'Pained' Manmohan asks Modi to apologise over Pak conspiracy charges

Singh, in a statement, stressed that the Gujarat election was not discussed during meeting with some Pakistani officials at Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar's house. In a sharp......

What the fiddich! Why are books so fat?

Just as scotch bottles have become bigger, novels have also become fatter. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com. A few days ago, a friend said he doesn’t read fiction. This reminded me of......

The Pakistani conundrum

What does Pakistan mean for a young Indian? Devanik Saha attempts an answer. The name “Pakistan” is something which most Indians associate with either hatred or love. For an average......

'Time we show maturity to do business,' Swaraj tells Pakistan during 2-day visit

India on Wednesday extended a hand of friendship to Pakistan, saying it was time the two countries display "maturity and self-confidence" to do business with each other as the world was rooting for......

'The real GDP was captured better'

'Revision of the base year for both CPI and GDP are long overdue.''The basic data that went into the 2011-2012 series were mainly from surveys done in 2011 or earlier.''We have since seen the......

Who is Prasanta Pattanaik, Padma Shri?

Had he not been a student, admirer and follower of Amartya Sen, TCA Srinivasa-Raghavan feels it might have been a Padma Bhushan.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The year was 1971.......

Modi must now stop imitating the Congress, and turn right

'If Modi wants to help the poor and get the credit for it as well, he must do what China does. He must openly adopt pro-capital policies.' 'And -- this is critical -- he must remember that......

Should we scrap quarterly job surveys?

A government panel examined the records of employees surveyed by Labour Bureau’s quarterly enterprises surveys and mapped it with EPFO's subscribers and found “unexplained......

KKR's new home ground? Agartala stadium in the race

IMAGE: Eden Garden in Kolkata is set for a massive makeover next year. Photograph: BCCI The under-construction international cricket stadium at Narsingarh in Tripura could become Kolkata......

Mayank Agarwal 'gearing to comeback' after mid-flight health scare

Photograph: Mayank Agarwal/X Karnataka skipper Mayank Agarwal on Wednesday said he is on the mend and gearing for comeback after day-long hospitalisation caused by a suspicious liquid he drank......

'One of the best pace-bowling allrounders, but gave up too quickly'

IMAGE: Lance Klusener believes Hardik Pandya gave up on Test cricket too easily. Photograph: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images Rating Hardik Pandya as one of the best fast-bowling allrounders, former......

Former Proteas all-rounder to take over as Tripura operations head

IMAGE: Lance Klusener will take over as head of cricket operation of Tripura. Photograph: Anesh Debiky/Gallo Images/Getty Images Former South African allrounder Lance Klusener will take over as......

Cricketer booked for forging documents to get into Tripura team

A case was filed against a cricketer from West Bengal who allegedly forged documents to get into Tripura’s under-19 team, police said on Sunday. The player, a resident of Barrackpore town in......