President Pratibha Patil on Monday addressed Parliament for the last time as President when she flagged off the Budget session. Here's the text of her speechHonourable Members I welcome you to this......
As part of rediff.com's continuing coverageon the 1965 War, 40 Years On, Mumtaz Iqbal, a banker in then East Pakistan, looks back at the mood prevalent in the country then,and suggests that the war......
The chances of the posts opening remain slim, with security agencies recently identifying 10 suspects who smuggled in weapons, narcotics and fake currency. Buoyed by the promise of support by the......
The news that Welspun has run into trouble with one of its biggest US-based clients has stressed its suppliers and investors alike A Surat-based elastic bands supplier to Welspun hasn’t......
India's cotton sector is pitting its stakes on a bumper production in 2007-08. Despite a slow performance by cotton textile industry in the past two quarters, a bumper cotton production during the......
The performance of Indian cotton exports to China is better than the United States, according to a latest report of the United States Department of Agriculture. "Since becoming a significant......
Indian cotton exports are outperforming the US cotton in China, says the latest report of the United States Department of Agriculture. "Since becoming a significant exporter last year, with......
Bravo, gentlemen! The year 2014 was great for our actors, and a lot of them did exceptionally well. Restricting this annual fixture to a list of 10 was harder than it is in most years, and the......
IMAGE: AG2r La Mondiale's French rider Nans Peters wins the 8th stage from Cazeres-sur-Garonne to Loudenvielle in France on Saturday. Photograph: Stuart Franklin/Pool via Reuters Some contenders......
Slovenia end Poland's perfect record A round-up of Friday's Euro 2020 qualifying matches. IMAGE: Georginio Wijnaldum celebrates scoring the Netherlands's fourth goal against Germany in the Euro......
IMAGE: Olivier Giroud celebrates scoring the first goal for France. Photograph: Charles Platiau/Reuters European champions Portugal spurned a two-goal lead against Tunisia, stumbling to a 2-2......
IMAGE: Romain Bardet of France riding for AG2R La Mondiale celebrates as he wins stage 12 of the 2017 Le Tour de France. Photograph: Chris Graythen/Getty Images Frenchman Romain Bardet timed his......
The stage is set for the quarter-finals of Euro 2016. Here's a look at the strengths and weaknesses of the last 8 teams in the fray.BELGIUM IMAGE: Belgium's Eden Hazard celebrates scoring a goal......