Ex-bureaucrat C V Ananda Bose appointed West Bengal governor

Former bureaucrat Dr C V Ananda Bose was on Thursday appointed governor of West Bengal, a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique said. IMAGE: Dr C V Ananda Bose. Photograph: Courtesy, drcvanandabose.com......

The Jurassic Park of Indian politics

The last place where the dinosaurs who once dreamt of ruling the Earth can still be seen in their natural habitat, says T V R Shenoy. Which is the only major state -- one that elects 20 or more Lok......

The Jurassic Park of Indian politics

It is the last place where the dinosaurs who once dreamt of ruling the Earth can still be seen in their natural habitat, says T V R Shenoy. Which is the only major state -- one that elects twenty......

Love does not get bored: Amma

Rediff.com's George Joseph speaks to 'the hugging saint', Mata Amritanandamyi in New York, about spirituality, compassion and human values. The questions were slightly controversial. But the......

CPI for factory workers eases to 2-year low of 6.73% in Feb

Retail inflation for industrial workers eased to a two year low of 6.73 per cent in February because of softening of prices of food items. "The year-on-year inflation measured by monthly Consumer......

'India - a threat and opportunity for UK'

The self-proclaimed voice of the British business, CBI, has said India is both a threat and an opportunity for UK's manufacturing sector.Commenting on the government's "Growth Review Framework for......

What made TnQ hit the headlines

TnQ never hit the headlines. At least not until Nobel Laureate (1975) David Baltimore as the president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science spoke to a galaxy of American......

Railways to launch call centres

In a major step towards providing faster and updated information on rail services, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad on Tuesday announced in the Lok Sabha launching of call centres under public-private......

'Services enjoy an edge in Santosh Trophy final'

They may have qualified for the final of the Santosh Trophy after a gap of forty years but the Tamil Nadu players don't seem to live in this era. Barely minutes after their hard-earned semi-final......

Benitez extends Liverpool deal

Liverpool's Spanish manager Rafael Benitez has agreed a new four-year deal with the club that will extend his stay on Merseyside by an extra year to 2010, media reported on Thursday.The Guardian......