This time Modi has no emotive message to take to the stump. Muscular nationalism doesn't work against the backdrop of China's successive inroads into Indian territory. Rising prices is a sore point......
Ajit Balakrishnan on how to arrest a worldwide decline. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com As a son and grandson of doctors and a firm believer in a meritocratic education system, and......
'When a young Indian family who had recently moved into my locality found out that I live here, the lady volunteered to send food; she said since she was going to cook for three people anyway, she......
The Modi government has been put on notice.Will it buckle under such pressure? These are times when the moral fibre of the leadership makes all the difference, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.......
Shailajanand Mishra lists The Top Videos of the Week. Take a look. IMAGE: An aircraft-themed restaurant, HighFly, opened up in Vadodara, October 27, 2021. Photograph: ANI Photo Every week......
'Every year, the marble industry is shrinking due to tiles. It has already decreased by 20-25 per cent in recent years.' Kindly note the image has been published only for representational......
'I'm pitching India for the strengths we offer, including the English language, engineers, doctors, nurses, professionals, innovative talent of startups.' IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala......
Given that there has been no negative news flow around Zomato, analysts believe it’s time to lap up the shares at lower levels. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The shares of food......
Tomato prices in retail markets of metro cities have shot up to Rs 72 per kilogram on tight supply due to unseasonal rains in key producing states like Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. Among the......
'The growth drivers are mostly invisible, but the growth is undeniable at least for now,' notes Debashis Basu. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In my earlier column I offered the......
Aseem Chhabra rates the movies he's watched in 2023, and tells you where you can watch them! With the pandemic done and dusted, people are back to watching films in their neighborhood theaters and......
Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2021. IMAGE: Aditya Rao Hydari and Konkona Sensharma in Ajeeb Daastaans. Year two of the pandemic was a challenge in so many......
'I have no keys to my house; it works on biometrics and electronic identification.' 'Every time anyone enters, the camera captures it and I get a message on my phone.'Yes, Upen Patel's home, Rajul......
'Working with Huma made us understand each other as actors more.' 'We share an awkward sibling relationship in Dobaara, totally different from how we are in real life.' Actor Saqib Saleem -- who......
Read, and learn! Gajar ka halwa is the barometer for ma ka pyaar and stars get their high by dancing around a giant batata wada. Clearly, Hindi films are obsessed with food. Surprisingly, we don't......
'I cooperated with all the testing procedures and stayed confident that I am competing fair and clean' IMAGE: China’s Zhanle Pan reacts after winning the race and establishing World record.......