Whither The Middle Class?

Ajit Balakrishnan on how to arrest a worldwide decline. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   As a son and grandson of doctors and a firm believer in a meritocratic education system, and......

Full Text: President's joint address to both houses of Parliament

Here's the full text of President's Ram Nath Kovind's address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament on the first of Budget Session 2022. IMAGE: A word cloud of President Ram Nath......

Meet the BJP's silent army in Bengal

'They are our go-to men, our trouble-shooters.''They draw their strength from remaining low-key and accessible only to our workers.' IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party President Jagat Prakash Nadda......

Evicted from Puducherry's Aurobindo ashram family attempts suicide, 3 dead

A day after five sisters from Bihar were evicted by the police from Aurobindo Ashram in Puducherry following a Supreme Court order, two of them and their mother allegedly committed suicide by......

Are Indian Markets Overstretched?

The index is currently trading at 149 per cent of its historical P/B valuation, surpassing its previous peak of 125 per cent made in 2020-21. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Indian......

India loses Rs 500-bn crop/year

India is losing food items worth a whopping Rs 50,000 crore (Rs 500 billion) every year due to poor post-harvest handling of farm produce, a development that analysts say may jeopardise the......

Dr Reddy's A-team moves on putting house in order

After spending considerable time and energy in remediation efforts in the wake of the US Food and Drug Administration's warning letter on compliance issues, the company's leadership has finally set......

Can these stocks shine amid market gloom?

Investors turn their attention to export-driven sectors, experts tell Krishna Kant. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh After betting on the domestic consumption story for over three years, equity investors......

Readers on whether Ganguly should play

Vikram Shah: Can someone from your organisation lead a discussion on the validity of this penalty, please?Let us not talk about Saurav's form as a batsman as that is not the issue here.Do the rules......