Hijab Row Can Hurt Indian Diplomacy

India and Indians can ignore Pakistan, but that cannot be said of other nations in the neighbourhood, where New Delhi's 'Neighbourhood First' policy constantly reverberates.Four of the eight SAARC......

The challenge before Yogi's population control policy

On the ground, rural medical infrastructure and more crucially, women's access to reproductive health services is practically non-existent in Uttar Pradesh, reports Geetanjali Krishna. ......

Centre gives go-ahead to films and TV shoots

The Centre on Sunday announced standard operating procedures for resuming shooting of films and TV programmes, and these include measures such as social distancing and mandatory use of face cover......

Dawood keeps shifting bases in Pak; UAV terror threat is real: Govt

Underworld don Dawood Ibrahim has bases in Pakistan though he keeps shifting his location from time to time, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Inputs available from different agencies suggest......

How the blockchain can transform the financial world

The blockchain, the public ledger that tracks every bitcoin transaction, is changing commerce as we know it, says Devangshu Datta. Photograph: George Frey/Getty Images Columbus famously found a......

Tips to buy diamonds at cheap rates!

Opting for slightly lower scale in clarity, colour and carat weight can bring down the cost substantially. IMAGE: The best diamonds are considered to be colourless. Photograph: Reuters  ......

A start-up that helps firms save electricity

GIBSS, with its partnership with international organisations, has been effective in building a strong team to be able to handle new technologies, such as geothermal cooling systems. Arun Shenoy......

A rough ride for Travis Kalanick to bring Uber on track

Uber is battling serious backlash from the establishment in several countries. Image: Travis Kalanick, CEO car sharing app Uber. Photograph: Lucas Jackson/Reuters     A day before a......

Less than stars, more than actors

Saurabh Shukla, Piyush Mishra and Sanjay Mishra are not likely to be in the limelight when a film releases, but they are the ones who eventually light up the movie. These days Saurabh......

'No heroine is versatile in India today'

Telugu film director Mohankrishna Indraganti was in his element during a Rediff Chat on Wednesday. The filmmaker, who struck gold with his first film Grahanam, and later on with Maya......