'There was a strong undercurrent of deprivation, and also frustration against misuse of power and authority.' 'This election was an opportunity for the manifestation of this discontentment.'......
On a day Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses his first event in Varanasi after the Lok Sabha polls, the Congress Tuesday said the people of his constituency gave a vote of no-confidence in him......
'Commentators have said that dealing with allies as equals will make Modi more sensitive.''Remember that the people Modi is dealing with are equally autocratic in their own lairs.' 'Further, Modi......
Six decades and more later, we are now captives of our identities. Every poll is based on elaborate calculations of electability of candidates on the basis of their castes and other narrow......
Prime Minister Narendra Modi would have got a tough fight in Varanasi had Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra contested against him as Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance......
'When you oppose a policy, you are labelled anti-government.''The problem is, the policymakers have never done any business in their lives.' IMAGE: A traditional family-run store reopens in......
'We have severely under-invested in waste water treatment.''We charge for water a minimal amount and we don't charge anything extra for providing sewerage service.''As a result, every water entity......
'Misplaced national priorities have brought the economy to a cul-de-sac. 'There is a crucial foreign policy dimension to it -- India is in critical need of a peaceful external environment so that......
A committee suggested that CSR expenditure be made tax deductible, in order to incentivise spending by companies. It also said that CSR should not be used as a means of resource-gap funding for......
According to experts by making CSR spending mandatory, the government has made it into a statutory due like tax but with none of its democratic quality. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......
There is so much political drama going on in our country that even the most imaginative scriptwriter would not be able to match reality. Still, the shenanigans of our political leaders find their......
Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite Indian films of 2021. Aseem's Best International Films of 2021 In the second year of the pandemic when movie theatres remained closed for an extended period of......
Photograph: Kind Courtesy Neeraj Chopra/Instagram It was BCCI, which had made a winning bid of Rs 1.5 crore for Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra's javelin when Prime Minister Narendra Modi's......
Rajneesh Gupta picks instances of sledging which backfired spectacularly and the players had to pay dearly for their misadventures. Sachin Tendulkar vs Abdul Qadir Photograph: Getty Images......
IMAGE: Karnataka all-rounder Shreyas Gopal. Photograph: PTI Putting up an all-round show, Karnataka defeated Mumbai by 5 wickets in their Elite Group B Ranji Trophy game in Mumbai on Sunday,......
A round-up of Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday IMAGE: Gujarats Kathan D Patel bats during their Ranji Trophy cricket match against Bengal at Eden Garden in......
IMAGE: Delhi captain Shikhar Dhawan hit a century on Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy match against Hyderabad. Photograph: PTI Battle-hardened Shikhar Dhawan was all guts and grit while negotiating tough......