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Two Cheers! India Is In A Good Place

While India should be concerned about disparities, the fact is that whereas three decades ago about half the people had incomes greater than $2.15 a day, today seven out of eight do, notes T N......

'Dalit vote will divide in 2019'

'Modi is the first BJP leader to try to include Dalits in its fold.''But the rank and file of his party is backward and want to bash up Muslims and Dalits whenever they have a chance.' In Raisina......

The rise and fall of Lula and Brazil

'He is the man,' US President Barack Obama had said at a G-20 gathering, enhancing Lula's stature.Six years later, has Brazil's impressive economic growth turned to sand?Will a President, who......

Limits to India's engagement with China

Dr Manmohan Singh would be faced with very few choices in Beijing given the Chinese conceived notions of the world today and India’s low ranking in their calculus, says Srikanth Kondapalli.......

Finishing Hugo Chavez's unfinished task in Venezuela

Sustaining the Bolivarian revolution after Hugo Chavez won’t be easy. But we must all celebrate its considerable achievements and wish it well, says Praful Bidwai. He was called a......

Covid leaves Indian adults poorer by 6.1% in 2020: Credit Suisse

The drop was amplified by exchange rate depreciation: at fixed exchange rates, the loss would have been 2.1%. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Covid-19 pandemic that brought life to a near......

Pandemic, a wake-up call for city planners: Tata

'High-value homes are designed and built on slum lands and slums are given residue. They do not have access to free air and live in close proximity of others.' The outbreak of Covid-19 is a......

What digital start-ups can do, and cannot do

Technology infrastructure solves many problems, but it cannot build roads or bridges and provide clean water. However, such activities are essential for human progress, and their creation provides......

'Flats sold after getting OC not liable for GST'

Rama Krishna Sangu, partner, Manohar Chowdhry & Associates, Chartered Accountants, and a member of the Indirect Tax Committee of ICAI, fielded readers’ questions on GST on Rediff Chat.......

'If India has to grow, emphasis must be on the poor'

'The world is going to be more insular.''What India needs to do is develop the domestic market for domestic consumption.''The emphasis has to be on Bharat as against India.'Illustration: Uttam......

Rajnikant in an animation film

Rajnikant's fans have yet another reason to rejoice. The superstar will do ananimation film to be co-produced by Ocher studios, led by his wife Latha Rajnikant, with Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group's......

Kumara Rama: A superb effort

Kumara Rama is a 13th century chieftain belonging to a small province called Kummatadurga in the now carved out Bellary district of Karnataka. Several folk songs and material evidence have......

PIX: Barcelona win at Athletic; Juventus close in on top six

Raphinha strikes again to give Barcelona win at Athletic IMAGE: Barcelona's Rapinha celebrates scoring the goal against Athletic Club at San Mames Stadium in Bilbao, on Sunday. Photograph: Juan......

EPL PIX: Liverpool, Chelsea win; Leeds shock Leicester

IMAGE: Liverpool's players celebrate after Mohamed Salah scored the opening goal against West Ham United at London Stadium in London, on Sunday. Photograph: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images......

Talking points from the English Premier League weekend

Manchester City remain top of the Premier League on goal difference from Liverpool after their 6-0 crushing of Chelsea. Liverpool beat Bournemouth 3-0 while third-placed Tottenham Hotspur remain in......

EPL: All-action Lallana returns to give Klopp selection headache

IMAGE: Adam Lallana. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Liverpool look likely to have a full set of attacking options for the first time this season when they face Southampton at Anfield on......

Klopp's Liverpool prepared for Benteke backlash

Juergen Klopp returns to the scene of one his Liverpool side's most controversial victories of last season this Saturday with the man who fashioned it lining up against him. Liverpool beat Crystal......

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