Have you met a Bluffocrat?

'If the school of bluffers includes those who get to the top not from deep knowledge but from delivering 'a clever quip or a leftfield surprise argument', then Modi is the undisputed Bluffocrat......

Capital Buzz: Let's do it in Feb

Never mindthe denials. The Bharatiya Janata Party still wants to advance the Lok Sabha poll.A section of its leadership advocates going in for a vote-on-account in mid-January, dissolving the House......

Is Congress serious about elections?

'What do you think the Congress is today?''Is it a political party heading for a life-and-death battle?''Or an NGO, just doing its thing and hoping it will improve the state of the world?' asks......

Sheena Bora Trial: Was Sheena strangled or not?

Pasbola had a number of queries about the nails of the corpse found at Gagode Khurd.Did it have nails?Nails, in a case of strangulation, are key because they often have particles and skin beneath......

Trading turnover logs fresh high in Feb, rises 2x in a year

The Indian equity market clo­cked record average daily turnover (ADTV) in both the cash and derivatives segments in Feb­ruary amid a spike in vola­tility. Illustration: Uttam......

Morgan Stanley ups target price of IT stocks by up to 29%

Among individual stocks, Morgan Stanley has maintained their overweight rating on HCLT, LTIMindtree and Infosys within the large-caps. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Morgan Stanley has......

Axis Bank, L&T, Thermax: Chris Wood rejigs India equity portfolio

Christopher Wood, global head of equity strategy at Jefferies has rejigged his equity portfolios. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com In his Asia ex-Japan long-only portfolio, he has added Axis......

PSUs in fast lane on capex push, top 10 shares nearly double

Public-sector enterprise stocks have seen a good run thus far in 2023-24 (FY24), with the S&P BSE PSU Index surging by over 26 per cent during the period, compared to an 11 per cent increase in the......

The doosra: South Africa hold the aces

The Men in Blue have never beaten the Proteas in a World Cup game. Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com looks at the lighter side of India-South Africa games ahead of the World Cup clash on Sunday. Now that the......

The doosra: Score at the Sydney Cricket Ground - Australia 13, India 1

Seven wins in a row made Team India firm favourites in the World Cup semi-final against Australia. However, despite all the favorable factors, records indicated Team India has a woeful record at......

The doosra: Dhawan can help Team India reach the Shikhar

With seven wins in a row, Team India had it relatively easy in making it to the last four at t he World Cup. The defending champions are up against hosts Australia next. Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com,......

Boxing queen Mary Kom eyes swan song at Rio Olympics

M C Mary Kom. Photograph: Uttam Ghosh 'After Rio it might be difficult. Maybe it could be my last tournament' 'Whenever I compete people expect me to win and I try to do better every time' London......

I was born to do only boxing: Mary Kom

Five-time world champion MC Mary Kom, in an exclusive conversation with Harish Kotian, reveals what inspired her to take up boxing, and her plans to produce champions at her academy......