A Neat Tragedy Called NEET

NEET is a court-ordered examination, supposedly aimed at meritocracy. However, over the past years when the Modi government at the Centre began implementing it, it took on political and casteist......

BJP Should Read Writing On The Wall

There is no use of the BJP targeting Mamata Banerjee and M K Stalin, directly by the party's political bosses, both in Delhi and the respective state capitals, or even using the Raj Bhavans to fire......

Hooch Tragedy: Will TN Go Dry?

Rival governments in Tamil Nadu expend the most on social welfare schemes, especially targeting women and youth and children, but that money comes only by selling more liquor. There is always the......

Was transferred to be harassed: Retiring CJ of Allahabad HC

In his farewell speech, retiring Allahabad high court Chief Justice Pritinker Diwaker has alleged that his transfer from Chhattisgarh high court in 2018 when the collegium was headed by then Chief......

Sensex jumped 333 points to close at 66,599

Benchmark BSE Sensex rallied further 333 points to extend its winning run to a sixth straight session on Friday driven by buying in index heavyweights HDFC Bank, Larsen & Toubro and Reliance......

Is the fairy tale of India's sugar sector facing multiple challenges?

The uneven monsoon in 2023 means that the sugar industry is already beginning to factor in a drop in production in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Gujarat. Sanjeeb Mukherjee reports. Photograph: Eric......

Trai wants spectrum base price slashed by 39%

Telecom regulator Trai on Monday recommended about 39 per cent reduction in the reserve or floor price for the sale of spectrum for mobile services, including the latest 5G offering, as it looked......

Customers in limbo as banks, RBI thrash out differences

The RBI is not willing to ease its stance on tokenisation, insisting that payment facilitators cannot store customer card details. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The payments industry is......

Our Biopics Are Bad, But There's Hope

I do have a dream biopic. It has as its subject Renu Saluja, the cosmically gifted editor, with a special focus on the Vidhu Vinod Chopra-Saluja-Sudhir Mishra love story, states Sreehari Nair.......

The October Stars Special Bollywood Quiz

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies. Let's kick-start the month with our October Stars Special Bollywood Quiz. That's right! This week, we have a theme......

Jawan Review: SRK Shows Who's Baap!

Jawan springs a real surprise when it boldly and directly points fingers at the ineffective government and appeals to recognise the power of the finger and vote. Just months before the next......

'Wasseypur Is The Bane Of My Life'

'There is a not a single film that I've made that I regret.' IMAGE: Jameel Khan and Manoj Bajpayee in Gangs Of Wasseypur. As Gangs Of Wasseypur turns 11 on June 22, its director Anurag Kashyap......

Enormous challenge awaits India's wrestlers in Paris

IMAGE: Vinesh Phogat is easily India's most accomplished woman wrestler but has returned empty-handed from her two previous Olympic Games. Photograph: Amr Alfiky/Reuters Feisty wrestler Vinesh......

Can these wrestlers put India on podium at the Olympics?

Indian wrestlers have delivered a medal every single time at the Olympics since the 2008 Beijing Games. Success in four consecutive editions has enhanced the status of wrestling as a prime Olympic......

Starc Or Varma: Whose Run Out Was Better?

Kolkata Knight Riders became the first team to qualify for the IPL 2024 play-offs at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday, May 11, 2024. Scorecard There were some magical moments in the field......

Domestic umpiring standards under scanner after CK Nayudu Trophy howler

IMAGE: The CK Nayudu Trophy final was marred by umpiring blunder. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X The dubious dismissal of Karnataka opener Prakhar Chaturvedi in the recent Col. CK Nayudu Trophy U23......

Road to Paris: Play safe, play clean and play fair: Anurag Thakur

IMAGE: With the clock ticking down for the Paris Olympics, Sports Minister Anurag Thakur urged athletes to play clean and fair. Photograph: Samuel Rajkumar/Reuters In a bid to ensure that athletes......