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More housewives died by suicide in 2020 than farmers

Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf does a comparative analysis of suicide numbers released by the NCRB. Data: Hemantkumar Shivsaran/Rediff.com Kindly note the image has only been posted for......

2018 was BJP's annus horribilis

In 2018, the BJP's rare successes in north east India aside, everything that could go wrong, did go wrong for the party.Archis Mohan reports. IMAGE: BJP national President Amit Anilchandra Shah at......

May 2018 be a less eventful year

'With 2017, will one shed violence, terror, rape, rage, pollution, environmental degradation and loss of humanity?''That may be too much to hope for, but for a while -- away from the carousing and......

Thank God 2014 is over!

The year 2014 easily earns for itself the title of annus horribilis, says Malavika Sangghvi.I guess the nicest thing you could say about 2014 is that it is getting over. Seriously, a......

India in 2012: Another 2011 coming up

Rajeev Srinivasan predicts grim prospects for the year based on poor economic leadership and the worsening security environment. I think there will be little disagreement if I say that 2011 CE was......

India's economy projected to record stronger recovery in 2021: UNCTAD

India's economy, estimated to contract by 6.9 per cent in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, is forecast to record a "stronger recovery" in 2021 and grow by 5 per cent, according to a UN report......

Small wineries have little to cheer amid Covid-19

Most producers have put off plans to make capital investments in their wineries, and implemented cost-reduction measures to conserve cash. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com It’s tough to......

Rough ride for markets in 2018

2018 has been a disappointing and highly volatile year for equity investors.Anup Roy and Samie Modak report. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters It has been a rough ride for the financial markets......

15 things that went wrong in '15

Almost everything that could go wrong did so in this Annus Horribilis. Year-end fatigue demands that easier tasks be taken up first. So, here we go with the 15 things that would have......

2012: Another annus horribilis, like the one before

Despite what the World Bank and IMF trained gnomes in North Block, South Block and Yojana Bhavan say, the numbers of the poor is rising alarmingly, says Mohan Guruswamy.A year ago, at about this......

The Crown Season 5 Review

The new season of The Crown is a bit of a dreary watch, observes Deepa Gehlot. Coming out as it does a few weeks after the death of Queen Elizabeth II (and some months after Prince Philip's......

Why Australia may find it tough to bounce back in Sydney

With the Sydney Cricket Ground reliably Australia's most spin-friendly wicket, the hosts may find it tough going to manufacture a face-saving victory and square the series. IMAGE: Rishabh Pant and......

Football friendlies: Rooney says farewell; Croatia stun Spain

England beat United States IMAGE: England's Wayne Rooney with manager Gareth Southgate at the end of the match. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters There was no farewell goal but plenty of......

It's time to fix the IPL!

The IPL has produced more controversies in its short lifespan than any other sporting league in history, says legendary cricket writer Prem Panicker. IMAGE: IPL 3 saw drama around the Kochi......

Why Spanish brigade is on the slide at French Open?

‘From time to time you have five or six Spanish players in French Open’ ‘But of course we are getting older and there's a new generation coming in’ Spain's David Ferrer......

Lonely recovery road for giant-killing Kazakh

Injured, lonely and without a coach, Yaroslava Shvedova climbed a psychological mountain to oust the defending champion from the French Open on Monday. Ranked 142nd in the world, the Kazakh came......

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