rediff ColumnsIndia's largest news and entertainment service online.Where Azad and the Congress failed in J&K- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Azad had given Delhi the impression that he had got his act together. And Delhi -- both the home ministry and the Congress party -- were happy to take his word for it. The fact is that of late Delhi has been caught up in the nuke deal to the exclusion of all else.http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/jul/07guest1.ht... Inflation, fuel prices and taxes- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Revive growth by taxing fuels less and lowering interest for productive loans.http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/money/2008/jul/03infla.ht... Will marketers in India remain buoyant- (Found July 8, 2008 ) The test is round the corner.http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/money/2008/jul/04infla.ht... The taxi drivers' guide to world politics- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Pearls of wisdom are often attributed to the cabbie who comes up with profound insights on the outcome of elections or the course of the conflict, or what have you.http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/jul/04bsp.htm How poor are we A reality check- (Found July 8, 2008 ) It is of course true that a lot of low-income people can indeed afford mobile phones today, as handsets cost no more than Rs 700.http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/money/2008/jul/05guest.ht... Banking: Why India's different from the US- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Making affordable financial services available to the ununder-served has been the cornerstone of the evolution underlying institutional development, product and policy innovation in India.http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/money/2008/jul/07guest1.h... Will the final joke be on Mulayam Singh Yadav- (Found July 8, 2008 ) 'After the next general election, the Left Front will emerge with its control intact over West Bengal, albeit much bruised and battered. It will perform dismally in Kerala. But the Left Front will still be a presence of sorts in Parliament. Can the Samajwadi Party retain all its 39 seats'http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/jul/07flip.htm Has the Left overplayed its hand- (Found July 8, 2008 ) The Left under the stewardship of the impulsive and inexperienced Prakash Karat, Sitaram Yechuri and the like has overplayed its hand and needlessly thrown the nation into turmoil, besides finding itself outmaneuvered.http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/jul/07guest.htm Why the Indian embassy in Kabul was attacked- (Found July 8, 2008 ) There has been a sharp increase in acts of terrorism in Afghanistan since the new Pakistan government assumed office in Islamabad in March.http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/jul/07raman.htm How the Congress mismanaged the N-deal- (Found July 8, 2008 ) The fiasco over the Left alliance, among others, exposes the party's weaknesses.http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/jul/02guest.htm |