'Toll on Mumbai trans-harbour bridge should be Rs 500, not Rs 250'

'You need to have enough funds to maintain the primacy of public transport and it should not suffer because of lack of funds.' IMAGE: The Atal Setu. Photographs: Sahil Salvi Prime Minister......

'No word if Census will happen in 2024'

'A delay of two years has happened, but stretching it to 2024 is a bit too far.''And we do not know about 2024 also.' Kindly note the photograph has only been posted for representational purposes.......

'Long fight': PM asks ministers to plan 'slow' exit from lockdown

Cautioning people to be ready for a 'long fight' against COVID-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday told his ministers to make plans for slowly exiting the ongoing lockdown and to contain the......

What you must know about China and coronavirus

How China's all powerful Communist party bungled the response to the coronavirus crisis. IMAGE: Passengers at the Shanghai railway station. Photograph: Aly Song/Reuters Srikanth Kondapalli is the......

Energy is India's key challenge in 2019

The country must get its act on global alliances right in order to feed its fuel-hungry economy, points out Subhomoy Bhattacharjee.   Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Trend spotting on a......

How 4-5% of India's GDP is wiped away every year

Corrosion is a big menace for anything with steel application from rebars in construction, oil and water pipelines, railway track, power distribution poles to automobiles, says Kunal Bose. IMAGE:......

FDI flows into India could almost triple to $126 billion by 2025

Why India is an FDI magnet. The country satisfies several reconditions to attract foreign inflows. IMAGE: India's large market will attract FDI. Photograph: Munish Sharma/Reuters. Foreign direct......

'The bullet train can be Modi's legacy'

'The politician in him saw to it that the foundation stone was laid in Ahmedabad in the run-up to the assembly election in Gujarat in 2017.''But the statesman in him also wants it to be his......

Sports Shorts: Five Indian shuttlers in top-20 of BWF men's rankings

IMAGE: :India’s Kidambi Srikanth in action. Photograph: Facebook Five Indians find themselves in the top-20 of the BWF men's singles rankings issued on Thursday. H S Prannoy was the biggest......

Deaths on the football pitch

Peter Biaksangzuala (circled) died from injuries suffered in his goal celebrations for Bethlehem Vengthlang FC during Mizoram Premier League match on Tuesday. Photograph: Courtesy: Mizoram Premier......

Wisden defends importance of Test cricket

A global economic crisis, militant attacks in Mumbai, a Texan billionaire under investigation for an alleged $8 billion fraud and a Twenty20 cricket competition sanctioned but not controlled by the......