'For the first time in this country, perhaps the first time anywhere, we are going to use backwardness index.''It is a fundamental shift in the discourse in the country's social justice.' IMAGE:......
'It was the hostility of the Yunus regime that made India careful and wary of dealing with them.''They gradually backed off and lowered the noise, but the damage was done.''Their true colours had......
The opposition INDIA bloc in Maharashtra is set to move the Supreme Court over alleged manipulation of EVMs in the recent assembly elections. IMAGE: An electoral officials shows the EVM to parties......
The Meerut Conspiracy Case was aimed at curbing communist influence in India. However, it fuelled nationwide sympathy, shaping the course of leftist politics in the country, writes Utkarsh Mishra.......
What stood out in his 15-year journey as a member of the political executive at the Centre was his glowing record as India's most successful and effective finance minister. Both as prime minister......
'The market has picked up for commercial vehicles. We are very close to pre-pandemic levels.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com India's largest retail non-banking financial company (NBFC) --......
'Das is friendly, but he finally does what he does. The quality of engagement is very good.' IMAGE: Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das addresses the media during a press conference......
Anis ChakravartySenior Director, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India "The Q1 numbers were good due to a satisfactory winter crop harvest; the monsoon shortfall is expected to affect summer crop......
For a bunch that fancies itself so greatly and does not hesitate to express an opinion on everything, this is very odd behaviour, says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan. Illustration: Dominic......
Private consumption is looking up and will get better as the full effect of the good monsoon is felt on rural income, and the effect of the payout from the Seventh Pay Commission is felt on......
Mithun Chakraborty started from scratch in bit roles and had no Godfather backing him. Yet, remarkably, his career now straddles six decades and he continues to win acclaim, observes Dinesh Raheja.......
Sonnalli Seygall and Ashesh Sajnani wed in an intimate gurdwara wedding in Mumbai. Sonnalli's Pyaar Ka Punchnama co-star Kartik Aaryan attended the wedding, but not the reception. The......
Satyajit Ray would have been a hundred years old on May 2. To mark the legendary film-maker's birth centenary, Rediff.com brings you a treasure trove of features from our archives. 'I don't need......
'Oscar has been given to A R Rahman.' 'Ringa Ringa Ringa, Choli ki peeche kya hai -- What's the difference? Exactly the same.''Also, Jai ho.''I did Ramba ho in 1985.''Rahman combined three of my......
Let's not deny it -- we are obsessed with Bollywood! We hang onto every word our favourite star utters, and are fanatical about whom we like and whom we don't. The stars, however, don't share......
Former players hailed Varun Chakravarthy for his "exceptional" bowling display against New Zealand, with Ravi Shastri backing his inclusion in the semifinals of the Champions Trophy, saying it is......
IMAGE: India's bowling fate hinges on spinners without Jasprit Bumrah. Photograph: BCCI As India gears up for crucial upcoming matches, the spotlight is firmly on the bowling department amid......
'Certain formats require a certain skill set and whenever we look at these kinds of players, if the talent is there, then you don't want to shy away from blooding them.' IMAGE: Varun Chakravarty,......
IPL can be truly said to have come of age. It is now more Indian than ever before. Teams often fielded fewer than the four allowed foreign players. Indian batters and bowlers were simply better in......