What You Can Now Expect Every Election

A freebie once granted can hardly be discontinued. All that can happen is to substitute it with a bigger freebie, notes A K Bhattacharya. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi presents a cheque to......

'Uddhav, Sharad Pawar's Future Is Shaky'

'If you stay out of power for long, you become irrelevant, your party members become restless and start looking to jump ship.' IMAGE: Can Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar's politics survive the......

Will popular Jat face Kailash Gahlot's exit hurt AAP in Delhi polls?

The Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday lost its popular Jat face and key minister in Delhi, Kailash Gahlot, whose resignation is likely to hit the AAP government's ambitious plan to roll out the scheme of......

Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

Retail inflation in Sep hits 9-month high of 5.49%

Soaring vegetable prices pushed the retail inflation rate to a nine-month high of 5.49 pr cent in September, according to government data released on Monday. Illustration: Dominic......

'We Have An Indian Tiger That Needs To Be Uncaged'

'What's sad today is that there are so many people who cannot find work, not because the country is devoid of that opportunity, but because we are not doing enough in the country.' Interview with......

Foxconn Betting Big on South India

Foxconn's business in India has grown to over $10 billion till 2024. IMAGE: Karnataka Large and Medium Industries Minister M B Patil along with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief......

The petrochemical shift that could quench LPG output thirst

India may have to lean more on West Asian nations for supplies of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), a cooking fuel, in the coming years after Indian state-run refiners drew up big plans to diversify......

Rafael Nadal's India Connections

IMAGE: Rafael Nadal returns the ball to Lars Burgsmuller in the first round of the French Open at Roland Garros, May 23, 2005. Photograph: Francois Lenoir/Reuters   Rafael Nadal is preparing......