, weight gain worries and the inevitable China insults. Humour in all forms is the panacea it seems for people around the world who are united in their need to laugh or at least crack a smile in these troubled times.
In an interview to Republic Bharat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke of the BJP's prospects in the polls, emergence of an Opposition front, dynastic politics and several other issues.
Australia head into Sunday's game with a 1-0 lead after winning the opening T20 in Brisbane on Wednesday by four runs.
The amount millenials spend on eating out is changing everything about the eating-out business.
Army sources have confirmed the deaths of three jawans during their two-month long exercise.
A punitive majoritarian State can make an example of individuals who raise their voice in criticism of the prime minister and divisive politics, warns Sunil Sethi.
It is a leading global manufacturer of personal computers (PCs). However, given falling PC sales, Hewlett-Packard (HP), which gets over $3 billion in sales from its India subsidiary, plans to sharpen focus on making mobiles, and not PCs, the centre of computing.
Expelled Bharatiya Janata Party leader Jaswant Singh on Friday sharpened his attack on the BJP by saying that senior party leader L K Advani was 'at the centre' of the cash-for-votes scam drama enacted in the Lok Sabha last year. "It is a great sense of pity. Here was a man who was consumed by an ambition to be prime minister, and that desire made him commit so many mistakes," Singh said. Singh further said that Advani had two options to choose from.
Khan in his maiden speech at the 74th UNGA session suggested that nuclear-armed Pakistan may not have much of a choice if a conventional war were to break out between Pakistan and India which he described as a country seven-times its size.
Hilton has also hired Mallika Rao Bedi, former head of human resources at Oberoi and Trident Gurugram, as its regional head of human resources (Asia Pacific).
Strike bowler Ishant Sharma is looking to sharpen his yorkers and widen his repertoire to help India defend their title in the Twenty20 World Cup in England next month.
With Pakistan Muslim League-N chief Nawaz Sharif sharpening his rhetoric against Pervez Musharraf, the ruling Pakistan People's Party said that it was waiting for an opportune moment to offer an exit to the embattled President."Pakistan People's Party will be the one that sends President Pervez Musharraf home," its co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari said on Sunday night. Zardari's comments came in the wake of a demand by his Sharif for Musharraf to be made accountable for actions.
The Nikkei India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) stood at 47.9 in July, down from 50.9 in June, its lowest mark since February 2009, and highlighted the first deterioration in business conditions in 2017 so far.
Across Yes Bank branches, the busiest people were the relationship managers, trying to soothe nerves. Many were seen advising clients the situation was only temporary and that their money was safe.
Javed Miandad has said that the recent ICC U-19 World Cup match between India and Pakistan had highlighted the huge gulf in talent between cricketers of both the countries.
Hanuma Vihari's primary skill is batting but he is now trying to sharpen his off-breaks in order to fit in as the 'fifth bowler' in India's Test set-up.
Present a positive image by exuding enthusiasm and energy for work, says Surya Mahadevan.
A month ago, on March 25, Floyd Cardoz, chef extraordinaire, passed into the ages, a victim of coronavirus. Ranjita Ganesan remembers the culinary genius.
The figure is expected to rise to over Rs 4,600 crore (Rs 46 billion) by 2010 - a compounded annual growth rate of 44 per cent. Retail has been one of the largest growth sectors for all the top IT firms. For instance, Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys Technologies, Wipro Technologies and Satyam Computer Services saw their retail business grow by 33.6, 45.3, 38.5 and 117 per cent respectively on a year-on-year basis.
Celebrity chef Rakhee Vaswani shares her recipes. You can share yours too!
Studies show that, in some situations, pessimism helps us see things more accurately. It actually sharpens our sense of troubling realities, writes
Osim revealed its plans of opening 10 showrooms in Tier-1 and Tier-2 cities in India. They have a positive approach to operations in India.
Unlike 2004 when Sonia Gandhi took things into her hands and hit the road and stitched up alliances, there is a lack of grip this time, as if things are on auto pilot. Cabinet meetings get over in minutes. People are glibly talking of a third front government in 2009 supported by the Congress.
Before the start of the 2003-04 domestic season, the maestro suggested Powar keep his length a little longer and slightly cut down on the speed.
The PM said that it was the BJP government which abrogated provisions of the Article 370, while the Congress was only concerned about its "personal interests".
Rediff readers tell us what has changed in the last 10 years.
This excerpt, from her recently released Mouth Full Of Blood (February 19, 2019), reflects what is happening in many countries across the world today.
The BJP's losses in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, where the UP CM had addressed nearly 75 rallies, has put a big question mark on his ability to deliver in high-octane contests, reports Virendra Singh Rawat.
The master batsman returns to big time cricket after almost six months for Thursday's DLF Cup tri-series match against the West Indies.
Sudeep Tyagi and Siddharth Trivedi, the medium pacers from Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat respectively, won't be a part of the Saurashtra Ranji Trophy squad for the first two matches this season.
Stressing the importance of chess in helping one improve concentration, Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand advised children to focus and enjoy the game without worrying about the outcome.
Virat Kohli's insatiable hunger for improvement is a certain characteristic of a great player, says Gary Kirsten, who had coached the Indian captain during his successful three-year stint with the national team.
These tips will help you sail through November 19, the day of the Common Admission Test.
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