The tourism industry expects a short-term impact, as it is counting on the state's proven expertise in managing such crises.
'I'm very proud of what family I come from, but I feel it must always be an afterthought... 10 years of my work will get nullified when people say "Yeh toh genes main hai".'
Mani Vajipey and Raj Madangopal quit high-paying jobs in the US and returned to their home town to fix India's mounting garbage crisis.
Reflecting United States President Obama's consistent refrain in recent weeks while on the stump campaigning for his re-election where he has been railing against the outsourcing of American jobs to China, India, and elsewhere, the national Democratic manifesto unveiled at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, has said, "The Democratic Party believes in insourcing so that America can out-build the rest of the world again."
About one-third of the world's poor live in India but there are countries where 88 per cent of population is extremely poor.
The U.S. continues to grow thanks to innovations from recent arrivals.
'Evacuation' has been key to disaster management in Odisha. The aim is to achieve zero casualty.
The Sheikh Hasina-Narendra Modi summit put India-Bangladesh ties on a firmer pitch. Brigadier S K Chatterji (retd) takes stock.
Rediff.com takes a look at some cases from the recent past where the courts awarded the capital punishment for horrific crimes that fall under the rarest of rare category.
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan introduced their daughter Maxima to the world with a beautiful and thoughtful letter.
In the second and final part of his column, Col Anil Athale says the fight between forces of Indian nationalism and Macaulayism aided and abetted by West is going to be long, hard and dirty. The outcome will decide whether India becomes a superpower or continues to wallow in the swamp of underdevelopment.
In contrast to the Congress that settles most of its internal quarrels through a reference to the ubiquitous party high command, the BJP has not yet evolved a mechanism to resolve its internal conflict. And that is the crux of the issue, says MR Venkatesh
India remains the only island of hope and coexistence in a strife-torn region from the edge of Israel to the Far East, presenting united colours of unbelievable diversities and differences, establishing an astounding level of mature relationships with a common cultural thread.
In order to have a successful career you have to ask yourself why you are doing what you are doing, says Kumud Srinivasan, Intel India's President.
Read the full transcript of President Obama's State of the Union address on Wednesday at the US Capitol in Washington.
If the protests die down and the bureaucracy speeds up, India might just get a new world-class university. Mining magnate Anil Agarwal is putting $1 billion into this dream.
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