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'Band-aid for bullet wounds': Oppn slams Budget, says poll-centric

The Opposition on Saturday described the Union Budget as one offering "band-aid for bullet wounds" and said the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre was only trying to woo voters in Bihar and Delhi......

Remembering Dr Singh, Finance Minister

'The critical event signalling a new era for India was Dr Singh's 1991 Budget in which he quoted Victor Hugo to say that no power on earth could stop an idea whose time has come,' recalls T N......

How Modi Bounced Back From Lok Sabha Setback

A new kind of history has been created in Maharashtra. Accept it. We need to give credit where it's due.Modi led this change... from the setback of June 4 to November 23, notes Sheela Bhatt.......

'Dr Chidambaram Felt India Should Do Better And Better'

'The very fact that his autobiography is called India Rising is a correct example of his wish for India to be a developed country and do as best as possible by science reaching to the common......

How wrong spelling helped UP cops crack fake kidnapping

Wrong spelling in a ransom note helped police crack a staged kidnapping in which a man tried to con his elder brother with a Rs 50,000 demand, officials said on Wednesday. Image used only for......

Budget: Time To Bet On Big Ideas

The generation of quality jobs and skill development should be the focal point, cutting across ministries and departments, asserts Nivedita Mookerji. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com ......

Budget is by the people, for the people: Sitharaman

'One of the ideas was to make the direct tax simpler and easier to comply with.' Photograph: ANI Photo Paraphrasing Abraham Lincoln, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday described the......

Adani group stocks rally; Adani Power surges over 9%

Adani group stocks rallied on Thursday morning after Hindenburg Research, a US investment research firm known for short-selling, and whose reports resulted in wiping out billions of dollars of......

Adani baiter Hindenburg Research shuts down

Hindenburg Research, a US investment research firm known for short-selling, and whose reports resulted in wiping out billions of dollars of Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and his companies, has......

What Direction Will The Budget Take?

The finance minister could improve the quality of public spending, which could mean placing greater emphasis on capital expenditure and a closer review of revenue spending, such as subsidies, to......

How Sholay, Deewar, Aandhi Changed Cinema

'Do films today even have the courage to question the establishment?' IMAGE: Amitabh Bachchan in Deewar. It was a standout year, and not just in Indian politics. 1975, the year of the Emergency,......

'Subhash Ghai Made Me'

'Being signed on as the leading man of Hero came to me like a bolt out of the blue.' IMAGE: Jackie Shroff in Hero. Jackie Shroff's association with Subhash Ghai has flourished over an incredible......

Neha Gives Us Desi Vibes

Samantha is grateful... Malavika in Mexico... Akshay in Sky Force mode... Photograph: Kind courtesy Neha Dhupia/Instagram Neha Dhupia gives us desi vibes. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Guess Who Will Direct Junaid's Next?!

IMAGE: Khushi Kapoor and Junaid Khan in Loveyapa. If all goes well, Mansoor Khan, who quit filmmaking 25 years ago to move to Coonoor, is being teased out of retirement to direct his nephew Junaid......

'Human Beings Are Like Trees, We Keep Growing Till...'

'Your relationship with your child is changing every single day, ditto your relationship with your parents.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Gul Panag/Instagram What makes interviewing Gul Panag always......

Alyssa Healy out of Women's Premier League

Australia and UP Warriorz captain Alyssa Healy has opted out of the upcoming edition of the Women's Premier League due to stress injury to her right foot and was non committal about her future......

Why Brands Are Chasing Gukesh

'With an achievement like this, Gukesh could even be endorsing global brands.' IMAGE: World Chess Champion D Gukesh with his trophy in Singapore on Friday, December 13, 2024. Photograph: ANI Photo......

Axar not insecure about his spot in Indian set up

'When it comes to selection or the Australia series, I think more about where I can get opportunities rather than whether I deserve a place.' IMAGE: In his 11-year-international career, Axar......

'Kohli is the Greatest White-Ball Player'

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Monday refused to read much into Virat Kohli's prolonged lean run and hailed the batting maestro as the "greatest white-ball player" and "once-in-a-lifetime......

Lack of bite in United's attack worries Amorim

IMAGE: Manchester United's Amad Diallo, Bruno Fernandes and Andre Onana celebrate. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim expects a rollercoaster season with the......

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