FIR against IAS Puja Khedkar's mother for waving gun at farmers

Pune civic body on Saturday issued a notice to Manorama Khedkar, mother of controversial probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar, directing the removal of "unauthorised structures" adjacent to the......

Saurabh Netravalkar And The H-1B Dream

The US needs to understand that it could potentially lose out on attracting several Netravalkars in the future if it curbs the influx of such industrious Indian immigrants, argues Vishal Menon.......

India's New Trilemma

...Kids, jobs, emigration, notes Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   "Aren't you kids going to have children?" I asked one of my nieces who had come for a one-week......

Where Does Superstar Vijay Go From Here?

A new entrant, whether a popular actor or not, has not been able to sweep the polls, as their fans had hoped for. It should hold true for Vijay as well. Or, something drastically has to happen......

Now, 5% uniform IGST rate on all aircraft, engine parts

The government on Monday announced the implementation of a 5 per cent uniform IGST rate on all aircraft and aircraft engine parts to boost the industry. Photograph: Max Rossi/Reuters The decision,......

Labour Pains, The Silent Crisis Undermining India's Infrastructure Boom

Severe skilled, unskilled shortage threatens to pull emergency brakes on India's industrial engine. Kindly note the images has only been published for representational purposes. All photographs:......

Why Adani Solar Sought Visas For Chinese

In seeking visa approvals for engineers from China, the company has reasoned that India lacks the expertise to set up such a solar facility. IMAGE: Workers install solar panels at Adani Green......

Budget 2024: What hospitality industry wants from Nirmalaji

Hospitality players want the government to accord infrastructure status to hotels to make investments on new properties more attractive rather than categorising them as luxury or even 'sin goods'......