Aakar Patel: China Flourishes While India Digs Up Past

We no longer have the ambition to rival China save through words. We are happy to be fighting ourselves and digging up disputes from centuries ago as a substitute for real development, argues Aakar......

Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

India Should Be Battle Ready With China

'With continued focus on votes, upcoming by-polls and purchasing politicians, the political hierarchy has little time for national defence.' 'They would do well to heed a veteran scholar, who says,......

Maldives resumes India-gifted Dornier, helicopters for evacuations

The Maldives has resumed using a Dornier aircraft and two helicopters gifted by India for medical evacuations after the two countries reached an understanding over the repatriation of Indian......

Fresh US tariffs unnerve investors; Sensex down 380 points

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty closed lower on Wednesday in line with losses in global markets amid escalating trade tensions, even as the Reserve Bank cut policy rates for a second......

'RBI will provide liquidity for monetary policy transmission'

'We never waste a crisis. There will be learning and the supervisory tools will get better with each episode.' IMAGE: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra, third from left makes a......

Trump Tariffs: Time To Rejig Portolio

Investors should tilt their portfolios towards domestic-facing defensive sectors, which should help provide stability and shield them from geopolitical and tariff risks. Illustration: Uttam......

Sensex sinks 2,227 pts, its steepest fall since 2024 LS debacle

Stock markets crumbled on Monday with benchmark Sensex sinking by 2,226.79 points – its steepest single-day decline in 10 months – as a global market carnage following US President......

Wimbledon PIX: Alcaraz, Sabalenka, Medvedev advance to Round 3

Images from Day 5 of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis Club in London on Friday. Alcaraz overcomes Muller despite error-strewn performance IMAGE: Spain’s Carlos......