Time To Abolish Quotas?

Ultimately quotas kill talent and true meritocracy, argues R Jagannathan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com We are having the wrong kind of conversations on inclusion and inequity, both in......

Saw White House from outside: Modi recalls US visit decades ago

President Joe Biden on Thursday said India and the United States should work and lead together given the challenges and opportunities facing the world, as he accorded Prime Minister Narendra Modi a......

'Make caste discrimination in schools and colleges a crime'

'The government should immediately enact an Act to make caste discrimination a criminal offence and lay down a procedure similar to that of the Anti-Ragging Act.' 'Ragging has nearly been......

'It's not about lights, camera, action'

'It's really about rolling up your sleeves and implementing exactly what we said that we were going to do.''Our mission was to leave no one behind and that's exactly what we look at the next four......

The US stimulus: Which stocks could rule?

America needs rebuilding, and Barack Obama wants to give us a stimulus. How do you profit from this trend in your stock picking? The first problem with capitalizing on an idea like this one is......

The 10 hardest jobs to fill in America

For the second year in a row, engineer is the hardest job to fill in America. Why are engineers so hard to find? "We have whole generations of people loving liberal arts, not going into science......

What the Internet holds for India in 2018

Or, what will the Indian policy process allow it to be, says Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Our (India's) single-minded embrace of Digital reminds me of our single- minded......

US to enhance ties with India's smaller cities

The US is working to enhance partnerships with India's smaller cities and towns which are fast becoming the engines of the country's economic boom, a senior American official has said. "India's......

Games security stayed in shadows, kept focus on sport

From ordinary police on the beat to the shadows of Britain's security establishment, the sighs of relief are almost audible. Terrorism is an act of theatre, an adage goes, but thanks to firm and......