'The Left Won't Survive In India'

'Our Left is squeamish about democracy. They are so mechanical they have only dogma.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com "It came in the newspapers that I was expelled from the party. My......

Readers' agenda for Modi: 'Prove to Muslims you are secular'

Rediff.com had asked its readers to set an agenda for Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to achieve his dream job of becoming India's prime minister.We had asked our readers to suggest a 5- or......

'Time for Dharam Singh to go home'

We had asked readers if the Karnataka Congress can recover from the blow dealt by H D Kumaraswamy, who on Wednesday withdrew support to the government.The readers have responded. An overwhelming......

A N Shanbhag answers your tax queries

The A N Shanbhag NR Group specialises in tax and investment advisory services for Residents and Non-Resident Indians.A N Shanbhag and Sandeep Shanbhag spent over an hour on the Rediff Chat on......

US court upholds sexual discrimination case against L&T Infotech

A US court has upheld a class claim of sex discrimination filed against Larsen and Toubro Infotech, a subsidiary of Indian conglomerate L&T, by its former employee who has alleged she was fired......

When you become an NRI

Certified financial planner Sandeep Shanbhag recalls a case where a Non-Resident Indian wanted to continue with his resident savings account because he received interest income on it. By law, NRIs......

PMEAC chairman defends rate hike

Defending the Reserve Bank's decision to hike key rates by 25 basis points, the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council on Friday said the central bank had no other option, as inflation remains......

The Kishore Kumar NO ONE Knew!

When Pritish Nandy interviewed Kishore Kumar for The Illustrated Weekly Of India, Asia's oldest and most venerable magazine, it was a stunner. Posing with a skull on the Weekly's cover, the great......

Triple treat for Kannada moviegoers

Three Kannada films will fight it out this Friday at the box office. They are Krishna Nee Lateag Baro, Khiladi Krishna and Parole.  Renowned flutist Praveen Godkhindi is making his debut in......

The real Kishore Kumar no one knew

When Pritish Nandy interviewed Kishore Kumar for The Illustrated Weekly of India, Asia's oldest and most venerable magazine, it was a stunner. Posing with a skull on the Weekly's cover, the great......

BCCI lost Rs 50 crore on fraud land deal, admits NCA

Members of the National Cricket Academy’s sub-committee were in for a rude shock when it was intimated that the Board of Control for Cricket in India lost a whopping Rs 50 crore on a dubious......