'India is a very powerful democracy. It can humble any dictator'

'I have never seen anybody disliked more as prime minister than Modi.' 'What is interesting is in his prime ministership, no matter whatever happens in any corner of India, Modi is blamed for it.'......

'If con is the opposite of pro then Congress is the opposite of progress'

'Anyone who looks at our proposed amendments without politically-tinted glasses will give us full marks.' 'An isolated India is not in our interest. Just because we are a large country, we cannot......

'We Indians are totally Pak obsessed'

As part of a series of chats, which will help understand the significance and scope of US President Barack Obama's visit to India,noted journalistSiddharth Varadarajan interacted with rediff.com......

President's address to the Parliament

Following is the trascriptof President Pratibha Patil's address to the joint sittingof Parliament on Thursday.Honourable Members, I convey my good wishes to you and to all our people. On behalf of......

Strike by RBI staff deferred

The United Forum of Reserve Bank Officers and Employees has decided to defer tomorrow's proposed nationwide strike.The forum said in a statement that the decision to defer the strike was taken......

One-day strike at RBI hits key banking services

The unions are opposing the government's move to take away the public debt management from the Reserve Bank and curtail its powers on the monetary policy. Major banking transactions took a hit......

RBI staff defer protest

The United Forum of Reserve Bank Officers and Employeessaid on Thursday it has deferred its mass casual leave programme scheduled for December 1 and 2.The programme has been deferred following the......

RBI's autonomy and image 'dented beyond repair'

RBI staff tell Governor Urjit Patel that the central bank's image of efficiency and independence has 'gone into smithereens in no time.' Feeling 'humiliated' by events since demonetisation,......