How Modi wasted the chance to give India achche din

From banking reform to financial reconstruction, the bullet train, Navi Mumbai airport, choosing a new medium fighter aircraft to be made in India... time is running out for Modi.How could a leader......

How the Indian Navy destroyed the Ghazi

The sinking of the Pakistan submarine Ghazi just before the 1971 War has remained an enigma for 45 years.As The Ghazi Attack releases nationwide on February 17, Rediff.com's Vipin Vijayan dives......

New York City Immigrant Affairs chief: I was in tears

'This is not the country certainly that my parents came to -- right? -- that they have made their home.''Many of the people who were detained for hours on end were people like my family,......

Chhattisgarh shootings: Atrocities will fuel Naxalism

The official premise that Maoism is India's 'greatest internal security threat' is profoundly mistaken. The Maoists aren't about to capture power, destroy India's unity, or undermine her security.......

Why India is a prime destination for PE investors

The first quarter of 2018 saw infrastructure and real estate drive investment worth close to $8 billion across 180 deals It is open season for private equity (PE) investors in India. The numbers......

Nadella on how Microsoft plans to transform the world

We are not pursuing AI to beat humans at games. We are pursuing AI so that we can empower every person and every institution that people build, said Nadella. India-born Microsoft CEO Satya......

BP wants incentive

Disappointed by the Rangarajan committee report on gas pricing, BP Plc, Europe’s second-biggest oil company, has suggested a three-pronged alternative pricing system to the government.Group......

US starts receiving applications for H-1B visas

The US has started accepting petition for the much sought H-1B work visas, amid fear from industry experts and officials that the Congressional mandated quota of 65,000 might get filled up in the......

Lyon leads Australia to cusp of rare win in India

India have retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with a 2-0 lead in the four-Test series but a victory tomorrow would secure Australia's place in the final of the World Test Championship in June.......

Spinners, Khawaja take honours on Day 1 at Indore

IMAGE: Australia's Usman Khawaja plays a shot en route his half-century on Day 1 of the 3rd Test in Indore on Wednesday. Photograph: BCCI Australia bundled out India for 109 and batted resolutely......

Here's what the Aussies MUST do in Indore Test

Play three pacers, include Boland in Indore, says Michael Kasprowicz IMAGE: Australia’s Mitchell Swepson and Todd Murphy inspect the pitch at Holkare Stadium in Indore. Photograph:......

Australia's Agar latest to return home from shambolic India tour

IMAGE: Ashton Agar has flown home after he was released from the Test squad touring India to play domestic cricket. Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images Ashton Agar is the latest......

How Patel-Ashwin rescued India on Day 2

IMAGE: Axar acknowledges the applause for his half century. Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin gave a spectacular rearguard response to help India......