'These militants are our relatives, our brothers. How can we watch the security forces kill them?' Political Front leader Mohammed Musadiq Aadil explains why they pulled out of the dialogue with the Centre.
We asked readers about what they think of the union HRD ministry's proposal to levy an exit tax on IIT and IIM graduates who go to work abroad for lucrative salaries or to pursue higher studies. Here's the readers' response on the subject.
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Homonyms are words that sound the same when pronounced, but are spelled differently and have different meanings. Today, we review homonyms starting with the letters F, G and H.
China struggles to build a livable city inside a world-class business capital.
BJP has come through on reforms without really declaring it. Just like it abandoned all the RSS ideas without really announcing it, says Lord Meghnad Desai.
'We must not let the anti-terrorism fervour get the better of the law and of human rights. Mr Dhingra's judgment must be overturned. Vengeance is not justice,' says Praful Bidwai.
'I think it would be wise to do things ourselves rather than wait for the government to do something, because that might not happen'
Readers share their experiences of Terrible Tuesday.
Rediff.com readers wish the Indian coach on his 49th birthday.
'America's survival depends on war. It requires the control of Iraq to inject new blood in its ailing economy,' Salah Al-Mukhtar, Iraq's ambassador to India.