Invest in the poor, tax the rich

Most rich and upper-middle class Indians are greatly under-taxed. Worse, the government annually writes off over Rs 5 lakh crores through exemptions. This practice must be ended if the......

TEXT: President Patil's last address to Parliament

President Pratibha Patil on Monday addressed Parliament for the last time as President when she flagged off the Budget session. Here's the text of her speechHonourable Members I welcome you to this......

Neither sport nor entertainment: The fraud called Formula One

A major antagonism is visible the world over between capitalism and democracy. But the Indian elite and the media continue to glorify capitalism, with all its sleaze. Their celebration of F1 is......

Hijacked vessels with 95 Indians traced

Nine hijacked vessels, carrying 95 Indians, have been traced to Mogadishu off Somalia and efforts are being made to secure their release, official sources said on Monday. Somali pirates, who seized......

E-com fireworks in rural India this festival season

India’s e-commerce giants, led by Flipkart, Amazon, and Meesho, are making a strategic push into Tier-II and —III cities and rural regions, where demand for online shopping is surging......

In export push, govt steps in to raise container capacity

Concerned over the fallout of the Red Sea crisis and severe shortage of containers against the backdrop of a steep decline in merchandise exports in August, the Union government is pulling out all......

Zepto adds $340 million to basket; valuation at $5 billion ahead of IPO

Quick commerce major Zepto has raised $340 million in a follow-on financing round at a valuation of $5 billion as it gears up for an initial public offering (IPO). Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Time To Make Budget More Transparent

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......

'World won't ever see anything like this again'

'The Marvel Cinematic Universe is 9 franchises that have been combined together.''It's like running a relay race, only we are handing over characters instead of batons to each other.' Joe Russo,......

'If it all ended today, I would still be happy'

'You can't take this moment away from me. This is one of the best moments I've had in a really, really long time.' 'If people want to work with me, they can. If they don't, whatever.'  'It's......

The 'Being Human' side of Salman Khan

'Being Human is important to Salman. He makes it a point to sport the brand's products everywhere: on the sets, at events and even for court appearances.''It is a good public relations......

Amitabh Bachchan, the master of cool

The 'hopeless businessman' plans a comeback as a cool CEO who has learned his lesson the hard way. Amitabh Bachchan says he doesn't want to be left behind and is trying hard to match the supersonic......

IPL: SRK Rebels Against Mega Auction

Kolkata Knight Riders Co-Owner Shah Rukh Khan sparked a debate at the IPL owners' meeting held at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. According to a Cricbuzz report, Khan......

North America get taste of India-Pakistan rivalry!

IMAGE: An Indian fan during the T20 World Cup match against Pakistan at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, in New York, on Sunday. Photograph: Andrew Kelly/Reuters A sold-out crowd......

ICC unveils Men's ODI Cricket World Cup mascot duo

IMAGE: ICC's ODI World Cup mascot duo unveiled in the presence of the captains of the reigning U19 World Cup Champions, Yash Dhull and Shafali Verma, in Gurugram on Saturday. Photograph: Kind......

Heard about Goa's Gaur Army?

Football fans in Goa are shaking off their sussegado and becoming an animated, raucous, even belligerent lot, discovers Aniruddha Sen Gupta.   In his everyday avatar, that of a young......

Coke eyes IPL

Coca-Cola will, apart from the coming World Cup in England and Wales, feature as the exclusive non-alcoholic beverage partner at all major ICC events -- men's and women's T20 World Cups in......