The finance minister's assertion that industry should not expect any spectacular announcements in the 2024 interim Budget suggest that the electoral imperatives of more tax concessions or higher......
Mummy, my super hero!The Veda says, matrudevobhava, pitrudevobhava, acharyadevobhava, atithidevobhava in Sanskrit- mother (matru) always first. Not pita (father), not acharya (teacher), not guru,......
'Media for a billion people.' That was the topic of President APJ Abdul Kalam's speech at the 11th anniversary celebrations of the Indian Women's Press Corps (IWPC) in New Delhi, October 9. Here we......
M S Subbulakshmi passes away | Obituary: 'Nightingale' of Carnatic music Name:JayakumarMessage:Great loss to the entire world. Pray God to take similar birth in India and carry the legacy of......
The Budget should use the extra RBI surplus to better effect, suggests A K Bhattacharya. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Now that Nirmala Sitharaman has returned to the ministerial......
If the Budget makes no big announcements on new schemes, projects, or tax giveaways, the government would face a major political dilemma as it may have to reluctantly consider shunning the practice......
The finance minister could well be on her way to setting a record of achieving the biggest single-year reduction in the government's fiscal deficit, explains A K Bhattacharya. IMAGE: Finance......
Can the finance minister manage our expectations, asks A K Bhattacharya. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Photograph: @nsitharaman on Twitter In less than two months from now, Union......
10 per cent for those who earn up to Rs 30 lakh a year and 25 per cent for those who earn more, suggests T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Business Standard's Budget......
'I have a problem with the term 'outsider'.'Doctor ka beta doctor banta hain, par aap baki doctors ko outsider nahi na bulate.''I always wanted to be an actor, yaar.''While I was in the bank for......
Asha Bhosle has give us so many songs to cherish. But there are so many, many more that one may not have heard of. On Ashaji's 89th birthday on September 8, Subhash K Jha revisits some of her......
'N Chandra told me, "Arree yaar, don't get heavy on me now! This is a Hindi movie so leave your logic at home".' IMAGE: Mohan Kapur at the premiere of Ms. Marvel in Los Angeles. Photograph: Kind......
'When people would tell me that any actor would give his left arm to be seen in a single frame of a Marvel project without even a single line of dialogue, I would laugh them off.''For me, Ms Marvel......
Shah Rukh Khan is such a romantic on the big screen. But did you know how the superstar wooed Gauri before they got married? Interestingly, Shah Rukh and Gauri have different versions of that......
'Ganguly, who turns 46 on Sunday, was one of the sharpest and farsighted cricketing minds, says Abhirup Bhattacharya in a biography on the former India cricketer, titled – ‘Winning Like......
During Chappell's, Ganguly lost the captaincy and also his place in the squad IMAGE: Sourav Ganguly interacts with the media. Photograph: PTI Sourav Ganguly says when he was kept out of the Indian......
A round-up of the Ranji matches played across India on Sunday IMAGE: Players and officials of Haryana Cricket team posing for a photograph after defeating Chhattisgarh in the Ranji cricket match......
Chanchal Bhattacharya suggests, problems in the dressing room environment and media pressure hampering the ODI skipper’s performance India captain MS Dhoni. Photograph: BCCI Chanchal......
IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders are likely to be without their star performer Sunil Narine in the upcoming Champions League as the Trinidad & Tobago Sports Minister wants the spinner to be......