Thimpu apparently didn't think it necessary to take Delhi into confidence.Bhutan is loathe to getting dragged into the geopolitical rivalry between India and China.And for Beijing, this was too......
'A very vast majority of us will catch it at some point, about 8 out of 10 won't feel much worse than a common cold's nuisance, if at all, but some will die.''A very, very vast majority, at least......
With GDP down by 2 per cent, and with 99 per cent of banned notes making their way back into the banking system, whom did demonetisation benefit? Rediff.com's Utkarsh Mishra explains. What was......
'All of Indira Gandhi's bad economic ideas are being strengthened, from nationalised banks to anti-poverty, handout yojanas,' says Shekhar Gupta. The most fascinating insight notebandi provides is......
Stepping up the opposition tirade against demonetisation, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday castigated the government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the move, saying its......
India's time use survey for January-December 2019 had found that an average person in urban areas spends 485 (eight hours and five minutes) minutes on employment and related activities. Kindly......
'The government has said it has kept its powder dry to fight the true battle against the debilitating influence of the pandemic.''The release of the shocking economic data this week should act as......
India has no option but to shut China out, notes T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Sceptics are raising doubts about India's ability to reduce trade with China.......
'The stimulus message was tagged on to what was meant to be an exhortation to self-reliance, glossing over the near impossibility of merging the immediate requirement of relief for a huge......
It is time to shrug off the ideological shackles about the way we work, play and live, says Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Most of us, unless we are professional......
Remembering The Great Showman of Rock music. Have 25 years passed since Freddie Mercury left us? Why, it seems like yesterday. Freddie was just 45 when AIDS snuffed out his incandescent existence......
The FIFA 2022 World Cup will kick-off in Qatar on Sunday, November 20. Here is a list of the 26-man squads playing in the quadrennial global football extravaganza. ARGENTINA......
Images from the Women's European Football Championship matches in England on Friday. IMAGE: Alexandra Popp scores Germany's fourth goal in the Euro 2022 Group B match against Denmark, at Brentford......
'From the beginning (I have told her) "Whatever it may be -- you are losing or winning -- on the ground you're not going to cry!" She never cried.''"I don't want you to project that you are a......
Chelsea have left the door open for John Terry to stay at Stamford Bridge after the central defender announced that he is leaving when his contract expires at the end of the season. The Premier......
Chelsea captain Terry to leave at end of season IMAGE: Chelsea’s John Terry acknowledges the fans. Photograph: Thananuwat Srirasant/Getty Images Chelsea captain John Terry will leave the......