Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday intensified his criticism of the Trinamool Congress on the issue of corruption and dynasty politics and accused opposition Indian National Developmental......
‘Wherever in the world there is political instability, those countries are beset with severe crises today. But India is in a much better position than the rest of the world due to the......
The politics of hate does not pay. The people are too sensible to fall for such a ruse, says Amulya Ganguli.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com There are a number of lessons for the......
The benefits of modern medicine have led people to demand more from the State, and to value every life.Even a modest death toll caused by an epidemic today is unacceptable, notes Dipankar Gupta.......
Strident Hindutva has not been the Shivraj Singh Chouhan's hallmark in his long tenure as chief minister.What has changed?Jyoti Punwani finds out. IMAGE: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj......
A top Indian diaspora think tank has urged the United States Senate to pass a pending bill that removes country cap on issuing of green cards or legal permanent residency, the absence of which, it......
Most malls today justify their rentals on the basis of "footfalls" (or the number of people who visit the mall) and "conversions" (the number of the "footfalls" that open their wallets).DLF's City......
The best part is that an investor gets price appreciation and earns interest income as well, which is unique only to a sovereign gold bond.Tinesh Bhasin reports. If you are planning to buy gold on......
Jewelers also want import duty on gold to be reduced from the current 10 per cent to at least 5 per cent. The domestic gems and jewellery industry, which went through a lot of turmoil in 2016, has......
Greeting card companies such as Archies and ITC appear to have got a breath of fresh air. After e-greetings and SMSes took away much of the market, it is the rural segment that is now giving these......
'Since Piku, Irrfan seemed content in delighting us with his finesse than striking a nerve.''Now, why was this so?''Why did our No 1 soul-searching actor suddenly decide that he'd rather be a......
Looking back on my brief life as a film critic, I can see clearly the key role that subtexts and their uncovering had played in my getting started on this path. It was, over those many casual......
Hichki's greatest handicaps are its predictability and sentiment, feels Sukanya Verma. Rani Mukerji understands the plight of a problem student. She conveyed it to memorable effect as well as how......
'The non-cinephiles may hold up Sholay as their personal favourite and the cinephile lot may quote something like 8 1/2 as the movie to load with them on the ark.''But for a good percentage of......
Writer-filmmaker Rinki Roy Bhattacharya, daughter of celebrated filmmaker Bimal Roy, met Bengali theatre stalwart Sombhu Mitra and his wife Tripti as a teenager and was hugely impressed by their......
Ashwin didn't allow challenges to check his progress: Anil Kumble IMAGE: Anil Kumble also praised R Ashwin for his in-depth knowledge of the sport, especially of the opponent's......
Summary of World Cup qualifiers played across the world on Thursday IMAGE: England's Raheem Sterling scores their first goal against Hungary at Puskas Arena, Budapest. Photograph: Carl......
'I think he has lifetime exemptions at every major event but I suspect we are probably not going to see Tiger in a competitive golf event going forward.' IMAGE: The greatest golfer of his......
A summary of Tuesday's matches in the UEFA Champions League. IMAGE: Karim Benzema celebrates scoring Real Madrid's second goal in Tuesday's Champions League Group A match against Paris St Germain,......
IMAGE: Zlatan Ibrahimovic of Manchester United takes a penalty. Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images. Manchester United's struggle to achieve a top-four finish continued on Tuesday as Zlatan......