Noted economist Dr Ajit Ranade has resigned as vice chancellor of the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE), officials of the prestigious Pune-based institution said on Monday. Ranade......
'In Parliament, he was the one person who stood for democracy and secularism even when the principal Opposition party was not very forthright in taking on the BJP and RSS.' IMAGE: Communist Party......
'There cannot be anyone like Air Marshal Keelor -- he was so difficult to emulate.' Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd) salutes War Hero Air Marshal Denzil Keelor PVSM, KC, AVSM, VrC who passed into......
Xi Jinping's recent actions in South Asia have amply demonstrated the disastrous impact of China's embrace, observes Jayadeva Ranade, the retired senior RA&W officer and China expert. IMAGE: Xi......
China's deteriorating economy is a serious concern.Xi Jinping and China's new Premier will have a difficult task ahead after the 20th party congress, notes Jayadeva Ranade, the retired senior RA&W......
Bibek Debroy, a key economic adviser to the Prime Minister whose prolific work included translations of the puranas and the vedas, passed away on Friday. He was 69. Photograph: Utpal Sarkar/ANI......
Debroy's economic interests and research work covered numerous areas such as economic theory, income inequality, and infrastructure financing. Photograph: ANI Photo What distinguished Bibek......
Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty settled higher on Thursday, powered by a rally in banking and power stocks amid a largely firm trend in global markets. Photograph: Shailesh......
Stock markets snapped the six-day losing run on Tuesday with benchmark Sensex climbing nearly 585 points on the back of value buying in blue-chips like HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries and Mahindra &......
'They want (the ownership and management of PSU banks) to pass into the hands of a private sector entity.''Ownership of these banks will go from the public sector to private sector.' IMAGE: Prime......
Film folk have been busy celebrating Janmashtami in many interesting ways. Photograph: Kind courtesy Rajkummar Rao/Instagram Rajkummar Rao and Patralekhaa perform a Radha-Krishna pooja on the......
Hasmukh just doesn't make you laugh and that's its biggest tragedy, sighs Moumita Bhattacharjee. When there's Vir Das promising a thriller show where he is a stand-up comedian, you are stoked.......
After five days, Bharat continues to get a good response from the box office. Even the India-Australia cricket match on Sunday did not affect the film's collections. Yet, the film has a......
The hits and misses of the week. Last week's releases, India's Most Wanted as well as PM Narendra Modi, had weak openings at the box office. Both will have to settle for below average......
The hits and misses of the week. De De Pyaar De has a slow opening at the box office but does well over the weekend. The film will have to continue to hold its own and become a hit. Vinod......
Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com On Monday, April 24, 2023, Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar will be 50 years old. For those of us who first saw him stride onto a cricket field aged 16 back in......
Vivek Ranadive,Sacramento Kings's India-born owner, believes basketball can become India's No 2 sport.Rediff.com's Norma Godinho listens in. IMAGE: Sacramento Kings's De'Aaron Fox speaks with team......
Drake lends $185 million jet to Sacramento Kings for India trip IMAGE: Sacramento Kings forward Harrison Barnes (40) poses while Sacramento Kings forward Trevor Ariza. Photograph: Kelley L Cox-USA......
The Dronacharya awardee was given a guard of honour by young cricketers on way to the crematorium IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar carries the body of coach Ramakant Achrekar to the crematorium in Mumbai......
Mumbai to host 2019 preseason games in first for India IMAGE: Two pre-season games set for next October in Mumbai. Photograph: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Indiana Pacers and Sacramento Kings will play......