'Ajit Pawar will not accept anything less than CM post'

All the current political upheavals in Maharashtra are with the 2024 elections in mind and there is a degree of white-knuckle tension in all parties, reports Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: Nationalist......

Why can't Sanskrit be India's official language, asks ex-CJI Bobde

Former Chief Justice of India Sharad Bobde on Friday batted for Sanskrit as the country's official language, including for use in courts, and said even the architect of the Constitution and eminent......

Can Narendra Modi's fort be ever breached?

'In India, a really popular and well-entrenched leader is not defeated by a rival.''Such a leader has to defeat himself,' observes Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi......

Mumbai's Tireless COVID-19 Warrior

'These are challenging times and we get energised by that.''I don't feel 'I am tired now and I should relax', because even if someone calls us at 12 o'clock I have to answer his call.' IMAGE:......

How to fix India's flawed banking system

What was the RBI doing, what was the PNB top management doing, what were the auditors doing, asks Debashis Basu. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com To the collective dismay of the public,......

Mass unemployment and social unrest are looming ahead

The more one thinks about it, the more difficult it is to see how India will be able to reap the benefits of a demographic dividend, says Aakar Patel.   In four years, India will have the......

Start-ups get a big boost from big companies

The idea that technology and startups with newer business models will not disrupt traditional businesses has been thrown out the window. The participation of large Indian corporates in providing......

India's worst home total: A day to forget for the hosts

IMAGE: Matt Henry of New Zealand celebrates the wicket of Ravichandran Ashwin. Photograph: BCCI India were bundled out for a dismal 46, their worst total on home soil, as New Zealand's fast......

Ukraine's Mahuchikh wins gold in women's high jump

IMAGE: Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh celebrates with her national flag after winning gold in the women's high jump at the Paris Olympic on Sunday. ;Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters Ukraine's......

Three words defining KKR's IPL 2024 triumph...

A Season of Nostalgia, Domination, and Records Photograph: BCCI The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) emerged victorious in the IPL, defeating the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in a lopsided final. This......

The Shortest Test Match In History!

IMAGE: South Africa's players celebrate after Marco Jansen dismissed Virat Kohli in India's second innings on Day 2 of the second and final Test in Cape Town on Thursday, January 4, 2023.......

6 ducks... India's unwanted record at Newlands!

India lost six wickets without scoring a run, the first time that has happened in Tests. IMAGE: South Africa's players celebrate after Lungi Ngidi claimed the wicket of Jasprit Bumrah on Day 1 of......