Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani on Saturday hit out at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the Lokpal fiasco in Rajya Sabha, alleging that he had chosen "conspiratorial silence and......
In 2018, the BJP's rare successes in north east India aside, everything that could go wrong, did go wrong for the party.Archis Mohan reports. IMAGE: BJP national President Amit Anilchandra Shah at......
Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf does a comparative analysis of suicide numbers released by the NCRB. Data: Hemantkumar Shivsaran/Rediff.com Kindly note the image has only been posted for......
'With 2017, will one shed violence, terror, rape, rage, pollution, environmental degradation and loss of humanity?''That may be too much to hope for, but for a while -- away from the carousing and......
As Annus Horribilis ends with a whimper, the tantalising question is: In its 100th anniversary as the capital of colonial India, will Delhi become the graveyard of yet another dynasty, asks......
Despite what the World Bank and IMF trained gnomes in North Block, South Block and Yojana Bhavan say, the numbers of the poor is rising alarmingly, says Mohan Guruswamy.A year ago, at about this......
India's economy, estimated to contract by 6.9 per cent in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, is forecast to record a "stronger recovery" in 2021 and grow by 5 per cent, according to a UN report......
Most producers have put off plans to make capital investments in their wineries, and implemented cost-reduction measures to conserve cash. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com It’s tough to......
2018 has been a disappointing and highly volatile year for equity investors.Anup Roy and Samie Modak report. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters It has been a rough ride for the financial markets......
Almost everything that could go wrong did so in this Annus Horribilis. Year-end fatigue demands that easier tasks be taken up first. So, here we go with the 15 things that would have......
The new season of The Crown is a bit of a dreary watch, observes Deepa Gehlot. Coming out as it does a few weeks after the death of Queen Elizabeth II (and some months after Prince Philip's......
With the Sydney Cricket Ground reliably Australia's most spin-friendly wicket, the hosts may find it tough going to manufacture a face-saving victory and square the series. IMAGE: Rishabh Pant and......
Injured, lonely and without a coach, Yaroslava Shvedova climbed a psychological mountain to oust the defending champion from the French Open on Monday. Ranked 142nd in the world, the Kazakh came......
‘From time to time you have five or six Spanish players in French Open’ ‘But of course we are getting older and there's a new generation coming in’ Spain's David Ferrer......
England beat United States IMAGE: England's Wayne Rooney with manager Gareth Southgate at the end of the match. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters There was no farewell goal but plenty of......
The IPL has produced more controversies in its short lifespan than any other sporting league in history, says legendary cricket writer Prem Panicker. IMAGE: IPL 3 saw drama around the Kochi......