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Why Are Indians Migrating Illegally To US?

Many unauthorised migrants originate from Punjab and Gujarat, states known for high migration aspirations rather than political instability. Photograph: Kind courtesy Simrin/Wikimedia commons As......

'Trump Has Very Positive View Of Modi'

'By his words, actions, and body language during their joint press appearance wanted to convey his personal respect and, more broadly, his desire to work closely with India.' IMAGE: Prime Minister......

India Needs A National Security Strategy

The National Security Strategy document should flag all major issues concerning security strategy and provide guidelines to concerned departments to work out suitable action plans. Since the global......

'BJP Has Several Big Ideas For 2024 Election'

'The allegations of government involvement in targeted assassinations abroad are likely to help, not hurt, the ruling party.' 'True or false, they convey a sense of muscularity and, in some......

Decades of warnings preceded Sikkim disaster

Several occasions in the last two decades have seen government agencies and research studies warning about potential glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) in Sikkim, which can cause massive damage......

Delhi Police asks Uber to verify drivers before ride

The Delhi Police on Tuesday asked ride hailing firm Uber to verify past records of drivers before onboarding them and suggested that the company put a mechanism in the cab to check their alcohol......

Ramesh's apology understandable: Chinese analyst

Amid a row over Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh's remark describing Home Ministry's approach towards Chinese investments in India as "alarmist", a top analyst in Beijing has said his "apology"......

Centre to issue government securities without foreign limits soon

While the FPI limit on most bond issues would not be raised above 6 per cent, there would be some in which there would be no limits, reports Arup Roychoudhury. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

Fuel subsidy only benefitting the rich: IMF official

The massive amount of fuel subsidy, which is taking a toll on government expenditure, is mainly benefiting the rich and not the poor, an IMF official said on Tuesday.It will take 1/10th of the......

Ex-BBC scribe replaces NRI as Reuters Inst chief

David Levy, former controller of Public Policy at the BBC, has replaced Indian-origin Sarmila Bose as the new director of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalismat Oxford University.......

'Hindi cinema has gained a certain cultural legitimacy'

Unlike many intellectuals who take a disparaging view of Bollywood films, Tejaswini Ganti has written a book that is a fond, but also critical, assessment of how films are made and marketed in......

Kailash Kher kicks up a storm in New York

April Perkins, a college student in Florida who had flown into New York just to listen to Kailash Kher live, swears she will remember the performance for the rest of her life.......

Belgian teen youngest to fly solo around the world

IMAGE: 17-year-old Mack Rutherford landed at an airfield near the Bulgarian capital Sofia after flying 54,124 km (33,631 miles) and visiting more than 30 countries since he departed from the same......

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