'...still have lost the 2014 Lok Sabha polls but could have won 140 seats.' IMAGE: Then Congress president Sonia Gandhi, right, then prime minister Manmohan Singh, centre, and then finance......
On Jawaharlal Nehru's 134th birth anniversary, Utkarsh Mishra looks at incidents when the first prime minister showed exemplary courage, bravery and integrity. IMAGE: Prime Minister Jawaharlal......
Pratinav Anil is able to foresee some agency and assertion on the part of India's Muslims.His hope emanates from the citizenship rights movement of Muslims in 2019-2020, notes Mohammad Sajjad.......
We are currently in a transition phase and its resultant turmoil as a titanic struggle between Indian and Western value systems is being waged, argues Colonel Anil A Athale (retd). IMAGE: Prime......
In a blistering attack on the Congress during his last campaign rally ahead of May 10 assembly polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accused the party of openly advocating for "separating"......
'If you want it to grow well and serve the true needs of the economy, it needs a lot of freedom and flexibility, which comes in terms of the reform objective set by the regulator.' IMAGE: Shoppers......
Of the seven surveys presented under Modi govt, predictions of three were quite close to the actual GDP growth rate, one saw the base year change in between, but the last three were way off the......
Tamal Bandyopadhyay offers some unsolicited advice for the government, which came to power with brute majority, and also for the nation’s pragmatic chief money man. We have a rock-solid......
Rumours in the bureaucracy on his successor include the names of Sajjid Chinoy of JP Morgan, Rathin Roy of the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, Neelkanth Mishra of Credit Suisse and......
While GST and insolvency laws are among the major achievements of the Modi government, the list of failures include demonetisation, toxic banks, manufacturing hiccups and most prominently bizarre......
Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire. S P Balasubrahmanyam passed away in his 75th year, and so we celebrate the singer with 75 of his top songs, in a multi-part......
Ester Noronha is on home turf. The Mangalorean actress debuted in the Kannada movie Usiriginta…Neene Hattira that released last Friday. Her popularity in Telugu cinema zoomed earlier this......
There was something strangely off-centre about Rajesh Khanna, both in performance and personality, writes Sunil Sethi.Even at the height of his fame there was a curious inanity about Rajesh Khanna,......
Sekhar Kammula has infused some freshness in Telugu cinema with his films. His storytelling is simple, contemporary and strong in content. Sekhar's films, sans violence, which is a staple in Telugu......
"Please wait for me in my van. I'll be back after this shot," assures a tall guy clad in a black vest and jeans. His arms and forehead are soaked in artificial blood. When Sukanya Vermamet him,......
The Paris Olympics had it all -- glamour (cuing for Snoop Dogg here), humour (the inventive Internet producing memes after memes) and some controversy too -- Vinesh Phogat's disqualification and......
Images from the opening day's action in the Olympics women's football tournament in Paris on Thursday. IMAGE: Aitana Bonmati celebrates scoring Spain's first goal in the Olympics women's football......
IMAGE: It's India's top batters vs Pakistan's pace trio in their Asia Cup match in Pallekele on Saturday. Photograph: Francois Nel/Getty Images from the Rediff Archives Virat Kohli won't......
'He has talent and he will go a long way if supported properly. But he is just beginning, so don't compare him with legends like Lasith Malinga or Chaminda Vaas.' IMAGE: Sri Lanka's......
Five-star Spain cruise into World Cup knockouts with thumping win over Zambia IMAGE: Spain's Jennifer Hermoso is thrown in the air by teammates to celebrate after the match. Photograph: David......