Lokmanya Tilak lived a life replete with contradictions, although he modified many of his positions later in life. Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Is it possible for a radical,......
Manipur government's security advisor Kuldiep Singh on Thursday said the current locations of the three state police commando units in violence-hit Moreh town were unsuitable, making them......
'The Pangong Tso lake is frozen from September-October to February-March.' 'The night temperature goes to minus 40.''The area is like a barren desert. You are out in the open with no trees or......
'If we had sent a few airplanes (into Tibet), we could have wiped the Chinese out.''And everything could have been different in the 1962 War.''They did not believe me there was no Chinese air......
The government says it will deport all 40,000 Rohingyas soon.Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar meets a community of Rohingya refugees on the outskirts of Chennai who are happy to have found a place where......
The share of public sector undertakings (PSUs) in the total market capitalisation of listed companies--at an all-time low of 10 per cent currently --- may get a leg-up from the government's......
'Modi hasn't done much to change the basic macro economic problems facing India. Too much regulation, too much control and the rupee is still not convertible on the capital account. This is 2015,......
As 2008 draws near, very few educated people can still be unaware of the rising economic and strategic power of Asia. Consider 2007. The year began with China firing a ballistic missile to destroy......
Exactly a month ago, my wife, son and I were not allowed to board a British Airways flight to Paris via London because we didn't have a transit visa, called a Direct Airside Transit Visa. This came......
Boycotts are a funny business, and none funnier than the economic ones. Iran is going to be threatened by United Nations sanctions over its nuclear policy. Iran was exposed to economic boycotts by......
Raja Sen reviews Hum Dono. Post YOUR reviews here!Some faces are made for the movies. Dev Anand's nose, for example, forever consigned his visage to the silver screen. Features both smooth and......