Aadhaar Act contravenes right to life and personal liberty

Aadhaar-related schemes and the Aadhaar Act exist on the assumption that Right to Privacy is not a Fundamental Right. The SC's verdict has totally demolished this flawed assumption, says Dr Gopal......

Election won, Nikki Haley's challenge begins now

Though the people of South Carolina have stood behind her, the establishment is against Nikki Haley, including the powerful media, points out George Joseph Now that Nikki Haley has won the......

South Carolina throws a halo around Nikki Haley

It was the night of Nimrata Nikki Randhawa Haley as people chanted hysterically'Haley, Haley' while drums and loud music proclaimed the changing times. South Carolina was thrilled. As expected,......

Nikki makes history, wins South Carolina primary

Indian American Nikki Haley has bagged the Republican nomination for South Carolina's gubernatorial elections to be held in November.The victory, the national US media said, elevated her to the......

Iconic and historic photos of London Stock Exchange

The London Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located in the City of London in the United Kingdom. It's the fourth-largest stock exchange in the world and the largest in Europe. The Royal Exchange......

Citgroup CEO Vikram Pandit to take $ 1 salary

Vikram Pandit, the Indian American CEO of Citigroup, said he will take a salary of $1 a year and no bonus till the banking major returns to profitability. Appearing before the US house financial......

A derivatives scam? JPC probe needed

My two previous columns on rediff.com on derivatives (and how these instruments are primarily speculative in nature) invited insightful comments from readers. Some suggested that a bit of......

Darjeeling, a hot spot for tourists

A weekend in Paris? Touring Egypt's temples and pyramids? How about two weeks in Australia? All exciting getaways, but if you're one of today's well-heeled vacationers, you've been there, done......

London 2012: Bomb-proof bins installed before Games

A London-based business has reinvented the rubbish bin, making its new recycling containers bomb-proof and sticking LCD screens on the side to tell Londoners about market moves and breaking news.......