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The Importance Of Russia And US For India

New Delhi has reached out to Moscow while waiting for a new president in Washington. New Delhi knows well that in international relations, there are no permanent friends or foes, only permanent......

Kuwait fire: Indian mission swings into action

India's mission in Kuwait is ascertaining the full details from the concerned Kuwaiti authorities on the tragic fire incident in a building in the southern city of Mangaf which killed 49 foreign......

Neighbourhood First At Modi's Swearing-In

Engagement with neighbours is a strategic imperative, and not an option, asserts Rup Narayan Das. IMAGE: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrives to attend Prime Minister designate Narendra......

The Last Indian Villages On Tibet Border

'It is a breathtaking journey towards the Tibet border, especially since the Border Road Organisation has accomplished a fabulous feat in black-topping the road till the border.' 'One is left with......

Retired Indian colonel working for UN killed in Rafah

A former Indian Army officer, who had joined one of the United Nations agencies three weeks ago, was killed in war-torn Rafah in Gaza, becoming the 'first international casualty' for the world body......

Sitharaman to ensure 'Ease of Living' during Modi 3.0

Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday assumed charge as the Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister for the second consecutive term and is slated to soon present the final Budget for FY '25 that is going......

Budget 2023-24: T V Somanathan to Ajay Seth, meet the FM's crack squad

The Modi government will present its last full Budget on February 1 as the 2024 Budget will be a vote on account because the nation will be heading for the hustings from April next year. Arup......

India's electronics manufacturing dream

but are we chasing yesterday's dreams, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com 'Apple planning to shift its iPhone manufacturing away from China to India', screamed......

What Modi must do to boost growth

'The answer for a quicker boost to growth is simple -- run a much larger deficit, use the resulting public resources to ensure adequate price support for agriculture, subsidise wage costs of MSMEs......

Rural spending has skyrocketed but defence hit badly

Free provision of food, cash transfers, and jobs in villages see enhanced flow of funds despite a precipitous fall in revenue. Till May, defence spend was nearly 30 per cent less than the previous......

'The trick is to look forward with excitement, then you're alive all the time'

Varsha Bhosle salutes that effervescent icon of Indian cinema, Dev Anand, who would have turned 99 today, September 26. IMAGE: Dev Anand. This feature was first posted on Rediff.com on April 4,......

Asian Games: One big target for women's hockey team...

IMAGE: The Indian women's hockey team will open their campaign against Singapore on September 27. Photograph: Hockey India The India women's hockey team is aiming to qualify for the Paris Olympics......

Turning Point: Theekshana's 'Mystery' Bowling

IMAGE: Chennai Super Kings's Sri Lankan spinner Maheesh Theekshana finished with figures of 4-33. Photograph: BCCI While the Robin Uthappa-Shivam Dube batting partnership for Chennai Super Kings......

Soldier wounded in border clash with India at Beijing torch relay

While many Western countries, including the United States, Britain and Australia, are diplomatically boycotting the Winter Olympics over China's human rights record, Putin will join a number of......

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