Column: Why Modi Should Not Get 400 Plus Seats

'Imagine what the BJP's urges would be if India's electorate awarded it truly brute majorities like the 400 plus seats the prime minister called for in the 2024 general elections?' asks Shyam G......

Will UP Startle Modi?

The best-case scenario is that the BJP will top out at around 50 seats in UP -- a drop of 12 from the 62 it had won in 2019. Taken in tandem with Maharashtra and Karnataka, this is what is likely......

Leo Varadkar, The PM Who Likes Jalebis

'When my father travelled 5,000 miles to build a new home in Ireland, I doubt he ever dreamed that his son would one day grow up to become its leader.' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com profiles Dr......

'ISRO was their first wife'

'One thing about ISRO is that all the people who work there are passionate about their work.''They did not mind spending day and night over there.''Even today it is like that.' IMAGE: R......

Can Flipkart taste success in quick commerce space?

Eight years ago, Flipkart started a new service called Nearby to deliver fruit, vegetable, soap, and other everyday items from supermarkets to customers within an hour of receiving the order.......

Paytm assured of service continuity without disruption

Fintech firm One97 Communications, which owns the Paytm brand, has received support from merchants, and it assured them of continuity of services without any disruption, the company said in a blog......

'The real GDP was captured better'

'Revision of the base year for both CPI and GDP are long overdue.''The basic data that went into the 2011-2012 series were mainly from surveys done in 2011 or earlier.''We have since seen the......

Growth concerns weighing on Nykaa's stock; it may be a blip though

In the April-June quarter (Q1) of 2023-24 (FY24), growth in sales of FSN E-Commerce Ventures (the parent company of Nykaa) decelerated to 24 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y), and 9 per cent......

Vijay's TOP 5 Performances

As Tamil superstar Vijay turns 47 on June 22, Subhash K Jha picks his five finest performances. Naalaiya Theerpu, 1992 Vijay's first film as an adult actor was an emotional mother-son story,......

He taught Yash Chopra to make films...

B R Chopra was a reformist film-maker, way ahead of his times, says Subhash K Jha. Baldev Raj Chopra was the visionary film-maker who directed Indian cinema's first multistarrer Waqt... If he had......

Twinkle wants to get out!

Lisa is ready for tennis... Bhidu boxes to keep fit... Photograph: Kind courtesy Twinkle Khanna/Instagram 'This is my hostage smile and hiding behind it is a desperate monologue. Why the hell did......

'I am very shy and awkward with ladies'

'I didn't know how I would say all the loving, romantic bits.' Shah Rukh Khan has fond memories of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (DDLJ), which completes 25 years on October 20. But what stands out......

TELL US: Can Virat Kohli revive his magic in Australia?

Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Now-or-never time for Virat Kohli, will Australian soil come to his rescue again? IMAGE: Virat Kohli, a player often hyped and celebrated on Australian soil, generates......