'Manipur Govt Wants AFSPA In Kuki, Naga Areas But Not In Meitei Areas'

'This is leading to anarchy.' IMAGE: Kuki organisations hold a rally in Churachandpur, Manipur, November 19, 2024, with mock coffins in remembrance of Kukis who died during the unrest. Photograph:......

'Supreme Court Should Remove Biren Singh'

'There are 7,000 guns which are in the hands of the armed militia of the Kuki and Meitei communities.' IMAGE: The bodies of Kuki militants, who were killed in an encounter with the Central Reserve......

Let Us Salute Narayana Murthy

No great achievement or discovery or invention has been achieved without hard work. While the inspiration may have been an insight, it needs work to flesh the insight which requires hard work,......

What Maharashtra Win Means For Modi

'Undeniably, Modi's position has stabilised and he has staged a comeback of sorts from the weeks after the Lok Sabha results.' 'Coalition partners are likely to be more tolerant of Modi... The......

Why Is Maharashtra An Underperformer?

'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......

'Uncertainty related to inflation has not gone'

'In addition, we have geopolitics and politics and all the other things that will affect commodity prices.' IMAGE: Radishes are being sold at a wholesale vegetable market, in Jalandhar.......

Noel Tata To Debut At Tata Sons Board Meeting Today

Indications are that the Tata Sons stand on listing of the company may come up for a discussion even if it's not part of the agenda. IMAGE: Noel Tata the day after his half brother Ratan Tata......

Record $2 bn! Smartphone exports ring louder in Oct

India’s smartphone exports have set a new benchmark, surging past the $2 billion mark in October — the highest monthly total ever recorded. Photograph: Loren Elliott/Reuters This......

Bollywood's FIRE POWER

Bollywood loves to play with fire. In Amazon Prime Video's upcoming original movie, Agni, directed by Rahul Dholakia, a firefighter investigates the rising frequency of mysterious fires in the......

All We Imagine As Light Review: Ode To Hope, Humanity And Her

Payal Kapadia's understanding of what it means to be a woman is as poignant as her authentic portrait of Mumbai's hoi polloi, observes Sukanya Verma. Three immigrant women from different......

Kangana Hits The Campaign Trail

Photograph: ANI Photo With her film Emergency pushed to a January release, Kangana Ranaut has turned her attention to her next pet passion. She held a roadshow in Nagpur on Sunday for Bharatiya......

Stars Buying Property After Property!

'Just this year alone, close to 40 major transactions involving Bollywood stars have been recorded.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Shah Rukh Khan/Instagram Bollywood's influence extends beyond films.......

IPL 2025: RCB splurge on Bhuvi; big names miss out

Out of favour Bhuvneshwar Kumar leads Indian pacers' 'Pay Day' at IPL mega-auction IMAGE: RCB spend 10.75 Cr on Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Photograph: BCCI Bihar's Vaibhav Suryavanshi, at 13 years,......

Will PCB hold Champions Trophy in Hybrid model?

IMAGE: The 2025 Champions Trophy is likely to be held in the 'Hybrid Model' as the Indian government is unlikely to allow its team to travel to Pakistan for the tournament. Photograph: Akhtar......

Mystery Girl At The IPL Auction Was...

IMAGE: What's Juhi Chawla sharing with Nita Ambani? Jhanvi Mehta looks on intently! Photographs: BCCI   Kolkata Knight Riders Co-Owner Juhi Chawla's daughter Jhanvi Mehta made quite an impact......

Kabhi Jeet, Mostly Haar

Norma Astrid Godinho/Rediff.com takes a walk down memory lane, recounting India's sojourns Down Under from 1947 to 2021, in a special 4-part series. Part 1: When It Was Bradman Versus India Part......

Sony India secures $170m Asian cricket media rights

Reliance-Disney skips bidding IMAGE: The deal will be a significant boost for Sony to bolster its foothold in India after it pulled out of a $10 billion merger with Zee Entertainment earlier this......