'I have been asking whether the chief minister (N Biren Singh) is in charge of the situation in Manipur.' 'Law and order is a state subject and chief minister is a Constitutional authority. Why did......
Six decades and more later, we are now captives of our identities. Every poll is based on elaborate calculations of electability of candidates on the basis of their castes and other narrow......
'When there are no good roads and no buses plying to villages, your spending on development is skewed.' IMAGE: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Amit A Shah and Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde......
'In Western UP, last time a lot of Dalits voted for the BJP.''This time, there is a rethink among Dalits about the extent of their support for the BJP.' Kindly note that this image has only been......
According to insiders, their lack of enthusiasm is showing on the ground.There is nothing to suggest that their enthusiasm will return in the final four phases of polling, observes N Sathiya......
'80% of the rural and urban population don't have enough purchasing power.' IMAGE: A crowded railway station in Mumbai. Kindly note the image has only been posted for representational purposes.......
In May, Satpal Singh, who runs a dairy business with three buffaloes in Jewar, near Noida, was worried about the steep spike in input costs. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters Singh said dry fodder......
Only 48.3 per cent of the rural households used LPG, while the figures were much higher in urban areas at 86.6 per cent, according to a NSO report. About 61 per cent of total households in India......
Experts said a dip in consumption expenditure indicated an increasing prevalence of poverty in the country. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Consumer spending fell for the first time in......
The problem of unemployment is spread across the economy.Somesh Jha reports. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com There was a jump in the unemployment rate across major religions and social......
Free from the pressure of the box office as well as the lowbrow expectations of a satellite television audience, the OTT space continues to surprise and delight. The viewer does have to make the......
Dilip Kumar remained in demand all through his career because he kept reinventing himself in keeping with the changing times in Indian cinema, argues Mohammad Asim Siddiqui. IMAGE: Dilip Kumar and......