Combative Smriti Irani is!

The combativeness reflects her insistence not to meekly acquiesce to what has been going on in Raisina Hill for years or decades, observes Kartikeya Tanna.    In the murky world of......

IITs being used for 'anti-India, anti-Hindu' activities: RSS mouthpiece

Organiser, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s organ, has alleged that prestigious institutes like Indian Institute of Technology were being turned into places for "anti-India and......

PMO directs ministries to counter Cong charges against HRD dept

Seeking to counter allegations levelled by Congress in its report card on Modi government, the HRD ministry is preparing a point-by-point rebuttal on charges that include infringing on the autonomy......

BJP a one-man show, wants to run India like an RSS shakha: Rahul

Stepping up his offensive, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday hit out at BJP's ideological mentor, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh saying its belief was "murdering" individuality and that......

Why Raghuram Rajan Raced At RBI

The speed at which he led the central bank in different areas -- ranging from internal reorganisation to inflation fighting, stabilising the currency, taking on rogue corporations, cleaning up bank......

'India's in a sweet spot, but that's not going to last forever'

India's good fortune, experts in the US feel, is not the result of a fundamentally strong economy, but because it is the best of a bad set of options. P Rajendran/Rediff.com listens in. India has......

Dept of Post, Mahindras, Sun Pharma join banking race

The Department of Post, Tech Mahindra, Videocon Group and stock exchange NSE have joined big corporates like Ambanis and Birlas to seek entry into banking business through newly created niche......

Lunch and more with IT's marathon man

Whenever Ajit Balakrishnan is quoted in the press, it's usually in connection with wise pronouncements on information technology (IT) or higher education. But there had to be more to India's first......