'We are here to bless Rahul Gandhi'

Narendra Modi took a potshot at Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra in Gujarat on Monday, but Rediff.com's Prasanna D Zore discovered an electrifying atmosphere as the Yatra passed through Balapur in......

Thai opposition protesters hold march, prepare for shutdown

Thousands of Thai anti-government protesters marched through Bangkok on Sunday to demand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's resignation and garner support for a planned "siege" of the capital to......

Hurricane Harvey makes landfall in Texas

Tropical storm Harvey, the most powerful hurricane to hit the United States mainland in 12 years, on Saturday made landfall in central Texas coast with winds of 195 kmph, taking aim at the......

Are Maoists 'political prisoners'?

Recent court decisions have granted 'political prisoner' status to arrested Maoists. Bibhu Prasad Routray examines how that decision will affect India's battle to control and fight the Maoist......

PM to launch mission plan for electric cars soon

The National Electric Mobility Mission Plan 2020 will be launched by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the "next few weeks", Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Praful Patel said on......

Rooftop solar charges up electric vehicle boom in India's smaller cities

The push given to rooftop solar installation in the Interim Budget ties in with its high rate of adoption in Tier-II and -III cities of India. If original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the......

Several new players set to enter India's electric vehicle market

A series of flip-flop on policies and a non-existent charging infrastructure are the biggest challenge in achieving the target of selling 6-7 million hybrid and electric vehicles by 2020. The......

Niti Aayog's suggestions to improve governance in states

Almost a year after the announcement of its formation, NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog has come out with an initiative to improve governance in states. The Aayog will......

How a bus conductor is driving her son's cricket dreams

Until September 14, Vaidehi Ankolekar was a bus conductor on Mumbai's famed BEST buses.Now, she is known nationwide as the mother of India's latest cricketing hero.That Saturday, her son Atharva......