What's cooking at President's dinner for G20 leaders

A "specially-curated menu" tailored to sync with the delicacies consumed during the Indian monsoon awaits the heads of state and other delegates at President Droupadi Murmu's grand dinner at the......

Nataraja idol made using ancient Chola technique being installed at G20 venue

A towering statue of 'Nataraja', believed to be the world's tallest, being installed at the venue of the upcoming G20 Summit in New Delhi, has been made using an ancient casting technique. IMAGE:......

It doesn't matter that Kamala Harris is half-Indian

What the Indian economy looks like next January will influence her view on India, not her genetics, notes Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Democratic vice presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris accepts......

Venezuela: Before the Implosion

As Venezuelans continue to flee the starvation, crime and the horrific inflation that continues to mark the worst crisis it has ever faced, Radha Roy Biswas looks back at a devastated country she......

Gold imports drop 76% in April-July this year

Imports are down also because local traders are clearing unaccounted stock after introduction of 1 per cent excise duty India's gold imports fell sharply by 76 per cent to 60 tonnes in the......

Survey's take on economic challenges

The Survey had a series of short notes on economic policy issues.   A few of them are excerpted below: Analytical taxonomy of financial crises, past & future If a crisis occurs in China or......

India may import 1,000 tonnes of gold in 2015-16

  India is likely to import about 1,000 tonnes of gold in 2015-16, said a top official of the gold refiner MMTC-PAMP India Private Limited on Wednesday. India's July imports are expected to......

'TiECon has once again become relevant to entrepreneurs'

The TiECon Disruptive Entrepreneurship Conference on May 15-16 saw a record turnout of 4800 people. Ritu Jha/Rediff.com reports from California on the largest TieCon ever. ALSO READ: Tesla's......

Sports Shorts: Mumbai to host IOC session in 2023

IMAGE: India will host the session for the first time since 1983. Nita Ambani, the Indian representative on the committee, described it as "a significant development for the country's Olympic......

RIP Subhas Bhowmick: The 'Jose Mourinho' of Kolkata Maidan

IMAGE: India's football legend Subhas Bhowmick was part of the 1970 Asian Games bronze winning team. He was also famous for exploits at the club level for East Bengal primarily and Mohun Bagan.......

Can India host the 2032 Olympics?

'The Mumbai-Pune Olympics will be help shift the country's gaze to a region that denotes a new formula for sports, enterprise, and nation building,' argues Shashank Mani Tripathi. IMAGE: The......

Sports Shorts: Dutee Chand signs two-year deal with Puma

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: In May, Dutee Chand is the first Indian sportswoman to reveal that she is in a same-sex relationship with a girl from her......

PT Usha nominated for IAAF's Veteran Pin

India's track and field legend PT Usha has been nominated for the International Association of Athletics Federation's (IAAF) 'Veteran Pin' for her outstanding service to the sport. Usha is one of......