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HC scraps OBC status for 77 Muslim classes in Bengal, calls it illegal

The Calcutta high court on Wednesday struck down the Other Backward Classes status of several classes in West Bengal granted since 2010, finding such reservations to vacancies in services and posts......

'Modiji, Can We Survive Only On Rations?'

'Modi must see how we live, what we have to do to educate our children.'Jyoti Punwani reports. IMAGE: ASHA workers conduct a survey in coronavirus red zone areas in Nagpur during the pandemic.......

Carnatic musicians boycott Madras Academy event over Award to TM Krishna

Several Carnatic musicians have pulled out of Madras Music Academy's annual December conference to protest the Sangita Kalanidhi award to classical vocalist T M Krishna, who they allege has......

'Forget and forgive': Pilot buries the hatchet with Gehlot

Congress leader Sachin Pilot made it clear on Saturday that he has buried the hatchet with Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on the advice of party president Mallikarjun Kharge, saying......

Who Will Modi Pick For Assembly Polls Later This Year?

The BJP is faced with the crucial question of who will lead the party in the four impending state polls this year: In Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Telangana. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata......

NBFCs Are No Longer Shadow Banks

New norms are in place to strengthen regulations for this set of lenders which has been playing a critical role in Asia's third largest economy, notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic......

'When people needed oxygen, RBI gave them Horlicks'

'Are they assuming that by the end of May or the 15th of June, we will see the end of the pandemic?' IMAGE: Workers pack incense sticks made from discarded flowers that were collected from outside......

Why this entrepreneur turned to Rahul for help

'We had made proposals to the government on what was the problem, what should be done and what needed to be done.''When we were not heard, we had to bring it to the attention of the people through......

How to judge Nirmalaji's second Budget

'The next general election is four years away. That's enough time to recover -- provided the government stops spending and taxing so much,' says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan. Illustration: Dominic......

India and the economics of good intentions

Good intentions are best left to political parties, governments and religious establishments, suggests T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Here's a problem: If......

'Manthan Never Looked As Good As It Does Now'

'The problems that the film explores still remain.''It was a different time when we made the film. We were young and we thought we could change the world.' IMAGE: Smita Patil and Girish Karnad in......

'Ray is a hit and miss job'

If Netflix and the film's producers thought they would bring younger audiences to the master's works, they have failed with the experiment, says Aseem Chhabra. IMAGE: Manoj Bajpayee in Ray. In......

When Satyajit Ray got UPSET

There is a world that Satyajit Ray created in his films that I wanted to be a part of -- as Durga bathed in the rain to Ravi Shankar's music; when Charulata sat on the swing regretting she never......

10 Satyajit Ray Films You Must Watch

Satyajit Ray would have been a hundred years old on May 2, 2021.To mark the legendary film-maker's birth centenary, Rediff.com brings you a treasure trove of features from our archives. Satyajit......

A Shashi Kapoor movie you must see

Shakespeare Wallah had been out of circulation for a long time, but a restored version of the film opened in New York on November 10.It will travel after that to other cities in the US and......

New, unique events at the Hangzhou Asian Games

The Asian Games officially begin on Saturday in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou and will feature several sports that are unlikely to be seen in any other major continental or global......

'Why has Pujara been made the scapegoat?'

'He has played 100 Tests, he deserves respect.' IMAGE: Is it the end of the road for Cheteshwar Pujara? Photograph: BCCI Despite India's collective batting failure in the World Test......

England pulls out of men's Jr Hockey WC in Bhubaneswar

England Hockey cited the Indian government's mandatory 10-day quarantine protocol for all UK nationals as one of the reasons for withdrawal. IMAGE: The FIH Men's Junior World Cup is scheduled to......

India vs Sri Lanka: Sangakkara starts mindgames

Desperate to win their first match of the tournament, senior Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara on Monday put up a brave front ahead of his team's match against India in the ODI tri-series, in......

Sehwag and the secret of success

He has made several big hundreds in international cricket but Virender Sehwag says in all modesty that he cannot be considered in the same category as Sunil Gavaskar, whom he would like to emulate.......

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