'Except that the population was much less.''I remember my uncle and family moving away from the base of a hill whenever it rained for more than a couple of days without a dry day in between.'......
The answer to Chinese tactics of nibbling territory is not defence of every inch -- a military impossibility -- but instead, nibbling at Chinese territory wherever we are in a stronger position,......
Saraswati spreads across 600 million light years and is four billion light years away from Earth.Rediff.com's Utkarsh Mishra reports. A 15 year study by a group of Indian scientists has resulted......
The fiasco over the former Delhi law minister’s college degrees has damaged the reputation of the Aam Aadmi Party, says Nupur Sharma. As I pen this, television news channels are flashing......
Debutante novelist Kamala Nair speaks to Arthur J Pais In Kamala Nair's engaging novel The Girl in the Garden, a young woman unsure of her engagement is revisiting the events of a childhood......
Weakness in the broader markets, along with expensive valuations that these companies had commanded during their IPOs, has led to this fall Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Several newly listed......
BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap indices hit their fresh lifetime highs for the second day in a row The benchmark Nifty50 pared all its initial losses to settle the first day of the April F&O series......
Looking to tap into the upbeat investor sentiment, as many as five companies are expected to hit capital markets next month to raise around 4,000 crore through initial public offerings. These firms......
Chlor-Alkali: Budget 2013-14 AnalysisBudget Provisions Increase in surcharge from 5 per cent to 10 per cent on domestic companies whose taxable income exceeds Rs 10 crore. In case of foreign......
Reliance ADA Group-promoted social networking and blogging site BigAdda is planning to close its social networking business. The website will now be repositioned as an e-commerce portal such as......
Aseem Chhabra introduces us to the best of Berlinale. I usually spend 10 days of February in Berlin attending the Berlinale, the most exciting international film festival in Europe, in the early......
Premier League side Manchester City are planning big-name close-season signings to ensure Champions League soccer within the next two years, executive director Taweesuk Jack Srisumrid said. City's......