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How Modi Bounced Back From Lok Sabha Setback

A new kind of history has been created in Maharashtra. Accept it. We need to give credit where it's due.Modi led this change... from the setback of June 4 to November 23, notes Sheela Bhatt.......

Kashmir: Vote For Hope After A Long Decade

It's just not about selecting a candidate. It's not about helping some candidate win.It's about expressing emotion, after ten years, that could reach out to larger India and beyond it, notes Sheela......

Fear In Alwar: 'BJP Will Change Constitution'

In India elections are never fought in a straight line.It's fought on many issues, at many levels, with multiple emotions and with a bit of good luck, too.Sheela Bhatt reports from Rajasthan.......

Tapas Roy quits as TMC MLA, sparks BJP entry buzz

Dealing a blow to the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress, senior party leader Tapas Roy on Monday resigned as an MLA, ahead of the scheduled announcement of the Lok Sabha polls. IMAGE: Tapas......

MoSha Know Yogi Is His Own Master

In the recent past, Adityanath and the RSS seem to have come closer.The warmth is more on the part of the RSS.And even now, not all requests from the RSS are accommodated by the UP government,......

Bhagwat's message to Modi

'By holding forth on Swadeshi economics, Bhagwat is showing his intent to fight back,' says Shekhar Gupta.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The Sarsanghchalak, as the Rashtriya......

The 39 year old who wants to make Audi No 1 again

'To become more Indianised we had to be more colourful,' Rahil Ansari, Audi's India head, tells Ajay Modi.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com As I walk into Threesixtydegree, a restaurant at......

Remembering TT

'Through an old train ticket, a ubiquitous red and black pencil, his promotion letter to me, my plane ticket to Bangalore and Thomas House -- five objects and institutions -- my memories of his......

Why Sumant Sinha is betting on the wind

His father is a former finance minister.His brother is a minister in the Modi government.But Sumant Sinha wants nothing to do with politics and tells Shreya Jai why he is bullish on the renewable......

Myntra's mantras for success

“Our artificial intelligence tells us what people are buying at that point, what is in fashion; on the other hand, we have a fair idea of the material available. It gives us a sense of what......

Shyam Benegal's Life In Pictures

Shyam Benegal passed into the ages on December 23, leaving behind a rich legacy. We look back at some interesting moments from his life. Photograph: Kind courtesy Film History Pics/X Shyam Benegal......

Bastar: The Naxal Story Review: Bizarre

The Naxal movement has such a complex history that several books have been written to understand it. Bastar: The Naxal Story seeks to reduce it to bullet points and stereotypes, observes......

7 Cliches Of Movie Criticism & Reporting

This isn't a hatchet job, and my excuse for the exercise is my feeling that when you invert some of the clichés mentioned here, you might just arrive at the portals of genuine movie-making......

My 5 Top OTT Films of 2023

There's been so much interesting content on OTT. Subhash K Jha picks his Best Original Feature Films on digital platforms. KhufiyaWhere to watch: Netflix Khufiya is many things at the same time.......

Farrey review: Confident Alizeh Scores In Cheating Games!

Alizeh demonstrates smarts as sharp as her cheekbones and a restless fire in her eyes raging to conquer the world, observes Sukanya Verma. Cheating in exams is a little like stealing diamonds from......

Nadal wins HISTORIC 21st Slam after epic comeback

Rafael Nadal becomes the first man to win 21 Grand Slams after defeating Russian world No 2 Daniil Medvedev 2-6, 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 6-4, 7-5.  Nadal fought from two sets down to defeat......

Joshua KOs Pulev to retain heavyweight titles

The champion's 24th win from 25 professional fights sets up the prospect of a mouth-watering unification clash next year with fellow Briton Tyson Fury who holds the WBC belt. IMAGE: Anthony Joshua......

PIX: Brilliant Hamilton blazes to Melbourne pole

IMAGE: Lewis Hamilton on track during qualifying for the Australian Formula One Grand Prix. Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton roared to a record seventh......

I am alive and that is the biggest thing for me: Yuvraj

'I am playing well and would continue for a few more years. As long as I am performing, I would like to play.' IMAGE: Yuvraj Singh celebrates after scoring a century. Photograph: Adnan......

Dangal's real-life hanikarak bapu: Mahavir Singh Phogat

For a few more minutes of shut-eye.For a few less minutes of training.The man who inspired Dangal tells Saurabh Duggal how the quest for an Olympic gold began.While his daughters reveal how they......

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