India's New Trilemma

...Kids, jobs, emigration, notes Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   "Aren't you kids going to have children?" I asked one of my nieces who had come for a one-week......

'General Zia was real startled'

'But he was very quick and did a very stylish adab.''Of course, I didn't expect him to hug.' IMAGE: Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri and her husband Hardeep Singh Puri, currently India's minister of......

'Narasimha Rao was a prime minister with an open mind'

'Narasimha Rao asked me why China was doing so well in attracting foreign investments and I gave my frank opinion.''I told him that giving thrust to exports had to be a national effort.''But in......

Full text: President's address to the nation on the eve of Republic Day 2023

Here's the full text of address to the nation by President Droupadi Murmu on the eve of the Republic Day 2023. Dear fellow citizens, Namaskar! On the eve of the 74th Republic Day, I extend my......

BharatPe: 'Why should I resign?'

'At the first board meeting I chaired, I sensed that corporate governance is an issue in this company.''I started taking steps that may have aggrieved a few.''This has now become a mission I intend......

What Modi must do to boost growth

'The answer for a quicker boost to growth is simple -- run a much larger deficit, use the resulting public resources to ensure adequate price support for agriculture, subsidise wage costs of MSMEs......

Economy: 'Modi's the right man for the job'

'The expectation was that Modi would become even bolder in his approach, and after only four months into his second term, we are starting to see evidence of this.' Illustration: Dominic......

When parents are delighted to have a start-up son-in-law

For the new millennium generation, slowly and at an accelerating pace, it is attractive to harbour a start-up ambition, says R Gopalakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com When I......

Full text of the Justice Lodha IPL verdict

Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha. Photograph: PTI Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals were suspended from the Indian Premier League for two years for betting activities of their key officials,......