Tiananmen Square: 30 Years Later

Thirty years after the massacre at Tiananmen Square, coerced collective amnesia envelops the Chinese nation about that horrific event.Claude Arpi glances back at how the student uprising could have......

How India's young innovators do well by doing good

'Let me talk about young Indian startups with their hearts in the right place and how they are proving that innovations that represent 'affordable excellence' is indeed possible!' says Dr R A......

Full text: What Modi, Obama agreed on

This is the joint statement issued by the ministry of external affairs on the visit of US President Barack Obama to India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Barack Obama assessed the......

Govt mulls over cooling off period for defence officers

The government will "seriously" consider a proposal to bar senior officers of defence forces from taking up private job for five years after retirement, the Rajya Sabha was told on Wednesday......

Exports, imports fall, but trade turns surplus after 18 years

Import segments which recorded negative growth include gold, silver, transport equipment, coal, fertiliser, machinery and machine tools. However, exports of oil seeds, coffee, rice, tobacco,......

Exports fall 36% in May, trade deficit narrows to $3.15 bn

Barring rice, spices, iron ore and pharmaceuticals, all the remaining 26 key sectors registered negative growth in May. Imports too plunged 51 per cent to $22.2 billion in May. Contracting for the......

Now, avoid those long check-out queues

Companies are innovating with tech tools to ensure that you spend less time at the cash counter. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com If the quality of products and services is fundamental to......

Markets pause after 3-day bull run

The benchmark indices are trading flat with a negative bias as investors book profits at higher and attractive levels.  Image: Bombay Stock Exchange. Photograph: Reuters     After......