'Onion price rise scares this government'

'Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal once told me that if onion prices rise we will face the flak for it across India.''What can farmers expect from a government which talks like a trader and only......

Why We IAF Pilots Love Our Ray-Bans

'I was a young pilot in the IAF and Tom Cruise (with his genuine Ray-Bans) was now an icon with his sensational performance in Top Gun.''The IAF, maybe influenced by the movie, decided to 'issue'......

Why Is It An Attack On India?

India's Right-wing has sought to own our democracy by making itself appear the stuff of majority, and sometimes, a national ethos older than the Constitution on which our democracy is based, argues......

Experts for Covid test, restoring mask rule to check virus spread in Delhi

With the COVID-19 positivity rate in Delhi breaching the five per cent-mark again, doctors on Sunday said people developing coronavirus-like symptoms should get themselves tested and authorities......

'Investors could tilt towards largecaps'

'Hybrid funds, especially balanced advantage funds and multi-asset funds, are a good option right now when valuations are on the higher side.' Illustrations: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Some of the......

Paytm looks to rationalise employee costs by revising hiring strategy

Changes in its business due to shifts in regulatory stance and the adoption of artificial intelligence have been responsible for fintech major Paytm rationalising its employee cost structure, which......

'India is a equity market to invest in'

'India is an equity market with a breadth and depth of companies to invest in.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com With the Indian equity markets trading at record highs, Sukumar Rajah,......

'Going in and out of the market does not add any value'

'I started investing in 1985 and don't remember trying to time the market ever.' 'My portfolio took a hit during the 2000 and 2008 market crashes, but at the same time I was fully invested at the......

Winter Olympics Sidelights: Russian medallist suspected of doping

IMAGE:  Aleksandr Krushelnitckii, an Olympic athlete from Russia. Photograph: Cathal McNaughton/Reuters. A Russian medallist at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics is suspected of having tested......