'Time to play hardball with China'

'Unless India ups the ante, Beijing will continue to believe its transgressions are cost free and will feel encouraged to do more of the same.' IMAGE: A Bofors gun at the Tawang sector near the......

Jammu attack could be conspiracy to sabotage Modi's visit: J-K DGP

The two terrorists killed in Jammu on Friday were part of a suicide squad from Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed and their infiltration could be a "big conspiracy" to sabotage Prime Minister Narendra......

Pak won't open airspace till India withdraws jets from forward bases

Pakistan has told India that it will not open its airspace for commercial flights until New Delhi removes its fighter jets from forward Indian Air Force airbases, Pakistan's aviation secretary......

Let Gandhi enter your heart

On January 30, 2019, 71 years after he was murdered, Hindu Mahasabha workers tastelessly re-enacted the crime in Aligarh.Television channels, which conducted prime time debates when a portrait of......

'Huge demand for life insurance products in India'

'As our per capita income increases and various demographic segments emerge, the need for various kinds of protection and risk covers will become even more explicit.' Photograph: Kind courtesy LIC......

Mutual Funds' Rs 100 Trillion Opportunity

Despite strong AUM growth, MFs lag behind other popular investment avenues.MFs received only 6 per cent of total household savings in 2021-2022. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com In 2019, the......

Rahul Bajaj and his phantoms of fear

'I suggest Rahul Bajaj come out in the open and give us his own white paper on the perceived sense of fear that he thinks haunts corporate India,' says Dr Sudhir Bisht. IMAGE: Businessman Rahul......

Aditya Puri's dream for HDFC Bank: Indian Alibaba

'Aditya Puri says the bank is positioning itself as the Indian Alibaba. 'The next wave will see the lender partnering with an array of fintechs globally that can plug into HDFC Bank’s system......

'Yeh Bachchan saab hain ka?'

'He made me feel like a crorepati even without sitting in the hot seat.' Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters Rediff.com Senior Contributor Roshmila Bhattacharya reels back to her interactions......