The landmark 1991 budget was Manmohan's trial by fire

Dr Manmohan Singh, the architect of India's economic reforms, had to literally face a trial-by-fire to ensure widespread acceptance of his path-breaking Union Budget of 1991 that saw the nation......

'India Is Playing A Quiet Game'

''India is using Hasina to warn the Yunus government because there is a ground support for the Awami League in Bangladesh.' IMAGE: Soldiers of the Bangladesh Army engaged in maintaining security.......

What prompted Oppn to move no-trust against Dhankhar

The Congress and several other Opposition parties on Wednesday accused Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar of being the "biggest disruptor" in the House and alleged he was acting as a "government......

'AI Might Enslave Or Annihilate Us'

'It is the first technology in history which is not just a tool, it is an agent.' Yuval Noah Harari on the dangers of AI. Kindly note the image has been published only for representational......

'Markets Not In Panic Yet, But...'

'If you see another 1000-point correction, people may start panicking.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Independent analyst and market expert Ambareesh Baliga cautions retail......

Companies Join Battle Against Sugar, Salt

Mondelez, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Nestle India have been working on bringing down the sugar, salt, and sodium content. IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational......

Traders brace for impact of Paytm crisis

It’s mid-morning and the two-kilometre stretch from Rashbehari Avenue to Gariahat Market is bustling with activity. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters Dotted with saree shops and......

Factors that wll dictate markets this week

Stock markets will be driven by quarterly earnings by index majors, global trends and the RBI's interest rate decision this week after digesting news on budget proposals and US Federal policy......

Bandaa Singh Chaudhary Review: Disappointing!

Bandaa Singh Chaudhary compromises on its hard realism to go after an easily digestible, mass entertainer that undoes everything that the film had set out to say, sighs Mayur Sanap. What's worse......

Rajinikanth Hospitalised, Is Stable

Photograph: Kind courtesy Rajinikanth/Instagram Rajinikanth was admitted to a corporate hospital in Chennai late on Monday night, but he is stable. He is likely to undergo an elective procedure at......

'How Can You Body-Shame Someone For Your Fun?'

'If a senior person like Ranvir Shorey, who has worked in the industry for so many years, cannot take a stand for me, what should I expect from the others?' Photograph: Kind courtesy Sana......

The Broken News 2 Review: Worth A Watch

The Broken News 2 is worth watching because of Jaideep Ahlawat and Shriya Pilgaonkar's fabulous acting, recommends Namrata Thakker. Unlike season 1, season 2 of The Broken News mostly revolves......

PIX: New Zealand humble India for historic sweep!

IMAGE: New Zealand's players celebrate winning the three-match against India. Photograph: BCCI New Zealand completed an unprecedented 3-0 series sweep in India as the Black Caps dismissed the......

I was not at my best: Rohit takes blame for disastrous series

Something like this will be a very low point of my career: Rohit Sharma IMAGE: India faced a humiliating 0-3 defeat at home for the first time ever. Photograph: BCCI India captain Rohit......

Food, the bond that feeds Crasto-Ponappa's success

IMAGE: Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa, won the Abu Dhabi Masters Doubles title in October 2023. 21-year-old Crasto is set to make her Olympic debut, while it will be 34-year-old Ponnappa's......

Zverev reduced to playing 'on one leg' in five-set tussle with Fritz

'It was fairly obvious that I wasn't 100% today, right? 'I wasn't moving really the entire match. If I was running for a drop shot, I was limping there more than running.' IMAGE: Germany's......

Wimbledon PIX: Djokovic whips Rune; Fritz stuns Zverev

Images from Day 8 of Wimbledon 2024 at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London on Monday. IMAGE: Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates an easy victory over Denmark's Holger Rune in the......