Manmohan Singh had joined a pre-medical course as his father wanted him to become a doctor but pulled out after a couple of months, losing interest in the subject, according to a book on the former......
Biman Basu, the senior-most Marxist leader in the country, pays homage to a comrade he has known and admired since the 1980s. IMAGE: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in......
Convert the Haryana result into a blessing in disguise; make the calamity into an opportunity.Maharashtra was always the big ticket game in town; MVA must win it.The Congress should shift......
The TDP and JD-U will have a lot to answer inside Parliament, day after day, session after session, notes N Sathiya Moorthy, notes N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader......
Election Commission on Tuesday directed social media platform 'X' to 'immediately' take down an animated video shared by the Karnataka unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party related to the row over......
It is estimated that around 60 million people are directly impacted by the poultry sector in India. The death of a 11-year-old boy due to ‘bird-flu’, even before the devastating......
Declining vegetable prices brought down the retail inflation to a 15-month low of 4.59 per cent in December and within the comfort zone of the Reserve Bank, government data showed on Tuesday. It......
The idea behind starting Chingari is not to build a TikTok clone but to position itself as a super app for India like WeChat. The ban on TikTok is proving to be a ‘demonetisation......
The retail inflation, which is factored in by the RBI to arrive at its monetary policy, has been on decline since last month. The previous low was 5.54 per cent in November 2019. Retail inflation......
The internals of the food inflation are worrying, given a broad-based uptick across categories that tend to be sticky, such as proteins, and a narrower-than-expected reduction in inflation for......
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.......
Between its cryptic, confused politics and lacklustre film-making, Lost is a germ of an idea waiting to be found, notes Sukanya Verma. Quashing the voice of dissent and minorities through......
Is Rakhi's attraction towards Abhinav real or a mere strategy? Bigg Boss 14 continues with the nomination task, with Rubina going in first. She writes Abhinav's name and reveals her reason.......
'It's not easy being an actor for anyone.''Every actor, even the most successful ones, are waking up with the same insecurity.''If you're on top, you're worried about coming down.''If you're fit,......
The vote was tied 7-7 until... Aseem Chhabra/Rediff.com reveals how Court was chosen as India's nominee for the Academy Awards. IMAGE: Vira Sathidar in Court. The selection of Chaitanya......
'We need cricket not to be concentrated in the hands of a few people. We need cricket to be egalitarian, we need it to be all over the place.' IMAGE: Rahul Dravid claimed a strong club cricket......
India and Pakistan have produced some thrilling contests over the years.Who can forget the 1996 World Cup quarter-final in Bengaluru? Or Sachin Tendulkar's magical knock at Centurion in the 2003......
'Surya has the mindset of an elite athlete and prioritises his performance over everything else. So, cheat meals are a rarity. He does not crave for junk or comfort foods since the time he has......
India would be eyeing a good slugfest against a very resolute opposition The hosts need to win two matches and not lose any of the games to make the WTC final IMAGE: Virat Kohli loves to bring......
A look at the newly-laid, dark Chepauk track is an indication that unlike the strip used during the first Test, this one will offer turn earlier than expected. IMAGE: Rohit Sharma practices the......