Americans Must Depend On Hope And Prayer

The two major parties offer the United States choices that are basically unacceptable and the bench strength, such as it is, is not entirely capable of winning popular acclaim, notes Shreekant......

Why Modi Needs To Make Peace With The Opposition

Modi's inability to make peace with a renewed Opposition will only embolden his coalition partners and it is just a matter of time before they begin asking probing questions besides politely......

Dera chief Ram Rahim acquitted in ex-manager's murder case

The Punjab and Haryana high court Tuesday acquitted sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and four others in 2002 murder of sect's former manager Ranjit Singh, citing "tainted and sketchy"......

Will Phase 6 Stun BJP?

In Phase 6, indications are that the BJP, which is defending 40 seats, will lose in double digits and gain in single digits.Not good, if you are the ruling party scrambling to earn a working......

Promoters Sold Rs 87,000 Crore Of Shares

Prominent exits by promoters included a Rs 15,300 crore share sale in Indus Tower by Vodafone Plc, a Rs 9,300 crore share sale by the Tata group in Tata Consultancy Services. Illustration: Dominic......

'Nobody's Asking Where Money Will Come For Freebies'

'The prime minister's comment on 'revdi culture' was welcome. But I am disappointed he did not follow up on that.' 'All political parties, including the BJP, have been guilty of this.' 'Now, Modi's......

Are MF Stress Tests Of Any Use?

These are usually found among small and midcaps. It is not easy to find such stocks, especially after a strong bull market, discovers Debashis Basu. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In......

Investors open wallets for equity MFs in choppy mkts

Equity mutual fund (MF) schemes have raked in Rs 46,200 crore in net lump-sum inflows in the past six months (ended February 2024), almost thrice the inflow in the previous six-month period.......

What Makes Triptii Dimri So Desirable?

Film stars are beloved in our cinema-obsessed country. Stars are not only watched and worshipped on screen but also talked about with much fondness. IMDb's list of Top 100 Most Viewed Indian Stars......

Manjummel Boys Is Better Than Titanic!

Manjummel Boys is a largely conventional, commercial, movie. But given the rather curvy observations that do stay intact in the film, Rohit Sathish is tempted to think what an even braver, more......

Yodha Review: Sturdy Sidharth Malhotra To The Rescue

It’s on the lead character's charm and rugged shoulders that Yodha shamelessly rests, giving Arun perfectly good reason to gloat, ‘Is picture ka hero main......

7 Cliches Of Movie Criticism & Reporting

This isn't a hatchet job, and my excuse for the exercise is my feeling that when you invert some of the clichés mentioned here, you might just arrive at the portals of genuine movie-making......

Why Gill, Avesh will return home after India's group stage

IMAGE: Shubman Gill and Avesh Khan. Photograph: BCCI Reserve opener Shubman Gill and speedster Avesh Khan are all set to be released from the Indian set-up after the team's final T20 World Cup......

Sreesanth escaped due to vacuum of law: Former Delhi CP Neeraj Kumar

"The judge said special cell has done excellent work...taken great pains to expose this racket, but in absence or vacuum of law, I am not in a position to hold anyone of them guilty and sentence......

'Naming Sharath Kamal as flag bearer sent shockwaves'

Sharath Kamal a 'nondescript sportsman' to be flag-bearer in Paris Olympics, protest TN athletics officials against Kamal as flag bearer IMAGE: Leaving out Neeraj Chopra as flag-bearer in......

Harbhajan on why Kuldeep should play ahead of Axar

'Kuldeep as a wrist spinner will bring that variation.' 'Axar's selection in Test matches is purely on his batting skills.' IMAGE: It could turn out to be a close call between Axar Patel and......

Asia Olympic Qualifiers: 'Unfair to disqualify Manavjit'

IMAGE: Manavjit Singh Sandhu was on Saturday not allowed to take part in pre-event training and, on Sunday, was disqualified from competition. Photograph: Edgard Garrido/Reuters The National Rifle......