We may do in Agusta what we couldn't do in Bofors: Parrikar

Mounting attack on the Congress, the government said on Friday the previous United Progressive Alliance government had ‘done everything’ to help AgustaWestland bag the chopper deal and......

Dilip D'Souza on malnutrition and death

This is an account of a visit I made recently. There was nothing particularly startling, or alarming, or exciting, or upsetting, about what I saw. Just routine stuff. Which is why I'm telling you......

Today Iraq ! Tomorrow the World !

Thu Mar 20 15:50:46 2003 Name:Santosh MullapalliEmail:sanmul@yahoo.comYour Views:What is U.N doing? This is becoming something of a Joke, A Body formed to protect the people of the world is unmoved......

All about medical insurance

Life is full of uncertainties: an untoward event can strike an individual anytime, any place. It is for such a reason that individuals need to be prepared and plan their finances better. This is......

Of derivatives and their benefits

Generally, financial markets around the world are volatile in nature and hence always mean risk for the players involved! To reduce this risk, the derivatives were introduced. For the uninitiated,......

Senior citizens unhappy with Budget

Senior citizens have welcomed the new reverse mortgage scheme in the Union Budget, but they are most troubled by the tax burden. The Senior Citizens' Savings Scheme 2004 offers 9 per cent rate of......

This is how cash travels from printing press to your purse

On a daily basis, an average cash logistics company transports Rs 5,000-8,000 crore worth of cash nationwide. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The security and operations head of a Delhi-based......

'This film will be my ticket to meet Madhuri'

Antara Mali hates interviews.She drawls uncomfortably and makes faces at the sight of your carefully researched questionnaire beforefinally agreeing to talk. "I think interviews should happen after......