A wad of Rs 500 notes found from the seat allotted to Abhishek Singhvi in the Rajya Sabha rocked the Upper House on Friday with the opposition and ruling alliance MPs trading charges and the......
It was December 31, 1999. As the hostages on IC-814 were leaving after their eight-day ordeal in Kandahar, a hijacker "quietly informed" now National Security Advisor and then lead negotiator Ajit......
Even as the Uttar Pradesh police arrested a journalist and three other people in Mathura while they were on their way to Hathras, home to a Dalit woman who died after being allegedly gang-raped,......
'India will keep trying to avoid conflict.''This is the moment when we draw a line in the sand.' IMAGE: General Manoj Mukund Naravane, chief of the army staff, in Ladakh, June 24, 2020. "I hope......
At a critical time in the history of the United Nations, when the global order itself may be reshaped, following a devastating pandemic, India has chosen an experienced, charming and upright......
As harbingers of agricultural distress become visible, rest of India can turn to Gujarat for answers on how to address it, rues Rahul Jacob A bumper potato crop in Gujarat coupled with oversupply......
If doing business in India is a problem for even the richest, it is unlikely to be a breeze for the average rural Indian woman, points out Kanika Datta. Image: Indian women in general and rural......
Pakistan has appointed Saleem Raza, a former international banker, as central bank governor. He faces inflation near 25 per cent, dwindling foreign reserves and has to implement a $7.6bn (5.3bn,......
The Olympics was the only major hockey tournament, which featured teams from all over the world, till Pakistan and India made a joint proposal for another event at the Council meeting of the......
On Thursday, the Police Gymkhana ground in Mumbai played host to a unique game of cricket thatmanifested the two disparate faces ofthe game.The first was that of the clean-shaven, professional lot,......
In the first of a series of weekly chats on cricket, Prem Panicker appeared on the rediff Chat at 1300 EDT/1000 PDT. Following is a transcript of the chat.Also see Prem's blog:......