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Aircraft from Vedic-era, not Wright Brothers: UP guv

Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel has claimed that Vedic-era sage Bharadwaj, not the Wright Brothers, conceptualised the idea of an aircraft. IMAGE: Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel.......

'Because he never read it': Rahul's retort to Modi on Constitution

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi thinks that the Constitution of India is 'blank' because he has never read it. IMAGE: Lok Sabha LoP and Congress leader......

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......

Recalled envoy speaks out: Canada backstabbed India

Calling Canada's behaviour 'the pits', India's recalled high commissioner Sanjay Verma says India was backstabbed and treated in a most unprofessional manner by a country that is supposed to be a......

China: 'India Must Not Accept Ceding Of Patrolling Rights'

'Disengagement is merely the first step in a lengthy process of arriving at a new normal along the LAC in Eastern Ladakh and the entire land boundary.''The Indian government should insist on the......

Bibek Debroy: A Guru I Could Look To

Bibek Debroy was one of the very few economists not bound by any single area of expertise and was simultaneously curious about economics and politics, myths and maths, chess and chemistry, and what......

Bibek Debroy: A 'towering scholar' & economist

Debroy's economic interests and research work covered numerous areas such as economic theory, income inequality, and infrastructure financing. Photograph: ANI Photo What distinguished Bibek......

MPC's Repo Rate Decision Not Unanimous

Dr Nagesh Kumar, one of the three new MPC members, wanted the MPC to reduce the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.25%. IMAGE: Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das. Photograph: Francis......

Will New MPC Members Cut Interest Rates?

. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters While top economists are of the view that the Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) may not cut the repo rates, they also said it would......

Govt appoints three new external RBI MPC members

The government on Tuesday appointed three external members -- Ram Singh, Saugata Bhattacharya and Nagesh Kumar -- to the RBI's rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee for four years. Photograph:......

Will Sexual Abuse Ever End In Film Industry?

Nothing is going to change in a hurry unless attitudes change and punishments are speedy and fair, notes Ramesh Menon. All Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Worms are daily crawling......

'I've Been Fortunate To Have Lived The Life Of An Athlete'

'I don't know exactly what I would be doing a few years down the line, but I hope I can contribute to Bharat in some way.' IMAGE Archana Girish Kamath was India's lone victor against Germany,......

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