'It has changed the political character of India by ejecting socialism as an ideology from the Constitution of India.' IMAGE: The Supreme Court of India. Photograph: Amit Sharma/ANI The recent......
'Those who hope for a strong united Opposition are disillusioned at the way in which the INDIA alliance has already been caught in debilitating squabbles.' IMAGE: A meeting of INDIA leaders.......
'Another term for the government under the prime minister would likely be a step forward on the path to Hindu Rashtra.''No question of going back or any slowing down.' IMAGE: Prime Minister......
'The sense of Constitutional propriety and political morality seems to be vanishing fast.' 'There are many things in today's politics of governance which Manmohan Singh would have never dreamt of......
'When I realised that I was to take the pictures of Pandit Nehru, I was very nervous and scared.' IMAGE: Then prime minister Indira Gandhi flanked by then Congress chief minister K Karunakaran,......
'80% of the rural and urban population don't have enough purchasing power.' IMAGE: A crowded railway station in Mumbai. Kindly note the image has only been posted for representational purposes.......
'He is a busy man these days, still, he makes it a point to call me at least once a month.' IMAGE: Raj Subramaniam, CEO, FedEx. Photograph: Kind courtesy FedEx Raj Subramaniam is the latest......
'We need to prove to the world that quality vaccines and R&D are possible in India.' *Photograph: Carl Recine/Reuters. Dr Krishna Ella, chairman and MD, Bharat Biotech, is the man of the moment.......
'Karna is the greatest warrior in the Mahabharata -- in fact, Arjuna is a nobody in front of Karna.''But Arjuna had a better advisor in Krishna than Karna.''Karna failed because he listened to the......
'The day-to-day control of banks is in the hands of political bosses and bureaucrats who are not answerable.''The political system uses the banks as a helicopter to throw money to the sector they......
Nothing is going to change in a hurry unless attitudes change and punishments are speedy and fair, notes Ramesh Menon. All Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Worms are daily crawling......
'With the media and social media pulling them down every second day, there are no heroes left.''What we have are actors and we want to see them play characters which are real, human and......
Biju Menon is perhaps one of the most versatile actors in Malayalam cinema. Having started his career as a television actor in the early 1990s, he got noticed in the comedy Mannar Mathai Speaking......
IMAGE: No knockout games are scheduled for the season opening event and the team with maximum points will lift the trophy. Photograph: BCCI The likes of Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, Riyan......
IMAGE: Skipper Mayank Agarwal struck a fine half century before being dismissed in the final over of the day. Photograph: Kind courtesy BCCI/X Half-centuries by skipper Mayank Agarwal and Pratam......
IMAGE: Mayank Agarwal played a last Test for India in 2022. Photograph: Michael Dodge/Getty Images from the Rediff Archives Fringe players like Rinku Singh along with some seasoned names who......
IMAGE: Sanju Samson will take Kishan's place in the India D team, which will be captained by Shreyas Iyer. Photograph: BCCI Wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan was ruled out of the first round of the......
IMAGE: Rishabh Pant's outings in the shorter versions were satisfying, but this four-day tournament offers him a unique challenge -- batting and ‘keeping for an undefined number of overs.......