'India Has Missed Every Bus'

'We don't know which bus is coming next. I know for sure whatever bus comes next, it will miss that too.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com 'I think India has a huge employment and......

Goodbye, Mr Gangadhar

Uttam Ghosh pays homage to V Gangadhar, long-time Rediff.com columnist who passed into the ages on Monday, October 10, 2023....

Uttam's Take: Is Mehbooba a threat?

Mehbooba Mufti's Peoples Democratic Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party were part of the last government in Jammu and Kashmir state for two years, two months and 15 days. The BJP broke off the......

Uttam's Take: What Amit Shah's road show achieved

It was meant to be a show of strength in the Bengal capital Kolkata by the BJP president Amit Shah on Tuesday night. But what it ended up as was something the state has not witnessed in a long,......

'Indian Stocks Unlikely To Give Significant Returns In 12 Months'

'Right now, silver -- and especially platinum -- are very cheap compared to gold. If I were buying today, I would choose platinum.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff   As global markets jostle......

NBFCs draw flak for lax loan appraisal practices

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Deputy Governor Swaminathan J criticised some non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) for lax loan appraisal practices and charging excessive interest rates, even as he......

Sector & thematic funds: Investors with high risk appetite should stay put

Inflows into sector and thematic (S&T) funds fell sharply from around 5,711.6 crore in February 2025 to about 170.1 crore in March 2025 — a decline of 97 per cent. With many such funds......

VC, PE funds bet big on traditional sectors

Venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) funds had, in 2024, taken bets on traditional businesses rather than tech-first domains like consumer tech, software as a service (SaaS) and software.......

The doosra: Pakistan looking to be sixth time lucky against India

Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com looks on the lighter side of things surrounding the rivalry between India and Pakistan ahead of their World Cup clash in Adelaide. It is one of the long-standing rivalries......