There was a memorable meeting with a 'tall, elegant, beautiful girl', who had recently finished her 12th in the strongly tribal Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. 'I was shocked. In this whole sea of......
Urging the Indian nationals in Israel “to remain calm, vigilant,” the Indian Embassy here on Wednesday reassured them that it is “monitoring the situation closely” and......
Ajit Balakrishnan offers a thinking person’s guide. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Last week, I was sitting in the rear seat of my car, deeply immersed in my Kindle, reading......
'Revision of the base year for both CPI and GDP are long overdue.''The basic data that went into the 2011-2012 series were mainly from surveys done in 2011 or earlier.''We have since seen the......
Norma Astrid Godinho/Rediff.com takes a walk down memory lane, recounting India's sojourns Down Under from 1947 to 2021, in a special 4-part series. Part 1: When It Was Bradman Versus India Part......
After several losses in the early years of the new century, a resurgent India notched up two consecutive series wins in Australia to become the Aussies' nemesis. Part 1: When It Was Bradman Versus......
IMAGE: Jasprit Bumrah took 4 for 17 on Day 1 of the 1st Test against Australia, in Perth. Photograph: BCCI/X Jasprit Bumrah lit up the third session with his fiery spell on Day 1 of the opening......
Ahead of India's five Test tour of Australia, beginning in Perth on November 22, Norma Astrid Godinho/Rediff.com takes a walk down memory lane, recounting India's sojourns Down Under from 1947 to......
History has not seen a cricketing rivalry as fierce as this this century, every ball bowled every run taken, coming with no quarter given. Ahead of India's five Test tour of Australia, beginning in......