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'Maharashtra's Economy Is Going Sri Lanka's Way'

'Maharashtra is virtually in a debt trap.' IMAGE: Then Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde showers flower petals on women during the launch of the second phase of the Mukhyamantri Majhi......

'Atal ji picked my call but Sonia kept me waiting'

After being elected president of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in 1999, Najma Heptulla rang up the then Congress chief Sonia Gandhi from Berlin to convey the news but had to hold the phone......

'Always Treat China With Caution'

''Given China's past behaviour and their territorial claims, should we be sceptical regarding China's willingness to adhere to these agreements fully? The answer is yes.''As Ronald Reagan famously......

If you want to destroy...: India's envoy to Canada slams Trudeau

India's envoy to Canada has accused Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of destroying the ties between the two countries, asserting that he had nothing to do with the killing of a Khalistani......

'A Fearless Man Devoted To Truth, Justice'

'Every report I filed for Rediff.com on the professor's incarceration, would leave me wondering for days, at the depth of the State's malevolence towards this disabled professor, and his equally......

'Highways Infrastructure Trust's AUM to be around Rs 25,000'

'On a long-term basis, we expect to have a 4-5 per cent traffic growth rate in general for the India level.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Highway Infrastructure Trust Highways Infrastructure Trust's......

5% Reduction in Tax Can Stimulate Spending

While this will incur a revenue loss amounting to 0.2 per cent of GDP, it will provide a strong boost to consumer sentiment and spending, points out Rajani Sinha. Illustration: Dominic......

India Skoda's top foreign market after sales slows in China

The auto major is not just looking at domestic sales, but also planning to ramp up exports to key markets from here, like the Middle East, North Africa and Australia. IMAGE: (From left) Skoda Auto......

Private sector banks' credit costs up in Q3FY25 on higher provisions

Private sector banks that announced their earnings for the October-December quarter (Q3) of 2024-25 (FY25) reported a rise in credit costs due to higher provisions, mainly for unsecured retail......

Will Nirmalaji Target Fiscal Deficit?

The Budget should undertake further reductions in import tariffs and seriously consider an announcement of India's intention to join one or both of the two Asian mega-regional free trade......

Raj Kapoor@100: The Woman's Director

Dinesh Raheja views Raj Kapoor's cinema through his women, while celebrating his birth centenary on December 14. IMAGE: Raj Kapoor and Nargis in Barsaat. In Raj Kapoor's swan song, Ram Teri Ganga......

'You Grow Apart From Those Who Were Part Of Your Life Earlier'

'One person says let us move ahead, the other doesn't want to.' IMAGE: Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar on the Angry Young Men poster. Namrata Rao's docu-series Angry Young Men says a lot about the......

The Perfect Couple Review: Entertaining

The Perfect Couple has suspense, humour, romance and gorgeous visuals, says Deepa Gahlot. Known as the Queen of The Beach Read, Elin Hilderbrand has written a series of bestselling novels, set on......

Nadikar Review: Tovino Thomas Aces

The film's focus lies in humanising a larger-than-life star and breaking down his celebrity, aimed at a simplistic takedown of the 'superstar' myth, observes Arjun Menon. Among many thing, Nadikar......

Ridiculous! Tennis legend slams players for snubbing India

'It's ridiculous that people would not play for whatever reason. No matter what, no matter who's in the federation, no matter who's captain or whatever, you should definitely play for the country'......

CL PIX: Man City survive scare, Real storm through

IMAGE: Manchester City's Savinho celebrates scoring their third goal with with teammates. Photograph: Scott Heppell/Reuters Manchester City came from behind to beat Club Brugge 3-1 and secure......

'England's powerful squad will entertain in India'

Credited with introducing the ultra-aggressive 'Bazball' brand of batting, England coach Brendon McCullum on Monday sprang a surprise by promising to "play very watchful style of cricket" in the......

Malaysia Open: Lakshya crashes out; Treesa-Gayatri advance

IMAGE: Lakshya Sen was beaten by Chi Yu-jen of Chinese Taipei in the first round of the Malaysia Super 100 badminton tournament. Photograph: Lakshya Sen/Instagram An inconsistent Lakshya Sen......

Gavaskar calls for injecting new blood in Team India

IMAGE: Nitish Kumar Reddy made his Test debut at the Perth Test and finished with 298 runs in five Tests in Australia. Photograph: BCCI/X Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's Test future is now......

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