Significant Indo-Uzbek links ahead: Tayal

Days before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's trip to Tashkent, Indian ambassador to Uzbekistan Skand R Tayal explains the importance of the visit to Deputy Managing Editor Ramananda Sengupta.PM in......

Decentralised power generation is need of the hour

The take home message from the grid failure is that the paradigm of centralised generation of electricity and grid-based distribution has outlived its usefulness, notes Gopal Krishna. The......

UPA's concern for 'aam aadmi' is shallow: Karat

Politically, the striking outcome of the first year of the UPA government is its increasing vulnerability, says Communist Party of India Marxist's General Secretary Prakash Karat The United......

TEXT: President Patil's last address to Parliament

President Pratibha Patil on Monday addressed Parliament for the last time as President when she flagged off the Budget session. Here's the text of her speechHonourable Members I welcome you to this......

As shares plunge, Adani FPO subscribed only 1% on opening day

A follow on share sale of Adani group's flagship company was on Friday subscribed just one per cent on the opening day as shares plunged after a scathing report by a US short seller. Photograph:......

Adani files for Rs 20,000 cr FPO

Richest Indian Gautam Adani-led group's flagship firm on Wednesday filed an offer letter with stock exchanges for a proposed Rs 20,000 crore follow-on public offer (FPO). Photograph: ANI Photo The......

Coal regulator will bring transparency: India Inc

The government's move to set up a regulator for the coal sector would help bring in transparency, encourage exploration and enhance quality of the dry fuel, India Inc said on Friday. "We welcome......

Budget: What the steel sector wants

Retain low excise duty S K Roongta, SAIL Chairman We hope the present excise duty of 8 per cent will continue, especially for product categories such as TMT and roofing sheets, which are used in......

'Tendulkar has lost his fighting abilities'

Readers' responses toThe naked and the dead feature: It is SPOT ON.I feel we r saying this day only because of our seniors (namely Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman).Please make no......

'Ganguly batting in top gear can win games'

As part of a series of weekly chats on cricket, Prem Panicker appeared on the rediff Chat at 1300 EDT/1000 PDT on December 8. Following is a transcript of the chat. Transcript of Dec 1 chat: 'On......

Readers on where India has gone wrong

Sumit Bhatia:I firmly believe that Saurav and Wright have been instrumental in "making" this Indian team such that people now expect it to win all the time it goes out to play rather than making......