Minorities account for bulk of India's emigrant population

‘Christians, for example, make up 2 per cent of India’s population but an estimated 16 per cent of those who were born in India now reside elsewhere,’ said Pew. IMAGE: Kindly......

Time to speak up: What women want from elections

Ahead of the upcoming elections, political parties have started announcing incentives to benefit women, but what do women truly seek for genuine gender parity, asks Nivedita Mookerji.......

Ask Sikhs In Punjab If They Want Khalistan...

Almost all will say no.Then ask them why they don't push back at those who rise the slogan of Khalistan.Somebody would confront you with a counter-question: If people can talk of a Hindu Rashtra,......

Modi's Cultural Push

With changes to Delhi's architectural map, a re-naming rash, and more Hindu symbolism in secular spaces, the government is making it clear it wants a clean break with post-colonial India, asserts T......

Beware! The Two Economic Indias

The substantially increased economic dualism may exert lasting negative influences which could include a reduced potential for economic growth; the persistence of a very weak employment and poverty......

A PROBLEM Modi Can't Ignore

Economic performance is affected if large numbers of people are out of work, or at such low levels of income as to force under-consumption, observes T N Ninan. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

Vehicle registration falls 28.64% YoY in March despite low base: FADA

The lockdown in Maharashtra will have a catastrophic impact on April sales, as dealers will not be able to realise the potential of festivities like Ugadi, Gudi Padwa, Baisakhi and Poila Boishakh.......

Passenger vehicle sales up 28%, two-wheelers drop 35%

Automobile dealers' body FADA on Thursday said passenger vehicle (PV) retail sales in March witnessed a year-on-year growth of 28.39 per cent to 279,745 units, as compared to the year-ago period......

New York police chief apologises to arrested ex-tennis star Blake

IMAGE: James Blake of the United States during the 2013 US Open. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton apologised on Thursday to former US......