'General Zia was real startled'

'But he was very quick and did a very stylish adab.''Of course, I didn't expect him to hug.' IMAGE: Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri and her husband Hardeep Singh Puri, currently India's minister of......

These Scientists Shaped India

I suggest we build a Vigyan Mandir (Temple of Science) with the ambience of a place of worship, so that it becomes a destination for pilgrims.We should embed on its walls bronze plaques describing......

UNHRC votes against Sri Lanka's rights record, India abstains

India on Thursday abstained on a draft resolution in the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka which was adopted. IMAGE: Indra......

Chinese hackers target power grid assets in Ladakh

Chinese state-sponsored hackers had targeted India's power grids in Ladakh possibly for information on India's critical infrastructure or to prepare for sabotage in the future, according to the......

Budget Good 1st Act. RBI's Monetary Policy 2nd

Let's wait for the monetary policy on February 8 -- to see how it complements the fiscal commitments, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses the FICCI......

Cryptocurrencies a challenge for emerging markets: Gita Gopinath

International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief economist Gita Gopinath has made a strong case for regulating cryptocurrencies, saying it will always be a challenge to ban them as they operate from......

OECD raises prospects for global GDP, cuts it for India

While most economies contracted in the second quarter of 2020, the Chinese economy grew by 3.2 per cent. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The Organization for Economic Co-operation and......

Why exports keep missing ministry target

A combination of externalities such as global trade wars and slowing growth, continuing glitches in accessing offsets under the GST regime, which has created a liquidity crunch for smaller......

Neeraj to spearhead 22-member Indian team at World Athletics

Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will headline a 22-member Indian athletics team at the World Championships to be held in Eugene, USA from July 15 to 24.   The selected team......