'If India, China join hands...': Beijing's big remark

A ballet between the elephant and the dragon contributing to each other's success is the 'only right choice' for India-China relations, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday as he acknowledged......

Why Modi's White House Visit Was A Success

Modi lived up to his declaration that his visit was purely meant to strengthen India's relationship with the US, but there may be situations in which our silence on some issues will haunt us in the......

Amid Ambedkar row, Kejriwal announces scholarship for Dalits

In the run-up to the assembly elections in Delhi, Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced an Ambedkar scholarship for free foreign education of the city's Dalit students.......

Is Trump A Lot Like Modi?

After being sworn in as the 47th president of the United States, Trump started his inaugural address with a sentence that echoed Modi's coinage some years ago, notes Modi biographer Nilanjan......

PSBs lost Rs 2.85 lakh cr due to loan default of 13 firms

Public sector banks have lost nearly Rs 2.85 lakh crore on account of loan dues of 13 corporates even as the banks are used to bail out ailing financial institutions such as Yes Bank and IL&FS,......

Life is tough for India's gig workers

India's gig workers continue to be without any social security cover or a minimum wage guarantee. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The recent protests by employees of Urban Company and the......

It's time for Modi to focus on reforms

India Inc says way forward is for Modi govt to work with other political parties to get bills passed. With the Bharatiya Janata Party’s defeat in Bihar’s election, India Inc leaders say......