'Our politicians solely depend on bureaucrats who are unaccountable and follow their own agenda.''Our politicians would dare not dream of establishing a DOGE,' argues Lieutenant General Prakash......
'Besides Ayodhya, the BJP lost in nine other constituencies with a Ramayana imprint; it tasted success only in Thrissur.' 'In Rameswaram, K Navaskani of the Indian Union Muslim League won with a......
The lack of clarity on who is next in line, when the time comes, as indeed it will one day some day, reflects poorly on the management of the world's largest political party. It scarcely need be......
Prasanna D Zore/Rediff.com accompanies 26/11 prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam as he canvasses for votes in his first Lok Sabha election.Photographs: Palashranjan Bhaumick. IMAGE: From left: Ujjwal Nikam,......
A court in Mumbai on Saturday granted bail to three men arrested by the city police earlier this month for allegedly entering India unlawfully on a boat from Kuwait. Image used for......
Of the eight RBI governors who have held office since the 1991 economic liberalisation, Bimal Jalan had the longest stint and S Venkitaramanan, the shortest. Current Governor Shaktikanta Das will......
How does one explain the estimated capex of Rs 1,111,111 crore, wonders Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The Interim Budget for FY25 on Thursday continued to......
While the economy seems to be on a firm growth path, the fight against inflation is not over yet.Shaktikanta Das seems to be in no hurry.After playing well through a five-year Test match, he......
'The impact of CEO transition is fairly even for stocks, with about half (53 per cent) of the events not producing any change in the relative performance of the stock.' Illustration: Uttam......
The speed at which he led the central bank in different areas -- ranging from internal reorganisation to inflation fighting, stabilising the currency, taking on rogue corporations, cleaning up bank......
'Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani' 'Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai' 'Jeena Yahan Marna Yahan' Even a sliver of a Raj Kapoor song has the finality of a statement, a slogan, a saga of life. A deep desire for......
Nine days of song and smiles, dance and dressing up, colours and celebrations. Sukanya Verma curates a Navratri special playlist just for you to give those festivities a touch of Bollywood style......
There are so many loopholes in this lazily scribbled plot, it could be a different movie and still as crummy, observes Sukanya Verma. Voiceover openings by a mortally wounded protagonist sinking......
IMAGE: Janhvi Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao in Mr & Mrs Mahi. After bringing in Rs 6.85 crores (Rs 68.5 million) on Friday, the base was set for Mr & Mrs Mahi to keep doing well over the rest of the......
Photograph: Kind courtesy Richa Chadha/Instagram Richa Chadha is basking in Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar's success and expressed her gratitude by sharing a series of behind-the-scenes pictures.......
As many as four world-class match-winners are expected to bid adieu to the game one by one in the next couple of years and Gautam Gambhir is in an unenviable position as head coach. IMAGE:......
IMAGE: Four different narratives will play out in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League. Photograph: BCCI The never-ending speculation surrounding Mahendra Singh Dhoni's retirement,......
Images from Day 3 in the first Test between South Africa and India, at SuperSport Park, Centurion, on Thursday. SCORECARD IMAGE: South Africa's players celebrate after Kagiso Rabada......
IMAGE: Travis Head along with the other Australian World Cup stars have kept their base price at Rs. 2 crores for the upcoming IPL auction. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters Australia's......
IMAGE: Will Rohit Sharma agree to lead the Indian team in T20I series against South Africa? Photograph: BCCI The BCCI top brass will be hoping to convince Rohit Sharma to lead the India team in......