This is middle age

Middle age is the boot stamping on our face, says Shougat Dasgupta.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com We are moving to a new flat. The movers are descending, clearing our detritus -- the......

A nice way to say goodbye

'No one really knows whether it is somehow better to go raging and fighting into the dark night, or close one's eyes quietly and give in to fate.''But a funeral with music, tinsel and acceptance --......

2020: Storm signals ahead for India!

'Our modern icons have assumed infallibility and think course correction or admission of a mistake as taboo.''Much will depend on the sagacity of the national leadership to show humility that our......

30 Plus powers Jaya, Mamata

Same goal, different strokes for the two lady CMs. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Both ladies are targeting the 30 Lok Sabha seats club to emerge as the third biggest player behind the BJP......

More Pain Lies Ahead For The Markets

Expect heightened volatility and stress to hit the markets.Caution may be the need of the hour, alerts Akash Prakash. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Finally, the month of March has come to a......

Registration of housing properties in Mumbai falls 42%

The registration of residential properties in Mumbai fell 42 per cent in April to 10,136 units as compared with the previous month, as fresh demand was affected due to the second wave of the......

Why 2nd wave of COVID-19 is a worry for equity markets

Many believe that the surge in the markets defy economic reality and is being fuelled by aggressive monetary easing by central banks across the world. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Equity......

Let's prepare for coming economic war with China

India has no option but to shut China out, notes T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   Sceptics are raising doubts about India's ability to reduce trade with China.......