How Women Change The Political Game

More than ever before, women voters can make or mar a political party's electoral fortunes. IMAGE: Women voters queue to cast their votes for the Telangana assembly elections, November 30, 2023.......

Nature Like Never Before

Extraordinary award-winning photographs from more than 20,000 images from all over the world. The Nature Photographer of the Year competition, organised by Nature Talks, showcases the artistry of......

How India outclassed Pak in diplomatic game over Kashmir

The battle to manage the international environment over Kashmir has just begun, but what is expected to help is the lifting of internal controls. All eyes are now on that exercise. Aditi......

Why Jaish has become the ISI's terror arm in J&K

'Jaish has been allowed to resurge through supported terror actions in J&K in a deliberate tactic by Pakistan, if only to reduce the international pressure on the LeT after 26/11,' points out Rana......

'Carrot-and-stick economic model not workable in all countries'

Economist Deepak Nayyar says economic openness, while necessary, is not sufficient, and is conducive to development only when combined with industrial policy. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

Transporters' stir pushes bhindi price to over Rs 100/kg

While okra was being sold for Rs 100-120 a kg and cauliflower for Rs 120-140 a kg in Mumbai and its suburbs, all other vegetable prices have increased by almost 100 per cent since July 20. ......

R&D carrot fails to lure auto parts firms

This carrot has not found any takers yet. Despite the 150 per cent tax reduction on R&D for automobile and ancillary companies announced in the Union Budget for fiscal 2004-05 by finance minister P......

Vegetable prices rise on heat, less rain forecast

During August-September, if sowing does not pick up vegetable prices might rise further to cover seasonal demand Intense heat and forecasts of deficient monsoon rain have kept vegetable prices......

'The sun is the villain in Surya Versus Surya!'

'My character in Surya Versus Surya cannot come out in daylight.' Actor Nikhil Siddhartha talks about his latest film. With back-to-back hits in Swamy Ra Ra and Karthikeya, Nikhil Siddhartha is......