Why The Speaker's Job Is Important

The Speaker is the final authority to take a call on cases of defection.Although this may not be an immediate concern now, but its occurrence in the future cannot be ruled out considering the......

Remembering Sushmaji's Twitter Diplomacy

Ms Swaraj was a conscientious woman who understood suffering and pathos and attempted in her inimitable way to mitigate them, recalls Rup Narayan Das. IMAGE: Sushma Swaraj will long be remembered......

Neighbourhood First At Modi's Swearing-In

Engagement with neighbours is a strategic imperative, and not an option, asserts Rup Narayan Das. IMAGE: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrives to attend Prime Minister designate Narendra......

Disquiet Over Agnipath In Military Village

'There is uncertainty regarding job opportunities for our children after they serve for just four years under the Agnipath scheme.' IMAGE: The first batch of recruited soldiers under the Agnipath......

How FM plans to tackle air pollution and save environment

The Centre on Monday earmarked a separate Rs 2,217 crore for 42 urban centres to tackle air pollution and announced the much-awaited voluntary vehicle scrapping policy to phase out old and......

'Govt must not throw away money to corporates'

'You can't take money from Shaktikanta Das (the RBI governor) and give it to Nirmala Sitharaman (the Union finance minister). She will blow it away on Modi.'Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

'FDI drains India's resources'

'We are allowing FDI on the terms of the investors, multinationals.''We bow down to whatever they say.''When they say you open this sector, we open that sector.' Dr Ashwani Mahajan, co-convenor of......

One of the memorable interviews of Ramakant Achrekar!

'We have the talent, our problem is attitude!' Finding Ramakant Achrekar was as simple as making my way to Shivaji Park and asking the first boy I saw with a bat in his hand where I could find the......