'Can we force somebody to contest and fight an election when they don't want to contest an election?' IMAGE: The Bharatiya Janata Party's Narendra D Modi with the BJP's Sagar candidate Lata......
It is in circumstances like this that the Constitution becomes extremely important. It reminds us that we have a commitment towards higher human values to fulfil, a path to get back......
Most politicians and even non-politicians have been honoured because of what they were purported to be electorally worth for the ruling party of their time, argues N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE:......
Eleven convicts in the case of gangrape of Bilkis Bano and the murder of seven of her family members during the 2002 riots in Gujarat will have to surrender on January 21 as the Supreme Court on......
Days after the Supreme Court quashed the remission the Gujarat government had granted them, five of those convicted of gang-raping Bilkis Bano and massacring seven members of her family during the......
Keep sufficient funds in your bank account until the cheque is cleared. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Cheque bounce is back in the news with three cases making the headlines. A court......
It is largely due to his vision and efforts that we have almost quadrupled our per capita milk availability in the last 40 years, points out Shailesh Dobhal. IMAGE: Dr Verghese Kurien cuts a cake......
The fund house had offered two options to affected investors -- either monetisation of assets by trustees or hiring a third party to conduct the process. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......
Monsanto Co, the world's biggest seed company, threatened to pull out of India on Friday if the government imposed a big cut in the royalties that local firms pay for its genetically modified (Bt)......
The unprecedented rains in Chennai and adjoining areas also led to huge production losses for auto makers and suppliers, who had made that region a major auto hub. Driving smooth on a slow but......