India's New Trilemma

...Kids, jobs, emigration, notes Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   "Aren't you kids going to have children?" I asked one of my nieces who had come for a one-week......

15 dead, many hospitalised as north India reels under punishing heatwave

Swathes of northern and eastern India remained in the grip of a punishingly long heatwave on Wednesday, increasing heat stroke casualties and prompting the Centre to issue advisory to hospitals to......

Heatwave sears north India, UP's Orai bakes at 46.4 deg C

Large parts of northern and eastern India remained in the grip of a sweltering heat wave on Tuesday, driving power demands to record highs with warmer-than-usual nights further exacerbating......

Ram Teri Ganga Maili

Six decades and more later, we are now captives of our identities. Every poll is based on elaborate calculations of electability of candidates on the basis of their castes and other narrow......

Digital payments in India to double to $7 tn by 2030

With digital adoption fast gaining currency, India is likely to see retail digital payments double to $7 trillion by 2030 from current levels, a study by Kearney and Amazon Pay said. Illustration:......

Why Builders Won't Drop Home Prices

'What happens in the real estate market is that once the prices go up it goes on to stay at that level.' 'It might not increase and at the same time the prices will not come down too.' IMAGE: A......

Budget 2024: Real estate sector bats for revival of affordable housing

The real estate sector wants “high-impact” measures, like special schemes and tax breaks for developers, to revive the fortunes of the affordable housing segment in the country,......

Investors should focus on larger cement players as outlook improves

After  some enforced slowdown in offtake during April-May 2024 due to elections, the cement sector is looking at a possible demand rebound which may help it to push up prices. Photograph:......

When Retro Songs Make A Re-Entry In The Movies

Hindi film songs have a long life and versatile character. They please. They comfort. And when used in a different surrounding from its original setting, they acquire an altogether new context.......

Rohit, Virat, Shami's epic 'Last Dance' in World Cup

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami celebrates with Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters Rohit Sharma of Borivali, Virat Kohli of Paschim Vihar and Mohmamed Shaami......

Police on 'alert mode' across Gujarat for Indo-Pak match

IMAGE: Police officers at the stadium on the eve of the blockbuster India vs Pakistan World Cup match in Ahmedabad. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters Police heads of various units across Gujarat......