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Why West Opposes Strong Leader Like Modi

'The West has always opposed a strong nationalist leader in India and Narendra Modi is no exception.''The West prefers weak leaders who are amenable to Western pressure and Mr Modi's independent......

Sunak sacks Indian origin home secy; Ex-PM Cameron brought in

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak carried out a dramatic reshuffle to his Cabinet on Monday, firing his hardline Indian-origin Home Secretary Suella Braverman and bringing former premier David......

India trade deal eludes another British prime minister

Britain's third female prime Minister, Liz Truss, was out of office on Thursday after the shortest tenure at 10 Downing Street in London and without a cherished India-UK free trade agreement (FTA)......

UK's PM-in-waiting Liz Truss remains committed to India ties

Newly-elected Conservative Party leader and prime minister in waiting Liz Truss is among the senior British politicians known for championing deeper India-UK strategic and economic ties, describing......

Oxford debating society puts off Mamata event at 11th hour, draws fire

The Oxford Union Debating Society, citing unforeseen "circumstances", on Wednesday sought to postpone a scheduled virtual address by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the last moment,......

Is India's Government Too Bloated?

Perhaps the finance ministry or NITI Aayog could take a detailed look at what governments actually deliver and at what cost; how their services can be improved and expanded where necessary; how......

Being evil pays. Does it pay enough?

Construction companies will make money building detention centres.IT companies will make money on the enumeration of the CAA, NRC, NPR, notes Devangshu Datta.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

Brexit keeps India Inc, markets on the edge

The referendum will have long-term implications for Indian companies, which earn a substantial portion of revenue from the region. IMAGE: Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron poses with a......

Modi's search for an economic ideology

On key issues of privatisation and subsidy reform, the government missed the opportunity to articulate a position that would mark a significant departure from the past, says Ishan Kumar Bakshi .......

Infrastructure: A separate reality

When the Prime Minister says, which he did in Tokyo, on Tuesday, October 21, that "financing this level of investment ($500 billion in the 11th Plan) presents a special challenge in view of the......

Review: The Iron Lady works because of Meryl Streep

The Iron Lady is much too lethargic to create the complexity of Margaret Thatcher's supremacy or match the aura of Meryl Streep's ambitions, writes Sukanya Verma. It was in a Linda Goodman book......

Globe-winning films will now score at box office

The films that won major awards at the 69th Golden Globes will see a marked increased in their box office collections. Even the most cynical of the moviegoers who think they have seen everything......

Race row: 1986 Edinburgh Commonwealth Games were on brink of cancellation

Secret papers have revealed that senior officials in the Thatcher government were not worried about a boycott by African and Caribbean nations that made the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh......

Boro beat Chelsea as United go clear at the top

Middlesbrough came from behind to beat champions Chelsea 2-1 while Manchester United maintained their perfect start to the season with a 3-0 win at Charlton Athletic in the Premier League on......

The bishop who played cricket

Determination allied with intelligence helped David Sheppard fashion a successful if intermittent career in the strong England side of the 1950s before rising to the office of bishop in the Church......

Time running out for players

Thirty-three footballers have so far taken advantage of FIFA's rule change that allows players to switch their national allegiance, starting a new career after having previously represented another......

Ferdinand, Rooney boost England's hopes

England welcome back their Euro 2004 sensation Wayne Rooney on Saturday in what should be a pulsating World Cup qualifier against Wales at the teenager's new Old Trafford home.Rooney will not be......

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