'As long as such a leader is in place...'

'Given the blood on his hands, it's really hard to believe that he (Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh) has the audacity and the moral numbness to hold onto power.' IMAGE: Indian Army and Assam......

Why Ukraine-returned Indian students moving to Russia

From being a student in a country which is bearing the wrath of a brutal war to studying in another that is responsible for this mayhem, Jisna Jiji (25), a final-year medical student who was among......

Confusion over border worsened Partition violence

Exactly 75 years ago, the Radcliffe Line -- a geographical marker that demarcated the boundary between India and newly-created dominion of Pakistan -- was published, cartographically cleaving the......

26/11 hero made IB chief, R&AW boss gets another extension

Tapan Kumar Deka, the "crisis man" who was put in charge of the counter-assaults during the 26/11 Mumbai attack, was on Friday appointed director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) while the tenure of......

For the markets it's indeed Friday the 13th!

Market selloff erodes nearly Rs 12 lakh crore of investor wealth. On the BSE, 1,279 scrips declined, while 193 advanced and 40 remained unchanged. Investor wealth worth nearly Rs 12 lakh crore was......

India must have a future in Electronics

'It is in electronics that the gap between where we are and where we need to be is most obvious and most persistent.''It is not only a national security issue, but also a commercial issue,' argues......

Rupee on free fall; lands up at fresh lifetime low of 71.58/$

The ballooning of crude prices has significantly increased the country's oil import bill and it can also lead to a worsening of the current account deficit and fiscal deficit for the domestic......

Why Air India has failed to find a suitor so far

The biggest challenge is not the airline's debt, but downsizing its 16,800 employees, says Surajeet Dasgupta. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com There has been little good news for the aviation......

How athletes are giving back during the coronavirus pandemic

IMAGE: (Picture for representational purpose only) Medics wait to check people, who recently travelled from China, at the specially setup coronavirus ward at Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest......