BJP Should Read Writing On The Wall

There is no use of the BJP targeting Mamata Banerjee and M K Stalin, directly by the party's political bosses, both in Delhi and the respective state capitals, or even using the Raj Bhavans to fire......

The Importance Of Russia And US For India

New Delhi has reached out to Moscow while waiting for a new president in Washington. New Delhi knows well that in international relations, there are no permanent friends or foes, only permanent......

'Balak buddhi, 99 out of 543': Modi mounts stinging retort on Rahul

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday mounted a stinging counterattack on Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi as he mocked him as “balak buddhi” (childish mind), accused him of linking......

Ram Teri Ganga Maili

Six decades and more later, we are now captives of our identities. Every poll is based on elaborate calculations of electability of candidates on the basis of their castes and other narrow......

Airtel, Vi to raise mobile tariff by 10-24% from first week of July

Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea will roll out revised mobile service tariffs increasing rates in the range of 10-24 per cent from the first week of July. IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been......

How did investors miss Byju's numerous red flags?

If and when a new management takes over, it will discover that there is no worthwhile business to run, says Debashis Basu. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Byju's is set to go down......

'Banking system has learnt lessons from 2008 crisis'

'They have since only tried to improve systems. Also, with regulatory guidance from time to time, we are in a position to assess a situation and react in time.' Photograph: Rupak De......

What PhonePe did differently from Paytm

'We went from zero to about 10 million users in three months. Paytm came out with the wallet play and we came out with the UPI play.' IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for......

10 Wrestling Moments In Hindi Movies

A sport of strength, focus, technique and timing, there's much more to wrestling than beating the opponent black and blue. Like WWE legend Shawn Michaels always believed 'A true wrestler is the one......

Jaya, Shweta, Abhishek at Kashi Vishwanath Temple

Photograph: ANI Photo Jaya Bachchan and her children Shweta Bachchan Nanda and Abhishek Bachchan prayed at the Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi on Thursday, July 11, 2024.   Photograph:......

Sarfira Review: Akshay Does It Again! Yawn.

Throughout its 155 minutes, every scene is doused in blaring background music and melodrama.Disappointment alone won't do, it must feel like a full blown catastrophe, observes Sukanya Verma.......

'Heeramandi Showed India As A Sone Ki Chidiya'

'The primary set took over three months to build with 14,000-15,000 workers employed at a time.' 'We ensured that Mallikajaan's Shahi Mahal lived up to its name.''One zardosi panel cost around Rs 4......

IBA to award prize money to Italy's Carini despite loss to Algeria's Khelif

The IOC last year stripped the IBA of its status as boxing's governing body over governance issues, and took charge of the Paris 2024 boxing competition itself, but now finds itself at the centre......

Jasprit Bumrah Beyond Numbers

159 dismissals in 36 Tests, 149 dismissals in 89 ODIs, and 89 dismissals in 70 T20s are very good by any standards. And yet they don't speak to Jasprit Bumrah's true value and his special appeal,......

New Head Coach Gambhir 'honoured to serve tricolour'

'I have always taken pride while donning the Indian jersey during my playing days and it is going to be no different when I take up this new role.'   IMAGE: Gautam Gambhir's first assignment......

My IPL 2024 Dream Team

Big hits! Unexpected heroes and crazy catches! IPL 2024 had us on the edge of our seats the whole season. From the consistent dominance of Virat Kohli to the breakout season of Abhishek Sharma,......

'Impact Player rule a bigger nightmare for bowlers than...'

IMAGE: Shahbaz Ahmed has played 12 games this season, scoring 186 runs at a strike-rate of 138 plus but his primary skill which is believed to be left-arm spin hasn't provided rich dividends.......