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Is There Really No Alternative To Modi?

Are we so ready to believe that in this country whose virtues we constantly shout from the rooftops, there is no single person -- other than Modi -- in a minimum of 272 elected MPs with the talent......

Girish Chandra Murmu assumes office as CAG

Girish Chandra Murmu has assumed office as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India from August 8, 2020, an official statement said on Saturday. IMAGE: Former J-K governor G C Murmu......

I too became a TV talking head!

'Soon enough, we were out shouted. The journalist had a multiple agenda -- he berated the Government, the bureaucracy in general and the UPSC system that selected them.' Ambassador B S Prakash......

'Tears were streaming down Nehru's face'

James W Michaels, 86, the long-time editor of Forbes magazine, was laid to rest on October 8 in Rhinebeck, New York. He died on October 2 of pneumonia. To most South Asians, Michaels' is......

Which fund is most suitable for you?

'I would advise at least a 7-year investment time frame for equity investing.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Mutual funds are a popular investment tool for investors because it offers a......

Are fixed-cum-floating rate loans right for you?

Fixed or floating rate loan? This is the most common question plaguing millions of borrowers. Which one is right for them? How will opting for one type of loan impact their finances? These type of......

Market timing isn't the key

The stock market is reviving and there are predictions that the market may once again climb back to the magic 6000 level. But, many investors burnt their fingers in May when the market crashed and......

Calling all graduates

A Business Standard undercover team finds out how the business process outsourcing industry goes about hiring in the hundreds.India was once famous for being the land of unemployed graduates.You......

Better get child insurance. Now.

Higher education used to be extraordinarily cheap in India. But that is changing with remarkable swiftness.So, should you start saving for your child's education even before he or she starts going......

Looking back at Shyam Benegal's mesmerising Mandi

Even after three decades, Mandi proves its lasting relevance and powerful impact on cinephile memory by inviting comparisons to Vidya Balan’s Begum Jaan. Shyam......

When Irrfan wanted to be killed off

The gulf between Hindi cinema's finest current actor and his contemporaries widens with each film. But even Irrfan Khan, in Mick Jagger's words, can't always get what he wants. Raja Sen tells us......

'Raj Kiran is okay wherever he is'

There was a time, in the 1980s, when Raj Kiran and Mahesh Bhatt were inseparable. Having acted in Bhatt's Arth, Raj who, mysteriously resurfaced at a mental asylum in the US recently, has been......

'Arth': an ode to relationships

Dinesh RahejaDirector Mahesh Bhatt had once justified Arth, a semi-autobiographical film, saying, "We all borrow from life." But not everybody achieves results quite as cauterising. The theme of......

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