The Rajya Sabha witnessed a war of words on Tuesday when Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar sarcastically said Jairam Ramesh should take the seat of Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge, in an effort to......
'The BJP's numbers in this government are almost the same as those enjoyed by the Congress under P V Narasimha Rao when the reform process was kicked off in 1991.' 'As before, the only constraints......
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......
'They were very vocal on the defence of the Constitution, reservation, SC/ST Act and democratic rights.' IMAGE: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leaders Narendra D Modi and Yogi Adityanath during an......
It is possible to be blind to this and pretend to carry on as if nothing has happened but that will not change the reality, asserts Aakar Patel. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi at the ruins......
A peek into the life of a public-sector banker who did well professionally, but paid a price for it, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com A column on what......
'India needs many more job creators, both in manufacturing and services, to make it big.''For that, the red carpet must be rolled out fully and for all investors without holding back,' suggests......
'Our objective is to reach a localisation rate of 50% in the span of five years.' IMAGE: Pham Sanh Chau, CEO, VinFast India, and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin at the ground breaking......
'You cannot have only one product or one market or one customer segment.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com While the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) allows small finance banks (SFBs) to apply to......
She has shown shrewdness, sensitivity, and courage.All of these will be needed in ample quantities for the real challenge that will emerge after the elections, notes Shreekant Sambrani. IMAGE:......
'Suddenly the audience pool feels bigger, like everyone is watching everything now.''It's no longer limited in terms of boundaries, like a state or a language.''Whether it's a series, a movie or......
'...without looking into yourself.''What matters most is human relationships and the human mind.' IMAGE: Roshan Mathew and Darshana Rajendran in Paradise. A film-maker, who chooses to make a......
'There is no cringe shot in the film which could give me a sleepless night.' IMAGE: Rajkummar Rao and Janhvi Kapoor. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Janhvi Kapoor says her sport drama......
'The problems that the film explores still remain.''It was a different time when we made the film. We were young and we thought we could change the world.' IMAGE: Smita Patil and Girish Karnad in......
'The world needs Gandhi now more than any other time in history.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Pratik Gandhi/Instagram Nothing succeeds like success. Ask Pratik Gandhi whose career received a boost......
The sooner Kalyan Chaubey leaves, the better it is for Indian football: Igor Stimac IMAGE: Igor Stimac was on Monday sacked as head coach following the team's failure to reach the third round of......
IMAGE: Igor Stimac attends a press conference ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifying round. Photograph: AIFF Media The All India Football Federation sacked senior men's team Head Coach Igor......
IMAGE: Ashutosh Sharma celebrates his half-century. Photograph: BCCI Former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh lavished praise on Punjab Kings uncapped batter Ashutosh Sharma for his valiant knock......
IMAGE: India blanked Hong Kong riding on wins from double Olympic-medallist P V Sindhu, Ashmita Chaliha and the doubles pair of Ashwini Ponappa and Tanisha Crasto. Photograph: Badminton......
IMAGE: Zeeshan Ali will take over as India's non-playing captain, exactly 60 years after his father Akhtar Ali had played a key role in the country's Davis Cup victory in Pakistan in 1964.......