'I am not the target, my leader KCR is'

'He is exposing the failings of the BJP, which is rankling the party.' IMAGE: Bharat Rashtra Samithi MLC K Kavitha leaves her father and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao's residence......

So what, if they are VIPs?

In India traffic comes to a virtual standstill whenever there is 'VVIP movement'. At the Rio+20 Conference there were hundreds of world leaders, but no security agency seemed to hassle the......

Will BJP's carrot-and-stick for TN reunite AIADMK factions?

Considering that all sides to the game feel being targeted by the BJP-ruled Centre through taxmen and their ED/CBI counterparts, both factions may not rule out the possibility of patching up after......

Full text of PM's I-Day speech

Following is the text of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's address to the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort in New Delhi on India's 60th Independence Day on Tuesday:"My dear countrymen,......

Petro deals with 9 countries likely

With a view to securing its energy needs within the Asian community, India has lined up a series of bilateral agreements in the petroleum sector, to be signed next week with five Central Asian and......

Now, a competition to choose 100 smart cities

The smart city project is being coordinated by the Union urban development ministry. After celebrity nominations akin to the famous ALS ice-bucket challenge for its Swachh Bharat campaign, and a......

Nasscom puts east in the limelight

National Association of Software and Service Companies on Sunday inaugurated its third largest event in the country, with the theme of "IT enablement for sustainable competitive advantage" and......

'India will need flexibilities in few instances'

On July 21, trade ministers from nearly 50 countries will converge at Geneva to finalise proposals on agriculture and non-agricultural market access (Nama) which are part of the Doha Round of world......

IPL 2022: How Will Second Half Play Out?

IPL 2022 has passed the halfway mark after a month of high action and drama.So how will the second half play out for the teams still in contention for the playoffs?Shailesh Karkera finds out.......

BCCI only interested in making money out of cricket: OCA

BCCI chief N Srinivasan. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters BCCI's decision to not send Indian teams for the Asian Games drew sharp criticism from the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) on......

'On form pick Yuvi ahead of Sourav'

In the first of a series of weekly chats on cricket, Prem Panicker appeared on the rediff Chat at 1300 EDT/1000 PDT. Following is a transcript of the chat.Also see Prem's blog:......