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Betrayal of salaried, middle classes: Opposition decries Budget 2022

The Congress on Tuesday accused Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Prime Minister Minister Narendra Modi of betraying the country's salaried and middle classes by not announcing any relief......

Should Women Fight Wars?

Should we be exposing our women volunteers to the barbarity of actual combat, ask Lieutenant General Ashok Joshi (retd) and Colonel Anil A Athale (retd). IMAGE: The Indian Army has deployed women......

Will Xi Jinping's China survive?

'Is Xi's China stable?''No one can say whether the regime will fall all at once or if its leaders are devising a new solid and competitive -- anything but democratic -- model.'A fascinating excerpt......

'Bhashan se pet nahi bharta': Congress takes dig at PM Modi

Opposition on Monday picked holes in various government decisions like demonetisation and surgical strikes as well as allocation of funds for MNREGA, agriculture sector and Scheduled Castes, saying......

What a writer this man is!

'One of his most famous scenes is set in a prison in Delhi where the British try to subvert Karla, the legendary Soviet spy who is being transferred back to Moscow and is being temporarily detained......

Taxing The Rich To Please The Poor

Taxing the rich will fetch nothing; only votes, argues Debashis Basu. Photograph: Jim Young/Reuters Recently, Bloomberg reported India was preparing to overhaul its direct tax laws to help 'Prime......

'India are the good boys of the world'

'People trust India and Indians a lot more than they trust China and the Chinese.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Indian markets are just catching up with their global peers after years of......

El Salvador's crypto foray offers a cautionary tale for other countries

It will be fascinating to see how this experiment plays out in practice and central bankers everywhere will be able to gauge what difficulties arise in practice if bitcoin is used for a high volume......

IBC: 'Defaulters' paradise is lost'

'The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code cleans up non-performing assets and puts companies in capable and credible hands.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com India's landmark insolvency law, now in......

Explained: Why are fuel prices rising in India?

The oil crisis could not have come at a worse time for the Modi government as its tax collection has fallen short of its 2020-2021 target by Rs 5.2 lakh crore. IMAGE: Congress workers pulli a car......

Go see Student Of The Year NOW!

Kshamaya Daniel, 12-and-dying-to-be-13, is a young lady with strong opinions. According to her, Student Of The Year is both 'fantastic' and 'unpredictable'. It's the epic Hinglish movie flick.......

Review: Bol Bachchan is amateurish and silly

Sukanya Verma says that Bol Bachchan is a typified Rohit Shetty slapstick.Lying needs imagination. Whether you're fabricating, exaggerating or distorting the truth. And the much loved filmmaker......

Oscars Winners at a Glance: The Artist wins 5 awards

The 84th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold:Best Picture The ArtistThe DescendantsExtremely Loud & Incredibly CloseThe HelpHugoMidnight......

Review: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is just perfect

Raja Sen raves about Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy; it is the perfect way to end 2011.Some cinema, like the best single malt, should be breathed in slowly and reverentially. It must be tasted......

IPL Auction 2022: Teams, Players, all you need to know

IMAGE: The 15th Indian Premier League’s Player Auction will be held on February 12 and 13 in Bengaluru. Photograph: BCCI The 15th IPL auction, commencing on Saturday, will be the last of its......

Can Dravid Better Shastri?

The tough part about coaching is that you have to trouble the comfortable, and comfort the troubled, observes Sandeep Goyal. IMAGE: Rahul Dravid walks out for a nets session with the Indian......

WC will reverse perception of 50-over cricket: ICC

ICC CEO Haroon Lorgat believes next month's cricket World Cup will dismiss fears of the demise of the 50-over format of the game and prove that all three formats can co-exist. "I think the talk of......

IPL needs careful scheduling: Vaughan

New Zealand Cricket CEO Justin Vaughan on Sunday said cash-rich Indian Premier League has proved to be beneficial for cricketers but organisers should be "careful" in its scheduling. "IPL has come......

ICC may revise FTP to accommodate IPL

Newly appointed International Cricket Councilchief executive officerHaroon Lorgat has hinted that the international cricket calendar may be revised to make room for the cash-rich Indian Premier......

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