In this second part of a series, Sudha Mahalingam goes deep into silk territory in Kazakhstan and says that the Ferghana Valley seems like a gift from the Gods Part I: Retracing the Silk Route in......
Has New Delhi internalised the truth that it does not matter, asks Saeed Naqvi. Such deafening silence from the government, principal opposition, even the pundits! If the sound of war drums over......
A transatlantic international commission will conduct a probe into the ethnic violence against Uzbek minorities in south Kyrgyzstan that killed 2,000 people and left at least 4,000 displaced. The......
United Nations Human Rights chief on Tuesday said she has information that that security forces in southern Kyrgyzstan are using torture against young Uzbek men, who are also being subjected to......
India will send two planeloads of relief material to violence-hit Kyrgyzstan on Friday, official sources informed. The development comes a week after the last batch of Indian students stranded in......
The Union government will take a bit longer to introduce the much-awaited labour codes even as the majority of states and Union Territories (UTs) have framed rules on them. Illustration: Uttam......
Their implementation is expected to create investment owing to improving ease of doing business as well as initiating pro-worker measures. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The long-awaited......
The implementation of four labour codes in one go from April 1 next year will usher in a new wave of reforms in industrial relations and also help in attracting more investments but employment......
All four labour codes are likely to be implemented in one go from April 1, the beginning of the next fiscal year, labour secretary Apurva Chandra said on Wednesday. Illustration: Uttam......
When Slobodan Milosevic died in his jail cell in March, he left behind an $800 million mystery. Between 1992 and 2000 the Serbian strongman spirited at least that amount, much of it in cash, out of......
Rediff reader and blogger Rohini Kapur talks to the people behind the fresh and snazzy look of Zoya Akhtar's latest offering Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara. Hrithik Roshan, Abhay Deol, Farhan Akhtar,......
I joined the crew of Being Cyrus as a director's assistantquite early.It was still titled Maasko then (Parsi slang for 'let it slide' or 'keep it under wraps.') During the shoot, the film was known......