Cauvery row: Stalin, Kanimozhi, Vaiko detained as TN shuts down

The dawn-to-dusk Tamil Nadu bandh on on the Cauvery issue called by associations of farmers and traders passed off peacefully even as opposition leaders, including Dravida Munnetra......

Not scrapping quotas, Opposition spreading lies, says PM

Ruling out scrapping reservation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday made a veiled attack on Congress saying a ‘campaign of lies’ has been let loose on the issue of Dalits under a......

Partial success for opposition's Bharat Bandh

Rediff.com brings you a combined update of the effect of Thursday's Bharat bandh, called by the National Democratic Alliance, Left parties and Samajwadi Party to protest against the latest hike in......

'Vision Ignites the Nation'

Dear Citizens, On the eve of the 58th Republic Day of India, my greetings to all of you in the country and those living abroad. I convey my special greetings to the members of our Armed Forces and......

'Till babus understand reality, growth won't happen'

'The babus in Delhi are not able to understand the pain industry is facing.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The automobile sector accounts for over 7.1% of India's overall GDP,......

'If you want entrepreneurs to sprint, remove all hurdles'

'If you want Aatma Nirbhar, your policies should favour self-reliance, but your policies do not help the idea.' 'How are we going to be self-reliant if you make things difficult for us?'......

'Foresee turnaround in economy in 3 months'

'Till now, we were under tremendous stress. The economy was not recovering, the financial cycle was not moving and the banks were not supporting.''With the government pumping in money to the banks......

'If slowdown prolongs we will start seeing casualties'

'We are in the reverse gear and we are not there anywhere compared to the rest of the world'  'What is needed for an entrepreneur is stability. But there is too much of uncertainty now' ......