'Nikhil Gupta Will Be Quietly Sent Back To India'

'As the trial gets closer for Nikhil Gupta, they're going to want to make sure that he doesn't talk.''And they're going to put pressure on Mr Gupta to make some deal where the evidence doesn't come......

Why This Fadnavis Confidante Quit BJP...

'I had told Fadnavisji that I will be with the party till the Lok Sabha election and I will give my 100 per cent to campaign for the BJP.''But ultimately I will have to take this decision (to quit......

Sheikh Hasina's Biggest Blunder

'The dominance of her party also meant that the institutions became lopsided -- whether it was the bureaucracy or the courts or the military.''She centralised power to the extent that you would see......

'Why Is Modi Not Sacking Biren Singh?'

'We are in a dilemma if the central government supports this ethnic violence and Biren Singh.' IMAGE: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh calls on Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi,......

'Be In Cash; About Over 20-25%'

'The markets will correct, and they are bound to correct. The boom will turn into bust.' 'When this bust happens, people would lose like they have lost in the past.''Whatever you have made possibly......

'If Voda Idea folds up it will be bad news all around'

'The government is unwilling or unable to provide the kind of relief that Vodafone India is asking for.' IMAGE: Vodafone IdeaC hairman Kumar Mangalam Birla with Vodafone group CEO Vittorio Colao.......

Economic crisis: 'Modi should consult Manmohan'

'Vajpayee used to consult the Opposition; Indira Gandhi used to consult the Opposition. Which khet ki mooli is Modi?'Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com "For growth to be equitable and fast we......

''Every businessman fears enforcement agencies'

'Everybody fears them and rightly so. Who in his right senses wouldn't fear these agencies?''They can take away everything in seconds with near zero recourse to law.'Illustrations: Dominic......

Paradise Review: Riveting!

Prasanna Vithanage's Paradise leaves the audience to read between the lines and draw their own conclusions about the frailty of human nature, and how easily violence seizes the most unexpected......

'You Can't Understand Human Beings...'

'...without looking into yourself.''What matters most is human relationships and the human mind.' IMAGE: Roshan Mathew and Darshana Rajendran in Paradise. A film-maker, who chooses to make a......

'Your legacy in the cricket world will forever inspire'

  IMAGE: Indian spin legend Bishan Singh Bedi passed into the ages at the age of 77 on Monday. Photograph: Kind courtesy ICC/X Spin great and former India captain Bishan Singh Bedi died on......

'I was in the best team that never played for India'

Michael Dalvi, who played first class cricket for Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Bengal, once hit a century against a fiery Malcolm Marshall and the West Indies.At 77, he has a razor sharp memory, a ready......

When luck favoured Viv in India

IMAGE: Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards, a true batting legend. Photograph: Viv Richards/Twitter   'I remember the first time we played, we played in Bangalore, and I never forget this... just......

'Politics in Indian cricket was sickening'

'I was actually appointed captain for the West Indies tour (in 1971).''But Mr Vijay Merchant (the then chairman of the selectors) didn't like me nor did he like 'Tiger' Pataudi. He thought we were......

'Mr Sobers, would you like to bat?'

Ajit Wadekar recalls how India turned the tables on the the West Indies and won a historic victory. IMAGE: The legendary Ajit Wadekar. Photograph: Central Press/Getty Images Ajit Laxman Wadekar --......