We no longer have the ambition to rival China save through words. We are happy to be fighting ourselves and digging up disputes from centuries ago as a substitute for real development, argues Aakar......
In days of smart, networked technology and no shame over collateral damage, what will blow up next -- cars, mobile phones, TV sets, refrigerators? And where?, asks Shyam G Menon. IMAGE: Smoke......
India is attempting to soft-land a rover on the moon and will attempt, at some point next year hopefully, sending humans into orbit.All of this makes an exciting time for space around the world,......
The 'dysfunctional' system of the UN Security Council has been reflected in the 'absurd' situation arising out of one of its permanent members attacking Ukraine and the global body's failure to......
With Prime Minister Narendra Modi completing nine years in office, the Congress on Friday demanded his apology for what it said was 'betrayal' of the people and asked him nine questions on issues......
China has stayed on top for two consecutive months in the MSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index (EM IMI), after ceding the position to India in August. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters......
India, the world's fifth largest economy in the world, is likely to overtake Japan to become the world's third-largest economy with a GDP of $7.3 trill Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com ion......
Perhaps the finance ministry or NITI Aayog could take a detailed look at what governments actually deliver and at what cost; how their services can be improved and expanded where necessary; how......
According to data compiled by the World Bank, the UK’s economy grew to $2.82 trillion and the French economy expanded to $2.78 trillion in 2018, against India’s $2.73 trillion, showed......
China on Tuesday sharply raised the official size of its economy, saying its output last year was 16.8 per cent higher, at 15.987 trillion yuan ($1.981 trillion).As per the new figure China is the......
Chitrashi Rawat is the latest actor to be evicted from the reality TV show, Iss Jungle Se Mujhe Bachao. Chitrashi, who along with Mika Singh and Jay Bhanushali, entered the show three weeks......
Priyanka Chopra, Irrfan Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui make a global statement on the power of Indian cinema, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. What do Priyanka Chopra, Irrfan Khan, A R Rahman, Resul......
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn of Thailand holds her trophy after defeating Kristina Mladenovic of France in their Girls' Singles finals match on Saturday. Lertcheewakarn, who had lost the 2008 final to......
- 'One person can cause a lot of damage and you need to operate at a micro level to get ahead of it' The attacks that killed 130 people in Paris last November and 32 in Brussels in March forced a......