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Modi, Biden raise a toast to 'ever-lasting friendship'

Indian Americans have played a significant role in the all-round development of the nation they live in and also in strengthening the India-US relationship, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on......

From Ambanis to Tim Cook, Who's Who At Modi Dinner

Big names in the tech world and billionaire industrialists such as Mukesh Ambani, Google CEO Sunder Pichai and Apple CEO Tim Cook were among those invited to the State Dinner hosted in the honour......

Reinventing Capitalism For The Digital Age

US Congressman Ro Khanna's message is that instead of depending on the 'hidden hand' of capitalism -- that is to say, the power of markets -- it is time for policymakers to play a more active role......

Ex-China envoy Vikram Misri appointed deputy NSA

Seasoned diplomat Vikram Misri has been appointed as deputy national security adviser in the national security council secretariat. IMAGE: Vikram Misri will report to national security......

How Many Children do BJP MLAs in UP have?

Given the controversy over the Uttar Pradesh government's population control policy, Hemant Shivsaran/Rediff.com digs deep to find out how many children BJP legislators in UP have. IMAGE: Uttar......

GST cut on Covid drugs, equipment, retained for vaccines

The GST Council on Saturday slashed tax rate on Covid-19 drugs such as Remdesivir and Tocilizumab as well as on medical oxygen and oxygen concentrators but ignored demands for reduction in taxes on......

GST meet on June 12 will discuss tax exemption on Covid essentials

Currently, 5 per cent is levied on domestically manufactured vaccines, while it is 12 per cent for Covid drugs and oxygen concentrators. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The Goods and......

India's economic theory fashion cycles

'Make in India' could suffer the same fate as did privatisation and the command economy, says Ajit Balakrishnan. A good place to start understanding that economic theories are subject to fashion......

Building bridges between Canada and India

Candian Prime Minister Stephen Harper invited a group of 16 Indo-Canadian business leaders and professionals for round table discussion on June 14. Hiis office chose Swaminarayan Mandir, a landmark......

Ontario plans 'India desk' to boost trade

Ontario, a leading province in Canada has evinced interest in building economic bridges with India and encouraging investments from the emerging south Asian superpower in different sectors......

25 Movie Gems I Am Proud Of

'Here are 25 stories special to me for one reason too many,' says Sukanya Verma who scored 25 years writing about the movies last week. Photograph: Kind courtesy Pixabay It all began in September......

Zanjeer@50: The Gamble That Paid Off

'There was an extraordinary intensity about Amitabh Bachchan even in bad films.''Kuch baat thi.''Salim saab and I insisted on casting him in Zanjeer.' Zanjeer changed a lot of lives. It turned......

How Ajit Became Lion

'When Ajitsaab pronounced the word lion in his own, unique way, I retained it.''And so, 'lion' became 'loin' and my dialogue attained cult status after the film's release.' Hamid Ali Khan, more......

25 Deadliest Bollywood Dacoits

Beware of the Bollywood outlaw. With a striking black tilak marked on the forehead, bullet-loaded belt around the waist, a perennially furious gaze and a tone as threatening as that rifle in hand,......

Bollywood's Whiskey Moments

'Khel risky tha whiskey ne kiya beda paar': Sharaabi 'Iski uski kaun kiski yaaran da imaan whiskey': 2 States 'Aaj botlan khullan do. Daaru shaaru ghullan do. Whiskey da peg laga ke, saari duniya......

Khel Ratna for Rani; Lovlina, Ishant take home Arjuna Award

Sports Minister hands over trophies to 2020 National Sports Awards winners IMAGE: Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist boxer Lovlina Borgohain receives the Arjuna Award from Sports Minister......

No Arjuna for past Khel Ratnas Sakshi, Mirabai

Photograph: Kind courtesy Sakshi Malik/Twitter The Sports Ministry, on Friday, decided against bestowing the Arjuna award on former Khel Ratna winners Sakshi Malik and Mirabai Chanu, pruning the......

UP cricket bribery scandal: IPL Chairman Shukla's aide resigns

'Shocked to hear about the extent of corruption in UP Cricket. Young talent being curbed by corrupt agents asking for favours.' IMAGE: A Hindi news channel in Uttar Pradesh telecast an alleged......

BCCI vs COA: It's getting murkier

BCCI acting secy extends GM Shetty's contract without CoA consent IMAGE: BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Chaudhary. Photograph: PTI Cornered by the Committee of Administrators (CoA), the BCCI......

BCCI vs COA at loggerheads over appointment of ACU chief

BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Chaudhary's proposal to give General Manager (Administration) Ratnakar Shetty extension was also turned down by the Supreme Court-appointed COA. IMAGE: COA chief......

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