Modicare faces its first hiccup as states show reluctance

The states fear they would end up funding both their own scheme as well as the newly-announced National Health Protection Scheme. IMAGE: The National Health Protection Scheme -- subsequently......

Politics is not rocket science: V Balakrishnan

V Balakrishnan, former chief financial officer and board member of Infosys, is contesting from the Bangalore Central Lok Sabha constituency on an Aam Aadmi Party ticket.  In an interview with......

Why the government's anti-Naxal response is a failure

All Naxal-affected states demonstrate police as well as governance incapacities. Odd occasions of success and temporary dip in Naxal violence notwithstanding, the states have utterly failed to......

Odisha's 'real' hostage crisis!

Abduction for the release of jailed Maoists is becoming a trend in Odisha. Considering the almost habitual surrender of various state governments to their demands, the extremists will use this......

How to mint millions by developing apps

With big dreams and high hopes of earning lakhs or even crores, more and more youngsters are getting into software development for smartphones. Image: Ankit Srivastava. Photograph, courtesy:......

Tech Mahindra to expand base in West Asia

Information technology services company Tech Mahindra plans to expand its business in West Asia, where it has been witnessing strong growth over the past two years. Seeking to sustain the growth......

IT sector takes to non-linear growth

There are growing signs in the Indian information technology and business process outsourcing sector of revenue growth delinking from a proportionate rise in hiring, a sign of its maturing.The......

How Wipro aims to fortify its corp governance?

With the appointment of Mahendra Kumar Sharma, former vice-chairman of Hindustan Unilever Ltd, as an independent director of Wipro, it is clear that the tech giant wants to strengthen its corporate......

PIX: Kangna, Dhanush, Vishal Bharadwaj attend National awards

Check out the winners!The 62nd National Film Awards saw President Pranab Mukherjee felicitate the best of Indian cinema from last year.Take a look: Photograph: The President of India's official......

Lunchbox's housewife to Homeland's ISI agent!

'Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts were tables away, seated next to each other, at the SAG awards. I was shamelessly staring,' Nimrat Kaur tells Aseem Chhabra/Rediff.com Nimrat Kaur was acting in ad......