Why India has not made a world-beating global invention

'If Indians are as smart as their counterparts in university, and have equal opportunity, then what is the reason that we cannot produce inventions of quality that are recognised by the world?'......

'Dear prime minister: Harvard is not just Amartya Sen'

'Amartya Sen is a citizen of the country who has every right to criticise or give his opinion on a policy decision.''Get back at him! Why get back at Harvard?' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi......

Will Najeeb Jung be the next vice-president?

Relations between an elected government of Delhi and the LG can never be cordial: It is just the way the relationship is structured.Aditi Phadnis reports.   Few offer their resignation when......

Delhi L-G Najeeb Jung quits; Kejriwal calls it surprising

Najeeb Jung’s office said that he would be returning to academics, “his first love”. READ: Delhi L-G resigns: An end to Kejriwal's 'Jung'? Delhi Lieutenant Governor......

Mukesh Ambani completes 20 years as Reliance boss

Mukesh Ambani, who took over the reins of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) after the sudden demise of his legendary industrialist father Dhirubhai Ambani, completes 20 years at the helm during which......

How NOT to usher in a cashless economy

Any forced attempt to achieve anything -- however lofty the goal -- will result in distortions and undesired outcomes, note Anshuman Gupta and Karunakar Jha.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

The rise and fall of the ultra-right

Financial globalisation - or ultra globalisation - has done more harm than good to the majority of economies, say Anshuman Gupta & Karunakar Jha. After Brexit and Donald Trump winning in the US,......

Meet Urjit Patel, RBI's 24th Governor

As deputy governor, Patel headed the RBI panel to draft the monetary policy report, which became the basis of the ongoing reforms at the apex bank Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor Urjit Patel......