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......

Is Candidate Pragya a curse for the BJP?

'The supernatural always trumps the natural,' notes Amulya Ganguli.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com It appears that Pragya Singh Thakur has unnerved the BJP. Otherwise, why should she have......

Sheena Bora Trial: What's Peter's crime?

The 25 odd witnesses that so far had given testimony had not come up with anything incriminating against Peter or the way Shivade characterised it -- "not even a whisper."Vaihayasi Pande Daniel......

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 --......

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......

What to make of this bull market?

It is impossible for anyone to explain how markets are hitting record highs during an economic recession.It is both mysterious and surreal, notes Debashis Basu. Illustration: Uttam......

Faceless assessment and the problem of tax arrears

'It may be prudent not to plunge into a new online tax appeals system in one go, which could only create more disputes and increase the embarrassingly high tax arrears of the government,' warns A K......