One of the biggest myths being propagated is that nuclear cooperation with the US is the answer to India's energy crisis, which in any case would not see the light of the day before 2016. Also Indian Parliament and citizens have been kept in dark about the cost of electricity from foreign-built nuclear power reactors.
Six companies from five countries are competing to sell India military hardware, and the winners will indicate the directions of India's strategic vision.
Scriptwriter Jaideep Sahni has an interesting chat with Rediff readers.
A consummate Russian diplomat, Vyacheslav Trubnikov is returning home this week after having served as serving as Russia's ambassador to India for nearly five years. The period has seen several highs and lows in the bilateral relationship, including the building of the first civil nuclear power plants by Russia and nagging problems over defence spares and equipment. Edited excerpts from an interview with Jyoti Malhotra
When large companies fall into financial difficulties, it always amazes me to see where they turn first for help in overcoming their problems -- to their hourly workers and other frontline employees, who are asked to take pay cuts and reductions in benefits such as health insurance and pensions.
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee presented the Budget for 2009-10 on July 6. Following is the Budget Speech of Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee:
Vice Consuls from the US Consulate General, Mumbai hosted a chat on July 10, 2009. For those of you who missed the chat, here's the unedited transcript.
Have you been fired by your employer and are finding it difficult to get another job? How should you cope with a sudden job loss? Here are some tips for those who have been laid off recently.
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who is also managing the finance ministry, presented the Interim Budget for 2009-10 in Parliament on Monday. Following is the text of the entire Budget Speech:
One could assess without fear of contradiction that the New Delhi visit of Panetta, who is still to find his feet as an intelligence chief, would have had a much larger political objective for Obama. Firstly, to reassure Indian leaders that Clinton's first visit to China does not mean the downgrading of the US relations with India.
Here is the third part of a series wherein we publish reader stories concerning ragging in colleges.
External Affiars and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said the government cannot indulge in 'reckless borrowing' and did not have Parliamentary mandate to tweak taxes.
Railway Minister Lalu Prasad on Friday presented a populist interim Railway Budget in Parliament on Friday. Following is the entire speech of the railway minister:
The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, which is being developed by GMR on the outskirts of Hyderabad, will be the first greenfield public-private partnership (PPP) airport to be operational in March 16.
Overseas education expert Karan Gupta hosted a chat with GA readers discussing courses and colleges abroad. Here's the transcript.
Is there a way in which you can avoid being fired from your job?
Is there a way in which you can avoid being fired from your job?
What should you do in case of a chemial attack, a tear gas attack or a terrorist attack? How should you protect yourself and your family in case of a natural calamity: be it floods, earthquake or a tsunami? What precautionary steps you should take if there is -- God forbid -- a war between Indian and Pakistan tomorrow?
What readers feel should be done in the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks
It was one of the most tantalising days in Indian Parliament. Parties debated for and against the nuclear deal. MPs crossed swords, armed with allegations and statistics. As the nation kept glued to the happenings, rediff.com's Prem Panicker gave its readers a blow-by-blow account of what happened. Here is the transcript:
As a general comment, I think the Budget should be helpful to small and big agencies, since it is a consumption driven Budget. It is going to put a little more money in the hands of the middle class tax paying consumer, says MG (Ambi) Parameswaran, executive director and CEO, FCB-Ulka Advertising.
Meet Madan Padaki, the man behind MeritTrac, an online assessment company, which won the latest Nasscom Innovation Award.
Afghan politician Ali A Jalali, a former interior minister, speaks on the situation in his country.
What seems certain is the growing influence of major Asian countries on the structures and processes of international relations in Asia. At the same time, we cannot overlook the influence of external actors on the continent. Asian security in the 21st century will thus be shaped by the interactions between major Asian powers and influential external actors such as European Union, Russia and the United States.
From wider adoption of software-as-a-service to a greater focus on biometric security measures, the year promises a lot.
Whether the film, which has some of the most notable artists of our times including Oscar winners Nicole Kidman and Ian McKellen, along with Daniel Craig, will turn out to be another The Lord of the Rings will depend a lot on word of mouth to a great extent and on the critics for a lesser extent.
Bhavin and Divyank Turakhia, co-founders of $ 300 million company Directi in an interview with rediff.com speak about their company's vision, their future plans and how they succeeded as entrepreneurs.
Homonyms can be a hassle. Today, we look at more common errors made when words look and sound the same, but have completely different meanings!
Karan Gupta, overseas education consultant, discusses MBA programmes around the globe. Which one is right for you?
Text of the President of India, Dr A P J Abdul Kalam's address to the nation on the eve of Republic Day 2007.
Economists V Shunmugam and D G Prasad working with India's largest commodity bourse -- the Multi Commodity Exchange -- have come out with a research paper arguing that the government urgently needs to shift the method of calculating inflation.
The heart problem of Seema and Manish Jain's little daughter Mansee has not broken their spirit. Here's a financial plan for the Jains.
Education counsellor, Karan Gupta, says that US student visas are easy to get -- read the chat transript!
In your opinion, how should Garuda finance its future capital investments, and why?
Finance minister read out parts of his speech to the media persons and television channels as nothing could be heard while he was replying to the debate on the Union Budget.
Scores of job options are available in the speedily growing digital film making industry.
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