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The Formidable Editor, Vimla Patil

Vimla Patil always stressed the importance of proving wrong the perception that women were women's worst enemies. And it is a lesson I carried forward with me all through my career, learning......

Why I Mourn Sitaram Yechury

There are few leaders in the Opposition line up who can claim a path to party leadership like Sitaram Yechury and certainly, very few who blended that ascent through student politics with awareness......

How Should Rahul Gandhi Have Spoken Abroad?

'I would think that India faces less damage from opinions voiced overseas compared to the damage it suffers if the right to free speech of its citizens is curtailed in the name of image......

'I'm not nervous at all': Priyanka Gandhi finally makes poll debut

If Priyanka wins the Lok Sabha bypolls, it would be for the first time that three members of the Gandhi family will be in Parliament. Her mother Sonia Gandhi is a Rajya Sabha member from......

Can Jeetega Bharat Campaign Win 2024?

Jeetega Bharat has selected 125 Lok Sabha seats across the country where it will assist the Opposition alliance. IMAGE: Yogendra Yadav, the political activist, speaks at the Jeetega India, Banega......

'Investors should have balanced portfolio'

'...which is possible through flexicap and multicap funds.''The latter has a better balance between large, mid and smallcap stocks.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The largecap space has......

Rising competition, valuations of paint majors on palette of worry

Following a strong performance in the 2022-23 January-March quarter, publicly listed paint industry giants displayed a mixed performance in the 2023-24 (FY24) April-June quarter. Photograph:......

Near-term outlook remains strong for India's listed paint companies

The 2022-23 (FY23) January-March quarter performance of the country’s largest listed paint companies was better than Street expectations. Photograph: Agusti Torres/Reuters Asian Paints,......

IT mid-caps stick to steady growth amid uncertain macros

With the Big Four information technology services players having disappointed the Street, the focus is on mid-cap IT players who seem to have met expectations, according to analyst reports and......

34 new drugs added to 'essential medicines' list, 26 dropped

As many as 34 new drugs were added to and 26 dropped from an updated list of essential medicines on Tuesday, with the government saying this will reduce “patients’ out-of-pocket......

'Deep down, he remained Dharamdev Anand'

'A simple boy from Gurdaspur, whom I caught glimpses of when he was sitting alone in his penthouse, reflecting on life and how far he had come.' IMAGE: Dev Anand. Photograph: Kind courtesy Vaibhav......

'The trick is to look forward with excitement, then you're alive all the time'

Varsha Bhosle salutes that effervescent icon of Indian cinema, Dev Anand, who would have turned 99 today, September 26. IMAGE: Dev Anand. This feature was first posted on Rediff.com on April 4,......

'Karan has changed completely from the boy I grew up with'

'Today, as a film personality, he is bigger than Dharma Productions.''But he is still warm and loyal to his friends from school, college and work.' IMAGE: Karan Johar with Shah Rukh Khan.......

Jhund Review

Playing a character put off by the idea of retirement is becoming on Bachchan.Hands in pocket, eyes firmly focused on his mission, conviction inks his speech while his serene, sensitive, portrayal......

Ray review

As an exercise, Ray is an effort worth encouraging.As a collaboration, it is a hit and miss, notes Sukanya Verma. Edgar Allan Poe once said, 'A short story must have a single mood and every......

Kabhi Jeet, Mostly Haar

Norma Astrid Godinho/Rediff.com takes a walk down memory lane, recounting India's sojourns Down Under from 1947 to 2021, in a special 4-part series. Part 1: When It Was Bradman Versus India Part......

Paris Olympics: Sharath Kamal to be flag bearer, Mary Kom is chef de mission

IMAGE: Sharath Kamal will participate in his 5th and final Olympic Games in Paris. Photograph: Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters Veteran table tennis player and CWG champion Sharath Kamal will be......

A very impressive Test victory: Cricketing world hails Team India

IMAGE: The Indian team celebrate their series win over England. Photograph: BCCI Accolades poured in from the cricketing world as India took an unassailable 3-1 lead with a win over England in the......

Ranji Trophy: TN, Karnataka, Vidarbha enter quarters

A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Monday. IMAGE: Tamil Nadu's players celebrate winning their Ranji Trophy match against Punjab in Salem on Monday. Photograph: BCCI Sarwate powers......

Will Jasprit Bumrah miss the third Test?

IMAGE: Jasprit Bumrah pocketed nine wickets in the second Test against England. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters Jasprit Bumrah led the Indian attack from the front in the second Test......

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