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......

'Taxing Billionaires Is Not A Bad Idea'

'If we want real democracy, the economy itself will need to be democratised.' IMAGE: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narendra D Modi holds a roadshow for the Lok Sabha elections in Varanasi,......

Jain seer Acharya Vidyasagar Maharaj dies via 'sallekhna'

Renowned Jain seer Acharya Vidyasagar Maharaj breathed his last on Sunday at Chandragiri Teerth in Dongargarh in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon district after undertaking 'sallekhna'. IMAGE: Ahead of......

All you need to know about Bharat Ratna MS Swaminathan

Agriculture scientist M S Swaminathan's research as a plant geneticist addressed the issue of food insecurity and helped small farmers augment their income by enhancing productivity. IMAGE: In his......

How The Heat Wave Will Affect Your Kitchen

Apart from the human body, human food will bear direct repercussions. From staples such as wheat, to coffee, dairy, and even the great Hilsa face the threat of reduced supply due to the extreme......

Sitharaman's pre-election budget shuns populism, boosts infra spend

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced a Rs 11.11 lakh crore spending on infrastructure and vowed to continue reforms as she resisted resorting to populist measures in Modi......

Govt plans to make India self-reliant in edible oils

The government will formulate a strategy to make India self-reliant in edible oils by boosting domestic output of oilseeds and launch a comprehensive programme to support dairy farmers, Finance......

Imports of California walnut rise after India removes tariff

The California walnuts shipped from the US to India have seen a sharp uptick with imports more than doubling from September to November against the same period last year. Photograph:Brittany......

Test cricket at very low point in West Indies: Sarwan

IMAGE: Ramnaresh Sarwan foresees a mass exodus of the Caribbean players to mainland America where the game has got a major push with hosting of the T20 World Cup. Photograph: Siphiwe......

How SKY got back in shape for T20 World Cup!

'If you look at him, he is looking much leaner and stronger and little muscular.' IMAGE: Suryakumar Yadav shed nearly 15kg after he underwent surgery for sports hernia to get in shape for the T20......

'To win the World Cup you need lots of luck'

'Given that they are playing at home and will have full crowd support, India, who are in peak form and whose morale is high, will be the favourites.' IMAGE: Muttiah Muralitharan celebrates taking......

Please listen to our mann ki baat: Wrestlers to Modi

IMAGE: The wrestlers said they are surprised that Prime Minister Narendra Modi felicitates them and clicks pictures with them when they win medals but now he has turned a blind eye to their......

Meet Gabbar Sherni's Amazing Dad!

Jai Bhagwan has been without a job for six years.When we ask him how he managed to run his house without a job, he says matter of factly, 'I sold my wife's jewels.' IMAGE: Nitu Ghanghas with her......