In the '70s, when other Latin American nations were crumbling under ruinous debt, Venezuela remained economically solvent and politically stable.Not only was it a democracy in a continent plagued......
The nationwide lockdown in India which started about a month ago has impacted nearly 40 million internal migrants, the World Bank has said. IMAGE: Migrant workers from Prayagraj on their way to......
These photos prove that we live in a rather strange world. Two women practice yoga next to trees covered in frost at the Tianmen Mountain resort in Zhangjiajie, Hunan province. Photograph:......
'Surely, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will not be able to pay or compensate the Russians for deployment and use of Russian men and equipment,' says Brigadier S K Chatterji (retd). With the......
'Modi is likely to make more announcements to win or retain popularity, and put himself at the centre of things even more than now,' says T N Ninan.Illustrations: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com ......
'Trump is good news for us. Energy poverty is real, and fossil fuels are the answer.' IMAGE: Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri with Venezuela Minister of Petroleum......
Experts prefer domestic consumption-driven plays and defensives such as information technology and pharmaceuticals Cyclical indices such as S&P BSE Bankex, S&P BSE Capital Goods, and S&P BSE......
Equities remain the best long-run financial investment, ahead of bonds and bills, says a Credit Suisse study. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Ultra-long term equity investments have been a......
A weakness in PSU stocks following disappointment over the delay in divestment of HPCL and BPCL, a surge in oil prices amid fears of an US-Iraq war and an oil strike in Venezuela, profit taking in......
Insider trading -- a punishable offence in the United States -- which increases stock market volatility, is relatively high in India, China, Russia, Venezuela and Mexico, according to a study done......
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Manchester City's Kyle Walker (left). Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action Images via Reuters Manchester City......