'Those days, 'jail-returned' was like 'foreign-returned', something to aspire for'

'Gandhi had given the call 'Do or Die'. And with all the leaders arrested, you had to be your own leader.' IMAGE: Dr G G Parikh with Yusuf Meherally's potrait behind him at the Yusuf Meherally......

Reinventing Capitalism For The Digital Age

US Congressman Ro Khanna's message is that instead of depending on the 'hidden hand' of capitalism -- that is to say, the power of markets -- it is time for policymakers to play a more active role......

A former ISI chief's SENSATIONAL story

General Asad Durrani's disclosures could leave considerable egg on the face of those currently wielding the stick in Pakistan, notes Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at the Research and......

The A-Z of 2018

The year gone by, decoded by Shuma Raha. A for Alexa IMAGE: You can voice interact with Amazon Alexa. Photograph: Kind courtesy Amazon.com Now a year old in India, Amazon's cool, AI-powered......

What Was The Secret Of Rakesh Jhunjhunwala's Success?

His advice was to always start with small positions because we are bound to make mistakes; and remain humble because the markets can be merciless, remembers Debashis Basu. Illustration: Dominic......

Any idea why economists don't write autobiographies?

For a bunch that fancies itself so greatly and does not hesitate to express an opinion on everything, this is very odd behaviour, says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan. Illustration: Dominic......

Meet Renuka Ramnath, 1st woman and 'outsider' to head a Tata co

Tata Communications has elected the private equity (PE) veteran as a successor to Subodh Bhargava. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com. Renuka Ramnath became the first woman outside the Tata......

'Net neutrality: Free access should never be curtailed'

  When the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India put up a consultation paper on its web site on March 27, asking users for their views on net neutrality, it probably did not expect an......

Paralympics: Nitish-Thulasimathi duo makes winning start

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Thulasimathi Murugesan/Twitter India's Sukant Kadam, Suhas Yathiraj and Tarun notched up contrasting wins in their respective opening men's singles SL4 group matches to......

League Cup: Chelsea, Liverpool, Spurs in semi-finals

IMAGE: Brentford's Bryan Mbeumo in action with Chelsea's Mateo Kovacic during the League Cup quarter-final at Brentford Community Stadium in London on Wednesday. Photograph: Tony Obrien/Reuters A......

S Korea's blind archer sets world record, Indians flop

South Korea set the first world records of the London Olympics, both in the men's archery competition, with legally blind Im Dong-hyun breaking the 72-arrow mark with 699 points on Friday. Im, 26,......

Opener Katich loses Australia contract

Australian opener Simon Katich's Test career lookedover on Tuesday after he was left off the list of 25 players awarded central contracts for next season by Cricket Australia. \\nNew blood was......

Nadal crushes Baghdatis as Federer scrapes through

World number one Rafa Nadal began his quest for a third claycourt title in a month with a 6-1, 6-3 drubbing of unseeded Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis in the Madrid Masters second round Wednesday. Third......