This is the full text of the address to the nation by President Droupadi Murmu on the eve of India’s 78th Independence Day. My Dear Fellow Citizens, I extend to you all my heartiest......
Modi's BJP has promised more revdis or freebies for these assembly elections than ever before, points out N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narendra D Modi addresses......
Almost all will say no.Then ask them why they don't push back at those who rise the slogan of Khalistan.Somebody would confront you with a counter-question: If people can talk of a Hindu Rashtra,......
'Looking back, there is every chance that I would not have opted for Kota.''The biggest flaw is that your personality gets blocked.''It took me two years to get back to 'being human' again.'......
Being driven to abandon Indian middle-class values, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com I find myself squirming with mental disquiet when I hear headlines like 'Imagine......
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said the Union Budget strikes a fine balance between growth, employment, and fiscal consolidation, and promotes cooperative federalism.......
'Investment creates capacity and reduces inflation. Income, employment, and savings rise.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Ashima Goyal, an external member of the RBI's monetary policy......
India’s mutual fund (MF) industry had barely any retail footprint when it completed 50 years in 2013. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com MFs had Rs 7 trillion in assets under......
'As part of our D33 strategy, the plan is to establish 30 unicorns in Dubai within the next 10 years.' IMAGE: Ameca, a humanoid robot and member of the Museum of the Future staff greets visitors......
''Returns can be very variable in equity markets.''That is why I tell small investors don't put 100 per cent of your money in equities, even if you are young.' Illustration: Dominic......
'The idea of this movie is to trace these journeys and not to blame.''We could have talked what happened in 1948. This is what the Israelis did. This is what the Palestinians and Arabs did.''We......
In Blind, Sonam Kapoor's OTT debut on Jio Cinema and remake of a 2011 Korean thriller of the same name, it's the irony of a visually impaired woman becoming the sole witness to a crime that forms......
Will Smith, who had once portrayed the irreverent Muhammad Ali with such aplomb, brings the character of Richard Williams alive.The accent, the dialect, the body-language and the ever-present chip......
A Nedumudi Venu character was happiest when moving his head to a piece of music with his eyes closed; or, when inventing off of a note that a co-actor had left unfinished; or, when reciting a poem......
Feeling the heat and tension of the pandemic? Fikar not!There's nothing as effective as a good, happy, positive film to launch you into the orbit of optimism.Subhash K Jha picks three films that......
IMAGE: Having broken into the top-100, Sumit Nagal sets his eyes on the Olympics. Photograph: Ciro De Luca/Reuters His dream of being inside the global top-100 has been realised but Sumit Nagal is......
It is a pity that he does not take his youth influencer role more seriously and align his brand endorsements more responsibly, notes Kanika Datta. IMAGE: Mahendra Singh Dhoni in a Lays ad.......
IMAGE: Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa was accorded a rousing reception upon his arrival at the airport in Chennai on Wednesday. Photographs and Video: ANI/Twitter India's chess prodigy Rameshbabu......
His mother deserves all credit for Praggnanandhaa's success: Father Rameshbabu Photograph: Kind Courtesy PhotoChess/Twitter The glint in R Nagalakshmi's eyes and that disarming smile standing in a......
IMAGE: The much-awaited Women’s Premier League will get underway on Saturday. Photograph: RCB India's women cricketers will not only get the much-needed exposure to take their game to......