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China: 'India Must Not Accept Ceding Of Patrolling Rights'

'Disengagement is merely the first step in a lengthy process of arriving at a new normal along the LAC in Eastern Ladakh and the entire land boundary.''The Indian government should insist on the......

Ek Hasina Thi: End Of An Era In Bangladesh

With Bangladesh descending into chaos, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina surreptitiously fled the country for London in a military aircraft on Monday and the army stepped in to fill the power vacuum,......

It's Going To Get Hotter In India

More than 80 per cent of Indians live in districts vulnerable to climate risks.Among these, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Bihar are the most vulnerable states to extreme......

'Sheikh Hasina is better than the others. But is that good enough?'

'Are we supposed to look the other way as Islamists go on a rampage against Hindus and the Hasina government pay lip service to secularism?' A revealing excerpt from Avishek Biswas and Deep......

India now a 'major power': Chinese scholar

India has emerged as a 'major power' by achieving outstanding results in economic development and social governance and its transformation as a stronger, assertive country has made it a 'new......

Companies Plan Yoga Day Celebration

'An in-house contest encourages employees to share yoga and well-being practices with their families.' IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph:......

'It will take longest for India's growth to return to pre-Covid levels'

'The outlook for private investment, which has been such a weak link for India for so long, remains challenging.'Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Oxford Economics, the global......

What are locusts? And why are they such a big menace?

Swarms of immature pink locusts and adult yellow locusts are currrently active. Not only are fresh locusts swarms expected to arrive in the coming weeks, but even those already present in India......

Experts caution govt on trade deals with US

Existing trade deals, especially the 2009 pact with the Asean bloc, have been panned by the Centre for not boosting exports but flooding the domestic market with cheap imports. Subsequently, New......

'It is difficult for us to get rid of China overnight'

'China feels India will be hard-pressed not to go after China because we are so badly dependent on them -- and that is the reality.' IMAGE: A protest against Chinese goods in Bhopal. Photograph:......

'If you have too many girls, that's a problem'

'If you don't have children, that's also a problem.''There's no right way to live because everybody has an opinion about your personal life, and how you should live.''You have to listen to them,......

How a desi is making waves at MoMA

'We'll certainly have Hollywood productions, so why wouldn't we have Bollywood?'Indira Kannan reports. IMAGE: Members of the 69th Berlin film festival's international jury arrive for the awards......

Remembering Football Legend Tulsidas Balaram

Tulsidas Balaram, who passed into the ages last week, was a member of the Indian football team which reached the semis at the Olympics and won an Asian Games gold medal. IMAGE: Tulsidas Balaram,......

Sports Shorts: Saina withdraws from India Open

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday. IMAGE: Saina Nehwal had played through pain during the All England Championships after suffering from an acute gastroenteritis and......

The sailor who made history for India

'At the Asian Games I had a dream, to stand on the podium and have the tri-colour hoisted.''I missed one thing in Jakarta -- the national anthem being played.''I hope to make it happen at the......

Sports Shorts: Pistorius to appeal increased sentence

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday IMAGE: South African Olympic and Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius. Photograph: Mike Hutchings/Reuters Jailed South......

India will win 10 plus medals at Rio Olympics: Sonowal

Sushil Kumar of the India Olympic wrestling team carries his country's flag during the Opening Ceremony. Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images The Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal is confident......

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