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Time Services Acted On Modi Diktat!

Almost five years later, the three services have still not fully understood that joint/theatre commands are not a discussion point; they are the prime minister's diktat on a military reform measure......

'Double maths period, boring': Cong on Modi's Parl speech

The Congress on Saturday termed as "hollow" Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 11 resolutions articulated in his speech in the Lok Sabha and said if the Bharatiya Janata Party has zero tolerance on......

Was This Why BJP Came 2nd In UP?

I learnt that Yogi was deeply unhappy with the BJP's choice of Lok Sabha candidates.He had proposed a list of names, but hardly any of his suggestions were accepted. An interesting excerpt from......

Beware The American Deep State

Do not underestimate the ingenuity of the Deep State in America to have its way. Keeping the guard down will be a catastrophic mistake on the part of the Delhi establishment.We could get hit when......

Champions Trophy: Sending Team To Pakistan Would Be Dangerous

Even a whiff of an incident like the violent 1989 shirt-ripping attack on Krishnamachari Srikkanth by a Karachi spectator would be ruinous. It would set back the ties further, derail an ongoing......

'Quality Stocks Survive, Thrive In Downturns'

'To be able to sail through such volatilities, it is prudent to focus on quality.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Front-line indices have tumbled over 10 per cent from their recent peaks......

'We want to create an all-weather franchise'

'We have seen something do very well when the times are good but maybe not as well when the times are bad.' IMAGE: Axis Bank branch in New Delhi. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters The Reserve......

'God Save Insurance Industry'

'Some of the astounding proposals, if translated into statutory provisions, would be suicidal.''This would not be a wonder cure for increasing insurance penetration and only result in mushrooming......

Key takeaways from RBI's Monetary Policy

Following are the highlights of the December monetary policy announced by the Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday: Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters Key interest rate (repo)......

'Urban demand is under stress, would need an upward spiral'

'Spending by the middle class is limited with a focus on savings. However, there is buoyancy at the top-end.' Photograph: Kind courtesy ITC/Instagram Subdued urban demand has been weighing on the......

'India In 1947 Was Like A Ticking Time Bomb'

'When you watch Freedom At Midnight, I want you to feel like you are sitting on a ticking time bomb.' IMAGE: RJ Malishka as Sarojini Naidu, Sidhant Gupta as Jawaharlal Nehru, Chirag Vora as......

The Pradeeps Of Pittsburgh Review: Unfunny

If a show about Gujaratis or Indians in the US had to be made, it could have been more authentic, sighs Deepa Gahlot. The Pradeeps Of Pittsburgh has been made for a Western audience, who would not......

WFI chaos, Olympic losses: Indian Wrestling stalls in 2024

Bajrang Punia banned, Phogat turns politician, WFI suspension, litigations, and lost medals: How Indian wrestling stagnated in 2024 IMAGE: Aman Sehrawat won the bronze medal in the 57 kg freestyle......

Carlsen's blunt message to Gukesh: 'I'm out'

'I am not part of this circus anymore' IMAGE: D Gukesh stated that he would love to fight it out against Magnus Carlsen at some point. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Chin An/FIDE World number......

World Championship: Gukesh will need nerves of steel at business end

While the mind games will go on in the last two games and a potential tiebreaker, American Hikaru Nakamura and world number one Magnus Carlsen feel that the balance had tilted slightly in Ding......

Gukesh rues lost chances

'In the second half I had chances in many games. Today was a bad game, I won't draw too much out of it.' IMAGE: Unhappy with his 17th move, the Indian called it a 'mistake'. Photograph: Eng Chin......

'Head's a big boy, he can handle himself'

Pat Cummins defends team behaviour, terms Travis Head 'a big boy' who can speak for himself IMAGE: Pat Cummins brushes off Siraj-Head clash. Photograph: ICC/X Pat Cummins felt his......

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