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Uttam's Take: Who are the 'traitors'?

The economy is trapped in the worst slowdown in years. Unemployment has never been so bad in 45 years. GDP has plunged to a scary below 5%. No longer is the Indian economy the fastest growing in......

The geography of joy

If only our roads were less congested, metros less crowded, markets a little more cleaner and air and water purer; our happiness would be greater... feels B S Prakash, India's former ambassador to......

Which planet do you live on?

'We had been talking for two hours about India and America and we stopped and looked at each other. "The issues are the same," said my hyper-successful and patriotic NRI friend, his hidden Indian......

Of Bollywood, Curries, Culture, Civilisation, War

An Indian diplomat should aspire to represent something even larger than the government, even larger than the somewhat abstract concept of the 'Indian State', says Ambassador B S Prakash who......

'They all asked about Pele and said they loved Brazil'

'Fiqui tranquilo' is the Brazilian mantra that I have learnt living here: 'Keep cool' is its colloquial translation to do justice to the spirit of Brazil.'B S Prakash bids goodbye to Brazil after......

The ambitious plans of Flipkart-backed super.money

The company will roll out credit products such as credit on UPI, unsecured credit cards, and personal loans within the first half of 2025. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Flipkart-backed......

Banks make beeline for fundraise via infrastructure bonds

Public-sector banks, including Canara Bank and Bank of India, are tapping the infrastructure bond market. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Canara Bank on Tuesday raised Rs 10,000 crore at a......

Consequences of 'CEO exits' at Indian IT companies

More mid-senior level exits seen with change of leadership at IT companies. Ayushman Baruah reports. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Indian IT services companies have seen several CEO changes......

Consume or Kill? Save or Spend?

'Spend within your means and save some,' taught to us by our grandmothers, is still valid and wise, feels B S Prakash.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh Because of some faith in simple common sense, I......

Decline, recession, stagflation, crisis, crunch...

'Every slide in the power point presentation had a graph with years like 2006, 2008, 2010 on the X axis... Most lines seemed to lie inert horizontally and many seemed to dip despondently, except......

25 Years Of Bollywood-Style PYAAR-FYAAR!

1997: A fast and furious year for Bollywood. Superstar Sridevi married producer Boney Kapoor and gave birth to her firstborn Janhvi. Shah Rukh Khan turned daddy when wife Gauri delivered Aryan.......

A bridge to friendship, courtesy Rajinikanth

'For me, he was a bridge to lifelong friendships in a land where I had none.''He helped break barriers of language and suspicion.'Maharaj Damodardas salutes the one and only......

India at Asiad on Day 2: Men win bronze in 10m air pistol; two squash medals assured

From left, Indian 10m air pistol shooting team Samaresh Jung, Jitu Rai and Prakash Papanna pose with their bronze medals. Photograph: PTI. Photograph: PTI Indian shooters continued to shine at the......