Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday disagreed with those in the Congress who were dismissive of the challenge posed by Narendra Modi but asserted that the party would approach the 2014 Lok Sabha polls with self-confidence, irrespective of the results of the just concluded elections in five states.
According to Nishi Tiwari, the first episode of Koffee With Karan 4, with Salman Khan as its guest, was explosive.
The Congress's real test would be to stop Modi and the BJP from achieving this short term objective of winning the forthcoming assembly elections so that they remain relevant when the parliament elections take place in 2014. They may be helped by the growing trend amongst regional parties to stay out of any alliance with any national party, says Sanjay Kapoor.
Distorting facts in relation to politics and religion and appeasing extremist ideology has grave long term implications for India's security, feels C Uday Bhaskar.
Call it by whatever name, the economic system of modern times favors indiscipline of individuals, societies and governments.
Sheela Bhatt profiles Arvind Kejriwal, a crucial member of Team Anna, who has emerged as one of the key players in the movement for a strong anti-corruption law.
Sheela Bhatt profiles Arvind Kejriwal, a crucial member of Team Anna, who has emerged as one of the key players in the movement for a strong anti-corruption law.
The website will now be repositioned as an e-commerce portal such as eBay.
Full text of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's opening remarks at the interaction with newspaper editors.
In June 2008, journalist Sadanand Menon parsed the Delhi high court ruling on MF Husain's art, and said, 'No modern judgment pertaining to artistic freedom has ever quoted an artist or has been so categorical.' On Husain's passing away, we reproduce the article
Frankly, who does Dr Singh want to talk to and what is his big magical prescription for a Kashmir 'breakthrough'?
On May 11 we launched our campaign against caste in census 2011 and responses from readers have been pouring in. While some merely clicked the 'I am against the caste census' button, others were more vocal. We present what our readers had to say.
'Manipur is on fire today. Terrorist organisations demanding secession from India, local tribal conflicts and a total collapse of the civil administration has turned this state into a virtual hell.'
As Tagore's 150th birth anniversary became a trending topic on Twitter, the social media site, it seemed like a good time to ask which Tagore we were celebrating.
In an hour-long chat on rediff.com on Tuesday, Ganesh Natarajan, former chairman of National Association of Software and Service Companies, replied to many Budget-related queries on IT.
'Most Chinese are out of the shadow of the 1962 border conflict. They are thinking of how to make money and not about threatening another country,' says Professor Wang Dehua, who advocates better India-China ties.
Desi teens in Silicon Valley, author Shalini Shankar finds, have retained their originality even as they blend in. Arthur J Pais reports.
uSocial, a media marketing company, has claimed it will find potential followers for a client by scouring the website for people with common interests. It will then send these users a message to tell them there is a fellow tweeter they might want to follow. The potential follower will then decide on whether or not to follow that person. Leon Hill, chief executive of uSocial, an Australian firm, has said that personal users and businesses are flocking to pay for the service.
Reader Prashant Nagwani sent us this photograph from London.
Ancestry.com mines databases worldwide to enhance genealogy searches.
Beijing struggles to make its coming-of-age Olympics party perfect despite controversies, unsold tickets and media hyperventilation.
By inviting Bobby Jindal to his ranch and fueling speculation that the young Louisiana governor could be a candidate for the vice-presidential slot, John McCain is reaching out to the far right of the Republican party that has been enamoured with Jindal in recent months and have been suggesting his name as a possible running mate on the Republican presidential ticket.
The feel-good film is completing 50 days on November 20 and is turning out be the biggest blockbuster of 2007.
The untold story of how an epic loser engineered what may be the greatest brand makeover ever.
As long as PepsiCo is in the beverage business in places like India, it will remind potential customers of a resource that's increasingly in short supply.
Tabloidisation seems to be working for Hindi news channels, fetching them viewers and advertisers.
In a strong message to corporate India, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday reminded it of its responsibilities toward the common man and advocated a '10-point social charter' for sharing benefits of economic growth with the less privileged.
Titan is reaching down to the mass market for both jewellery and watches.
Madhur Bhandarkar catches up with rediff readers.
Text of the President of India, Dr A P J Abdul Kalam's address to the nation on the eve of Republic Day 2007.
'If we can keep Kashmir cool for the next few years, then the possibility of a solution becomes stronger,' Pak \n\nanti-nuclear campaigner Pervez Hoodbhoy tells Pankaj Upadhyaya.
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