Lauding the resilience of India's civilisational heritage here, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that tyrants like Aurangzeb tried to destroy it but were consigned to "black pages" of......
'No country can ever be free to make its choices and remain independent if it continues to wear borrowed plumes,' warn Lieutenant General Ashok Joshi (retd) and Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).......
'I would recommend every young Indian reads Shashi Tharoor's book to get a perspective of our colonial past in the present day mesmerising euphoria of the global village in spite of Donald Trump,......
Right in the midst of bustling Kolkata lies what might be the most prominent population of Britons in India.Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com walks through the South Park Street Cemetery. IMAGE:......
Several novelists and writers across the country are giving up their awards or resigning from the Sahitya Akademi. They speak for millions across India who are alarmed at where this country is......
Lord Cornwallis must be turning in his grave at the Supreme Court's order last week to auction 2G spectrum.The debate about the relative merits of auctions versus administrative allocation that......
Stung by the first-ever downgrade to its top-notch sovereign credit rating, the US has hit back at S&P, saying that the rating agency's flawed analysis has put its own credibility and integrity at......
We would not like to make it sound dramatic by calling it an Economic Armageddon (meaning the end of the world). But with two of the most economically powerful nations in the world at loggerheads,......
Arun Sarin and Steve Ballmer might be heading the world's largest mobile operator Vodafone and the biggest software maker Microsoft respectively, but that does not guarantee them a place in the......
The Sensex breached its previous high of 6,498 on Monday and crossed for the first time ever the 6,600 levels on Wednesday. However, this now does not come as a major surprise as we have been in a......
Cricket Australia also stated that each player must also complete 100 hours of community service before being considered for future selection. IMAGE: Steve Smith, right, and David Warner during......
A century from stand-in skipper Faf du Plessis lifted South Africa to a huge 142-run win over Australia and a 2-0 lead in the five-match One-day International series at The Wanderers on Sunday. -......
Bairstow replaces jaded Buttler in England squad while Australia rope in Hastings, and call-up Handscomb after injury glut IMAGE: England wicket-keeper Jonny Bairstow. Photograph: Lee Warren/Gallo......
Jamaica won the showcase 4x200 metres relay without Usain Bolt as their American rivals dropped the baton at the IAAF World Relays in Nassau, Bahamas on Sunday. Nickel Ashmeade, Rasheed Dwyer,......
Recuperating from a shoulder surgery that ruled him out of the ongoing tri-series in Sri Lanka and the subsequent Champions Trophy, Virender Sehwag will lead the Delhi Daredevils in next month's......