The further expansion and upgrade of the Chinese military does not augur well for India, which continues to confront an increasingly belligerent China on its borders, notes former foreign secretary......
A new military rank system had been introduced for the PLA, but all soldiers must always obey the Communist party, reveals Jayadeva Ranade, the distinguished China expert and retired RA&W officer.......
Populism invariably has fiscal and electoral consequences. The Akali government of Punjab gave free electricity to farmers, but it created resentment amongst the general populace that rich farmers......
'When he first came to office, my belief is that the PM's reading of the landscape was that, with a vanquished Congress and fragmented Opposition, he was looking at least at two terms in office.......
President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday addressed the first joint sitting of Parliament as mandatorily required under the Constitution after the general elections. The address is the political,......
China bans big shareholders of listed firms from divesting Beijing's increasingly frantic attempts to stem a stock market rout were finally rewarded as Chinese shares bounced around 6 per cent on......
India improved its rank on six out of the 10 parameters relating to starting and doing business in a country. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com India improved its ranking on the World Bank's......
'Clearly, the depositors of cooperative banks need the maximum protection,' notes Tamal Bandopadhyay.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Till Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services......
With the Union Cabinet clearing amendments in the Forward Contract (Regulation) Act, the commodity futures market will deepen, with introduction of options and index futures. This market has......
The S&P BSE Sensex ended 80 points up at 23,789 while the Nifty50 closed at 7,235, up 24 points. Extending their gains for the fourth consecutive session, benchmark indices ended the......