'Rahul Gandhi Would Have Been Wiser Had He...'

'...spent 1/10th of his time at 24, Akbar Road...''He would have met thousands of party workers and ordinary Congress supporters who have love for the party.''Left of Centre intellectuals have......

Full text: President Murmu's R-Day eve address to the nation

'Today, let us reaffirm our commitment to strive to realise Gandhiji’s dreams. His watchwords, truth and nonviolence, will continue to remain relevant for the whole world. He also taught us......

Opposition decries 'Hindification' of laws

Opposition members in Rajya Sabha on Thursday accused the government of imposing Hindi by bringing new bills with titles only in that language, a charge the treasury benches contested while......

Delhi records over 100 mm rains; woman, infant fall into drain

Several parts of Delhi remained waterlogged on Thursday, a day after heavy showers unleashed chaos in the city, officials said, adding that five people have died in separate rain-related incidents......

When R K Krishna Kumar Spoke To Rediff

R K Krishna Kumar, one of the stalwarts of the Tata group, passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2023, evening. A close lieutenant of then Tata Sons chairman Ratan Tata, he spoke to Rediff.com's......

Govt apathy hits cold storages

As many as 58 cold storage units in Guntur, whose survival is solely dependent on mirchi crop, are fast heading towards closure. Andhra Pradesh state occupies the first position in the country with......

RS okays 74% FDI in insurance; majority of directors to be Indians, says FM

The Rajya Sabha on Thursday approved a bill to raise the foreign investment limit in the insurance sector to 74 per cent, with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman saying while control will go to......

How resurrected DLF is planning its tryst with Mumbai

Being a predominant player with a track record spanning decades in the NCR market, DLF will have an advantage in monetising its inventory faster at a better price point. In mid-2020, when Kushal......

Who makes a 'vichitra jodi' with Salman?

'There is no Aadhaar to enter Bigg Boss.''The only criteria is that the jodi has to be vichitra.' The 12th season of Bigg Boss premieres Sunday September 16. In contrast to Bigg Boss 11, which was......

What Juhi Chawla likes about the lockdown

'What I'm really worried about is that the day this lockdown ends, we will all rush to work and we'll kill the lovely environment we are seeing now.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Juhi......

My Daughter Mithali Raj

'From the beginning (I have told her) "Whatever it may be -- you are losing or winning -- on the ground you're not going to cry!" She never cried.''"I don't want you to project that you are a......