Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has created a political buzz with his remark that ''election is not a beauty contest'' while commenting on reports on the pitching of Rahul Gandhi and......
ISIS is not a problem which can be resolved through military action either. History tells us why this is so in all conflicts of such a nature, says Shreekant Sambrani. Islamic State fighters......
Times without count we have bought more complex procedures in the name of simplification, says Shreekant Sambrani. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com. I went to renew my driving......
The politics of the world’s oldest democracy has seen outsiders making it big, a move that is not necessarily a positive omen. Shreekant Sambrani laments the state of play that has besieged......
Prime Minister Narendra Modi listens to a speaker ahead of launching three new national social security schemes at a function in Kolkata. Photographer: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters History repeats......
In a sudden development, the Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF), which markets its products under the brand name 'Amul', on Monday ousted its long-serving Managing Director......
By bringing in service accessibility, the unique identification project will result in rural transformation, said Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) Chairman, Nandan Nilekani on......
When Dr Verghese Kurien's dream of creating and leading a world-class rural management institute in the country through the Institute of Rural Management Anand left him disillusioned, the veteran......
By reducing malpractices, NDDB had helped dairy farmers direct their own development, placing control of the resources they created in their own hands. Decades after it began transforming milk......
More than 50 per cent of SIP accounts come from semi-urban and rural areas. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com India's smaller cities and rural areas give a wider picture of how the economy is......
'The problems that the film explores still remain.''It was a different time when we made the film. We were young and we thought we could change the world.' IMAGE: Smita Patil and Girish Karnad in......