Why BJP Lost Faizabad, Home To Ayodhya

'The Constitution of India defeated the BJP.' IMAGE: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, right, and SP candidate from the Faizabad Lok Sabha constituency, Awadhesh Prasad, centre, during an......

Why Mumbaikars Are Wheezing And Coughing

La Nina, construction worsen air quality; spike in respiratory ailments. IMAGE: Citizens walk on Marine Drive on a winter morning in Mumbai as haze engulfs buildings in the background. Photograph:......

Every River Is Under Attack By The Sand Mafia

The demand for minerals, boulders and sand is so great that it has fueled a black market and the goons who control this trade do not hesitate to kill law enforcement officers and reporters who have......

Chandrayaan-3 Will Head To Moon In 2022

ISRO hopes to put a crew on the moon, but it has to learn how to keep people alive and healthy in space first. *IMAGE: The moon has large deposits of metals. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

The Farce Called Market Forecasts

Conventional wisdom is that when the US sneezes, emerging markets like India catch a cold.And yet the Indian stock market went up last year, points out Debashish Basu. Illustration: Dominic......

How to give the economy some animal spirit

Fix India's real estate sector. Fix India's public sector banks, advises Tamal Bandyopadhyay.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   This is an apocryphal story narrated by Rabindranath......

Rs 100 lakh crores will be invested in infrastructure: PM in I-Day speech

The prime minister sought to allay slowdown concerns saying the fundamentals of the economy are strong, with low inflation and a potential to boost exports. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra......

For CCD's VG Siddhartha, brewing fortunes is second nature

Siddhartha's knack for value investment dates back to 1995 when he infused capital in Kshema Technologies, which was acquired by MphasiS. He also took an early exposure in Mindtree way back in......

Faadu: A Love Story Review: Half-Baked Show

Faadu: A Love Story looks like one of those old movies with a socialist bent that glorified honest poverty and looked down upon ambition and enterprise, notes Deepa Gahlot. That slang word in the......

Trailer review: Sanju proves Ranbir's acting chops

'I wonder what Zaibunissa Kazi would feel if she saw the trailer for Sanju.' 'An effort that proves movies are made about celebrities who get away after committing a crime while poor souls like......

Baywatch Review: Drowning, drowning, drowned!

Only a miracle can save this ship from sinking unnoticed, unlamented at the Box Office for the film and its lead actors leave no stone unturned to let it sink at Emerald Bay, says Prasanna Zore.......

'I wanted to understand what happened to Amy and why'

'It was impossible to please everyone with Amy Winehouse's story because it is complicated and dark. Everyone has his or her own version of what was going on and I found myself caught in the middle......

And tennis players' favourite venue is...

And no, it doesn't begin with a W...Rahul Jacob rhapsodises about the world's most picturesque tennis venue. IMAGE: Feliciano Lopez with the winner's trophy following his victory in the men';s......

Rendezvous CEO meets IPL, IMG officials

P T Keshav, the CEO of Rendezvous Sports World (RSW) consortium that bid successfully for the Kochi Indian Premier League franchise for $333.33 million, had an "operational" meeting with IPL CEO......