When Muhammad Yunus Spoke To India's Parliament

Muhammad Yunus proved that he was neither an armchair economist nor a slogan mongering political activist, but a doer destined to do what Mahatma Gandhi said -- to remove every tear from every eye,......

Kolkata rape-murder: Where the CBI probe has reached

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will conduct a psychological assessment of Sanjay Roy, the accused in a rape-and-murder case of a doctor in Kolkata that has triggered nationwide protests,......

Woman sets herself on fire on Lucknow main road

A 30-year-old woman suffered 90 percent burn injuries after allegedly attempting to immolate herself in Lucknow's Vikramaditya Marg area, claiming torture by her husband and in-laws, the police......

Rau's IAS Study Circle: What You Must Know

Rau's felt the need to be where the action was.The institute that once drew largely elite students also decided to expand its base and cater to a wider pool. IMAGE: Rapid Action Force personnel......

'Unemployment is unprecedented'

'In May 2020-2021, nearly 10 crores (100 million) lost jobs.''Covid is not the reason for the present crisis. It aggravated the crisis.' IMAGE: Students protest against the alleged erroneous......

IMD tweaks monsoon forecast to help agri sector plan better

With rainfall and monsoons becoming highly unpredictable partly due to climate change and partly due to usual changes in weather patterns, it is such innovations by IMD which will help in planning......

'Economy is not growing, it's only recovering'

'In 2016, we had De-Mon and in 2017, we had GST.''The combined impact of these two started showing up in 2019 and 2020.''COVID-19 only added insult to injury.' Illustration: Dominic......

When Pranab clashed with Manmohan, twice

Pranab Mukherjee's stewardship of the economy will stand out as much for the manner in which he managed controversies as for creating quite a few of them, says A K Bhattacharya. IMAGE: Then prime......

In The Times Of Usha Mehta And Savarkar

As Ae Watan Mere Watan and Swatantra Veer Savarkar release this week, Utkarsh Mishra takes us down history and reminds us about India's freedom struggle. IMAGE: Sara Ali Khan plays Usha Mehta in......

Rani, Kajol, Sushmita Celebrate Durga Pooja

Film folk arrived at the North Bombay Sarbojanin Durga Puja in north west Mumbai to celebrate the festival with prayers, fashion, dance and bhog. Golden girl Rani Mukerji.   After showing......

Watch The Best Of Satyajit Ray On OTT

Had he not taken his final curtain call on April 23, 1992, Satyajit Ray would still, undoubtedly, have been making movies. His films still dazzle with their technical artistry and are relevant even......

Varun Makes Politicians Do Nach Punjaban

The International Film Festival of India kicked off in style on Sunday, November 20, 2022 at the Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee indoor stadium in Goa. Scenes from the opening evening: Varun Dhawan......

Asian Games: How the Mukherjees breached the Chinese wall

IMAGE: Ayhika Mukherjee and Suthirtha Mukherjee assured India of a historic medal in table tennis. Photographs: SAI Media/X Sitting on the courtside, the legendary Ma Lin shook his head in......

When India Hosted The First Asian Games

Seventy two years ago, a newly independent India ventured to hold the the first Asian Games in Delhi with meager resources. IMAGE: A glimpse of the Chinese city of Hangzhou, the venue for the......

Sachin@50: 50 Interesting Facts

Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com On Monday, April 24, 2023, Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar will be 50 years old. For those of us who first saw him stride onto a cricket field aged 16 back in......