The United Nations Media Department on Thursday made a faux pas when it identified Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma as his Cabinet colleague Kamal Nath. Sharma, who is leading a......
With Tharman Shanmugaratnam winning Singapore's presidential election, he joins a long list of Indian-origin leaders who are dominating politics at important world capitals. IMAGE: Singapore's......
The Supreme Court on Friday termed the complaint against the Editors Guild of India and its four members a “counter-narrative of the government” and asked as to how the offence of......
Controversial film The Kerala Story will be now be screened in theatres of West Bengal as the Supreme Court on Thursday stayed its ban in the state while asking its producer to put a disclaimer......
'If the Congress gets to form the government in 2024, then Sonia Gandhi by virtue of being CPP chairperson will have the authority to decide who will be the prime minister and not Kharge.' IMAGE:......
The government is reviewing some of the existing Free Trade Agreements with other nations and will try to address issues in those pacts accordingly, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry D......
There's no point Anand Sharma huffing and puffing about Infosys' 'global name and brand'. The name of the game isn't integrity or fame. It's jobs for the boys. With key mid-term elections due in......
Safety nets must induce people to enter manufacturing sectors; and it should go together with job flexibility. At the Business Standard Annual Awards in Mumbai this weekend, Commerce, Industry and......
Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh announced on Tuesday that a consensus had been reached to allow foreign airlines to invest in the Indian aviation sector.Foreign carriers would be allowed to buy......
The flamboyant and voluble Minister for Commerce and Industry, Anand Sharma, declared war on the poor onion with the words, "Not a single onion will be allowed to leave the country!"Mr Sharma's......
Pankaj Tripathi anchored the first two seasons with his performance. Here, he is made to sit it out for most of the show, and none of the actors, except for a fiery Ali Fazal, have the......
Bollywood loves number games. And not just the rat race kind. There's a slew of movies with numbers in their title. It's easy to see why. Be it to embody a chronological accuracy, catchphrase or......
'The problems that the film explores still remain.''It was a different time when we made the film. We were young and we thought we could change the world.' IMAGE: Smita Patil and Girish Karnad in......
Hindi film songs have a long life and versatile character. They please. They comfort. And when used in a different surrounding from its original setting, they acquire an altogether new context.......
'Shah Rukh Khan has to like you, and then it is easy to work with him.''Aamir knows more than me when it comes to tattoos!' IMAGE: John Abraham in Pathaan. Remember Aamir Khan's cool tattoo look......
A round-up of Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Wednesday. IMAGE: Saurahtra's Cheteshwar Pujara scored an unbeaten half-century against Railways on Day 2 of their Ranji match on......
International Master S Kidambi stunned top seed Krishnan Sasikiran while Grandmaster Koneru Humpy and IM Master Neelotpal Das moved up to joint second position with wins in the fifth round of the......
S Meenakshi became the fifth Woman Grandmaster of the country after settling for a quick draw in the eighth and penultimate round of the Commonwealth Chess Championships at Mumbai on Saturday.On......
As part of a series of weekly chats on cricket, Prem Panicker appeared on the rediff Chat at 1300 EDT/1000 PDT on December 15. Following is a transcript of the chat. Earlier transcripts: - 'On form......
Rishi MarkendayIt is 230 in the morning here and I am enjoying the game. I thought that you need to be complimented for your typing speed and your command of english. Do keep up the good work and......