The Prime Minister Born On February 29

Morarji Desai, India's first non Congress prime minister, was born on February 29, 1896. Mr Desai was 81 when he was elected prime minister and ruled India for two years, from March 1977 to July......

'My order should be out by 5 pm on Wednesday'

'You can wake up a person who is sleeping, but how do you wake up a person who's pretending to sleep.' IMAGE: Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar, right, with Governor Ramesh Bais, centre,......

'Believe me, nobody can do reassurance better than Mr Modi'

'You ain't seen anything yet,' EAM Jaishankar says about the India-US relationship.Abhijit J Masih reports from the Colors of Friendship event at India House in Washington, DC. IMAGE: External......

No govt has lost a no-trust vote in Lok Sabha so far

No confidence motions have been moved in the Lok Sabha 27 times in the past, and all of them have either been defeated or remained inconclusive, data compiled by a think tank shows. IMAGE: Prime......

The Machine That Saved Tanishq

Stories are legion about the Karatmeter's use at that time.Hundreds of people standing in queue for testing, customers breaking down after discovering the actual purity of their jewellery and then......

Modi needs to listen to our economists

We have a government with an extremely weak economic team advising a PM who hardly pays attention to their thoughts, says Jayanta Roy. Photograph: Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   I......

High Onion Prices? Modi must do nothing!

'Let the high price of onions clear the market, matching supply with demand.''Let onion growers keep exporting -- we are the world's largest onion exporter, export 10% of our production,' advises......

Do you know what a Fudget is?

'Will Mr Jaitley listen, or is that expecting too much in pre-election season?' asks T N Ninan. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com K P Geethakrishnan, finance secretary in the early 1990s, is......

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......

'Salman Has A Really Soft Corner For His Dad'

'Salman wanted to do the interview properly. That's why he was nervous, you know, that dad should be happy.' IMAGE: Salman Khan with his father Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar at the launch of Angry......

Mohammed Rafi's Voice Remains Eternal

Forty four years after Mohammed Rafi's untimely demise on July 31, 1980, at the young age of 55, the singer's work continues to enjoy a musical afterlife on radio, television and modern streaming......

Tamannaah Gets Ready To Scare You This April

The first quarter of 2024 has ended on a positive note. While Fighter entered the Rs 200 Crore (Rs 2 billion) Club, Shaitaan is aiming for a Rs 150 crore (Rs 1.5 billion) lifetime. And now, Crew is......

India at Paris 2024: Your Complete Guide

  Photograph: Paris Olympics 2024/X Get ready to cheer on a record-breaking Indian contingent at the 2024 Paris Olympics! With 117 athletes competing across 16 sports and 69 medal events,......

Sports Shorts: Sharath Kamal sails into at WTT Contender semis

IMAGE: World No 41 Achanta Sharath Kamal is the lone Indian in the competition. Photograph: Thomas Peter/Reuters Veteran Sharath Kamal finally made the men's singles medal round in a major......

Football Briefs: Ronaldo strikes twice as Real beat Eibar

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field  IMAGE: Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring their first goal against Eibar during their La Liga match at......

Cricket Roundup: North eastern set to play Ranji Trophy next year; Ganguly invites Sangakkara

North eastern states set to play Ranji Trophy next year The Committee of Administrators (COA) on Friday assured that all six north eastern states will be playing Ranji Trophy as individual units......

BCCI suspends arrested Goa Cricket officials, issues show cause notice

IMAGE: Goa cricket association president Chetan Dessai. Photograph: PTI The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Saturday suspended and issued show cause notices to the top Goa Cricket......