Will India CHANGE In Modi 3.0?

The climate for 'doing business' remains forbidding, taxtortion is still rife, corruption at state and district levels has increased, oil prices remain extortive with high taxation, and the......

'No leader can match up to Modi'

'Bihar, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Bengal can be the game changers of 2024.' IMAGE: Narendra D Modi, the Bharatiya Janata Party's supreme leader, arrives with BJP President Jagat Prakash Nadda to......

'The police will be significantly more militarised'

'The idea of subversive activities is so vague that it could include making fun of the government, being critical of the government.' IMAGE: Gangster Vikas Dubey after his arrest in Ujjain, July......

Ex-Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharya remains critical, on ventilator

Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya remained critical on Monday as he continued to be on mechanical ventilation, doctors treating him said. IMAGE: Bhattacharya was the chief......

Beware! Markets Headed For Downturn

Trumponomics, poor growth, and high valuation certainly don't make a bullish recipe for Indian markets, warns Debashis Basu. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The Indian stock......

'Can We In Our Businesses Set An Example?'

'I think some of us, like Mukesh Ambani, myself and those of us who head industrial units, ought to really focus on what we can really do to make the world a safer place, maybe 50 or 100 years from......

The Mystery of ZEE and DIIs

Why are DIIs holding such a high stake in Zee, which is beset with alleged governance issues?Perhaps they think Zee is a deep-value stock, observes Debashis Basu. Photograph: Kind courtesy ZEE5......

Why is Sebi hesitant to ban retail algos despite obvious illegalities?

Because they have become too big and pervasive and the time to regulate is long gone, points out Debashis Basu. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The market watchdog, the Securities and......

25 Movie Gems I Am Proud Of

'Here are 25 stories special to me for one reason too many,' says Sukanya Verma who scored 25 years writing about the movies last week. Photograph: Kind courtesy Pixabay It all began in September......

10 Times We Loved Katrina

Twenty years ago, Katrina Kaif made her debut in a film that's found its notoriety among Bollywood's crummiest. Back then, the fresh-off-UK teenager had only dabbled in modelling and could barely......

When Retro Songs Make A Re-Entry In The Movies

Hindi film songs have a long life and versatile character. They please. They comfort. And when used in a different surrounding from its original setting, they acquire an altogether new context.......

'When I write the dialogues, I am Amitabh Bachchan'

'In KBC, the scripts are a small part of the game show, but he used to correct each and every word with so much dedication!''He would do that to avoid fumbling during the shooting.' Some of......

Team wants me to finish games batting at No. 6: Karthik

'They have told me that this is where I am going to bat and this is what they expect out of me and I am trying to achieve that.' IMAGE: Dinesh Karthik said he has been told by the team management......

Angioplasty on Ganguly's other blockages to be done later

IMAGE: Sourav Ganguly's close friend and CPI-M leader Ashok Bhattacharya had on Sunday said that the former cricketer was "under pressure" to join politics. Photograph: BCCI/IPL Board of Control......

Opener Mukund cherishes opportunity after six-year return

'There was a point of time -- I am very honest about it -- that I was not raring to even put on whites. I wasn’t part of any team -- I wasn’t part of any first-class team. There was a......

Images: Australia vs West Indies, Champions Trophy

After winning the toss, West Indies skipper, Floyd Reifer, elected to bowl first. And what a decision it turned out to be! Opening the bowling for West Indies, Kemar Roach got Australian......