Plagiarism row: HC bars publication of defamatory material against historian Sampath

The Delhi high court on Friday restrained the publication of any defamatory material and the letter written to the Royal Historical Society in London alleging plagiarism by historian Vikram Sampath......

Modi's Bengal strike rate: Less than 50%

The BJP's star campaigner could not help even half the number of candidates for whom he campaigned in his aggressive 'Didi-o-Didi' style in Bengal, reveals Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf. IMAGE:......

Indian-Americans not happy with Kamala Harris as VP pick

Kamala Harris' historic selection as the Democratic vice-presidential candidate has evoked mixed reactions from the influential Indian-Americans, with a majority of them voicing unfavourable views......

The politics of vegetarianism

'The non-vegetarian share of the population fell from 75 to 71 per cent between 2004 and 2014, no doubt in anticipation of the lotus blooming.''Three years of saffron authoritarianism may have......

'RBI has been against demonetisation'

'It is like bombing a building with 200 people to kill 5 terrorists.' It is 60 days and counting since the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi......

RBI's autonomy and image 'dented beyond repair'

RBI staff tell Governor Urjit Patel that the central bank's image of efficiency and independence has 'gone into smithereens in no time.' Feeling 'humiliated' by events since demonetisation,......

'Urjit Patel is the right man to succeed Raghuram Rajan'

'RBI and the economy will gain tremendously from Urjit Patel's experience in both private and public sectors' Hailing Urjit Patel's appointment as RBI Governor as "vote for continuity", India Inc......

How IIT Kharagpur researchers are leading a 'green revolution'

Indrani Roy/Rediff.com traces how researchers at IIT-Kharagpur have managed to turn barren land of surrounding villages to multi-crop farmland Image: Dr P B S Bhadoria of IIT-Kharagpur speaks to......

Meet Dill Mill Gayee's Sukriti Khandpal

Sukriti Khandpal has replaced Shilpa Anand in the television soap, Dill Mill Gayee, after the latter opted out. Her character Dr Riddhima has steadily climbed up the popularity charts. Srabanti......

Pinjar is a must-watch

It is very easy to say that something is good or bad. But areal critic is one who strikes a balance.There is no doubt that Dr Chandraprakash Dwivedi's Pinjar ismarvellous in itsunderstanding of......

Long live the Little Master

Name:Mira GovindarajanMessage:Makes me nostalgic for some of the golden monets of Indian cricket in the 70's and 80's. Many Happy......