'If the BJP detoxifies the nuclear liability law, it will bring economic, environmental and, most of all, strategic benefits.''Let's keep our fingers crossed and hope that this Budget promise is......
'Till the BJP does not understand Kejriwal they cannot win Delhi.' IMAGE: Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal addresses an election roadshow in support of Delhi Chief Minister......
...Is a cultural swaraj under way, wonders Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The man looked at me with a puzzled face when I greeted him. He and I have known each......
There are states that could swing either way and change the results of the 2024 general election. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narendra D Modi at an election meeting in Agartala, April 17,......
The heat index in major metro cities in the country has majorly risen since 2010 compared to a decade earlier. IMAGE: Students shield from the scorching sun on a hot summer afternoon in New Delhi,......
'Why has Maharashtra slipped up over the past couple of decades?''Not only is this question critical for residents of the state, but given that it accounts for 14% of India's GDP, a faster-growing......
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, along with her team of bureaucrats, delved into the fine print of the 2024-25 Budget documents in a press conference, detailing the government’s......
As Indian democracy deepens, power shifts will continue to happen and the middle class needs to accept that all such power shifts may not be in their favour, says Ajit Balakrishnan. Nowadays, I......
As Indian democracy deepens, power shifts will continue to happen and the middle class needs to accept that all such power shifts may not be in their favour, says Ajit Balakrishnan. Nowadays, I......
Even if no statistical jugglery is afoot, only to warn that the 'noise' in the numbers should be eliminated in order to hear the underlying music, without distortion, warns T N Ninan. IMAGE: A......
The first two episodes of Commander Karan Saxena have nothing to offer, except for Gurmeet's muscles and shirtless torso, observes Namrata Thakker. Jatin Wagle's espionage thriller series......
IMAGE: Aditya Roy Kapur, Sobhita Dhuliapala and Anil Kapoor. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Looks like the downpour that Mumbai witnessed on Wednesday morning was an active measure to......
The second season of Khatron Ke Khiladi is back with Akshay Kumar and 13 gorgeous women. Level 2 promises to be bigger, better and tougher than the first one, as the girls try to fight their fears......
IMAGE: Ravichandran Ashwin with coach Gautam Gambhir and Ravindra Jadeja. Photograph: BCCI He is a bonafide legend with 536 Test wickets but imminent future isn't looking bright for......
If one has to analyse Ashwin the cricketer, it is very difficult to ignore Ashwin, the person, who had a very independent mind and a brain that probably ticked 24x7. He believed in de-construction......
IMAGE: India players celebrate a wicket during their record-extending 18th successive win in the second Test against Bangladesh in Kanpur. Photograph and video: BCCI The rain had its say......
Photograph: Kind Courtesy Manu Bhaker/Instagram She calls him a father figure, and he perceives himself as her protector. Sometimes, he even needs to protect her from herself. Manu Bhaker and......
'I don't have the common insecurities that people have.' IMAGE: Ravichandran Ashwin is India's second highest wicket-taker in Tests with 516 wickets from 100 Tests. Photographs: BCCI Engineer,......