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Interview with sociologist Dipankar Gupta

When Professor Dipankar Gupta visited Indian villages in the 1980s, it left him disturbed as he re-examined the caste order, rural-urban linkages, caste identities and the assertion of the Indian......

Sheela Bhatt speaks to Professor Dipankar Gupta

Professor Dipankar Gupta, a fellow at the Nehru Memorial Museum in New Delhi and one of India's leading politico-social thinkers, is planning to research and write about what he calls "the......

'Reason to believe' must be given to arrestee under PMLA: SC

The Supreme Court on Friday held that "reason to believe" for arresting a person under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act must be furnished to the arrestee to enable him to challenge his......

SC grants interim bail to Kejriwal, questions need for arrest under PMLA

The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a money laundering case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the alleged excise policy scam but......

Plot to kill Pannun: SC rejects Nikhil Gupta's plea

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a petition by a family member of Indian national Nikhil Gupta, under detention in a Czech prison over allegations of involvement in a foiled plot......

RBI sets up panel to speed up financial inclusion

Amid slow progress in bringing the entire population under banking network, the Reserve Bank of India on Thursday announced setting up of a high level committee to 'spearhead' efforts to ensure......

Consumer India in the third decade

The third decade after liberalisation is likely to see aggregate consumption expenditure doubling - this could be more - but it will also see new, never-before market structures and consumer......

Govt, Left to discuss petro prices

Government will hold consultations with leaders of the left parties, allies of the ruling United Progressive Alliance, on the issue of petroleum product prices even as the petroleum minister Murli......

Finance ministry mulls specific duty on oil

With international crude prices hitting the roof and domestic oil companies pitching for a matching increase in the retail prices of petrol and diesel, the finance ministry has finally decided not......

VCs keen on seed fund to Indian start-ups

In what can be seen as an expression of growing confidence, venture capital (VC) funds are now coming forward to support and fund Indian start-ups even at the stage of ideation. So far, VCs used to......

The BEST of my father, Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray would have been a hundred years old on May 2. To mark the legendary film-maker's birth centenary, Rediff.com brings you a treasure trove of features from our archives. 'I don't need......

Box Office: Poor opening for Naam Shabana, Poorna

The hits and misses of the week. Moviegoers were treated to two films last week, Naam Shabana and Poorna. Where Naam Shabana -- a prequel to Akshay Kumar-starrer Baby -- got......

Box Office: Phillauri, Anarkali Of Arrah fare poorly

The hits and misses of the week. Last week's releases Phillauri and Anarkali of Arrah saw strong women-oriented stories at the marquee but failed to draw in collections. Unlike Phillauri, Anarkali......

Box Office: Machine, Trapped, Aa Gaya Hero fail

The hits and misses of the week. Machine and Aa Gaya Hero received bad reviews and saw poor box office collections. Trapped, on the other hand, received really good reviews but still could not......

Indian shuttlers face stiff task

Glimpses of brilliance in the run-up to the Athens Olympics notwithstanding, the Indian badminton contingent will have to come up with something extraordinary if it intends to do any better than......

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