'All the big things happening today in economic development have their beginning in Dr Manmohan Singh's ideas.' IMAGE: Dr Manmohan Singh addresses a news conference in New Delhi January 3, 2014.......
Why can't the Indian government propose to the Chinese a corridor circumambulating the Holy Mountain where people from both sides could perform the yatra again? asks Claude Arpi. IMAGE: India's......
In a year bookended by intractable conflicts and geopolitical fragmentation, India focused on ramping up military prowess by broadly firming up defence procurement worth Rs 4.22 lakh crore even as......
The India-US nuclear deal was aimed at ending India's nuclear isolation and nuclear apartheid, recalls Rup Narayan Das. IMAGE: Then prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh with then US undersecretary of......
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday that India's defence exports crossed a record Rs 21,000 crore from Rs 2,000 crore a decade ago. IMAGE: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with chief of......
Unprecedented bribery charges, farewells, separation, failed union, monumental mergers and record-breaking IPOs, along with a healthy dose of online happenings in the form of spat and lessons in......
Billionaire Gautam Adani's group on Monday announced its exit from FMCG joint venture Adani Wilmar by selling its entire stake to the Singaporean partner and in the open market for an estimated......
The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) representing 70 million traders has written to Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, drawing his attention to the alleged violations of laws and......
... catch up with Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart and Zepto... Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Ecommerce majors Amazon and Flipkart, which are planning to scale up their quick commerce......
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's 1991 Budget unshackled India's economy, significantly enhancing the economic prospects for hundreds of millions of Indians, first deputy managing director of......
'Satyadev Dubey left without writing the dialogues for the end of Mandi. So there would be brainstorming sessions before every scene.' 'One particular scene needed a dramatic opening line and no......
'Naseer does not have the sense of humour that Om Puri has.''Also Om has a great deal of compassion as a human being. Naseer was too focused on his own self.'A fascinating excerpt from Sangeeta......
When I look back at 2024 at the movies, it feels like it lacked that extra something. Most films felt like recycled formulas wanting to reclaim the box office by hook or crook. And the ones that......
Within his short lifespan of 63 years, Raj Kapoor left behind an incredible cinematic legacy.Dinesh Raheja continues celebrating Raj Kapoor's birth centenary by looking at seven sequences from his......
'Content' is an ugly word used to tie together a myriad of stories out there but the market seems to respond to it. Audiences seem to prefer experiential, novel stories over stale, formulaic films.......
'He was never BCCI's first choice.' IMAGE: Gautam Gambhir with Virat Kohli, Mohammed Siraj and Akash Deep. Photograph: BCCI As Indian cricket deals with the fading form of its two stalwarts in......
2024 saw some of the most competitive and captivating cricket being played on the field. While new rivalries developed, the older ones continued to prosper with a new-found intensity. On one side,......
IMAGE: 19-year-old Sam Konstas scored his maiden Test half ton in the first innings of the 4th Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday, December 26. Photograph: ICC/X Young Sam Konstas......
IMAGE: Rohit Sharma was dismissed for 9 on Day 5 of the 4th Test at the MCG on Monday, December 30, 2024. Photograph: ICC/X Ravichandran Ashwin dropped cryptic posts amid skipper......
When you are defending to save a game, a loose delivery comes along and you suddenly opt to play an attacking shot, you are unlikely to hit as well as if you were playing your naturally aggressive......