The king who shunned glamour

'Simplicity was very much a hallmark of the Kerala lifestyle those days.' IMAGE: The last maharaja of Travancore as the chief scout. All photographs: Kind courtesy History Liberated: The Sree......

'No link between Karnataka ministers and Yediyurappa exit'

'Destabilising the Yediyurappa government is not a cakewalk.''If he is destabilised, then the BJP will have problems in Karnataka.' < IMAGE: Member of Parliament from Udupi-Chikmagalur Shobha......

Even bypoll win won't smoothen things for Yediyurappa

'New Delhi is in a perpetual dilemma. It can't do without Yediyurappa, but it doesn't want a powerful CM. It stokes the opponents within against him. The result is he has never settled down in......

Phase 2: All you want to know about the 97 seats

In the second phase of the Lok Sabha election on April 18, 97 seats, spread across 13 states and one Union Territory, will go to the polls.Aslam Hunani/Rediff.com tells us more. IMAGE: A CRPF......

Jolt for IPOs of some small finance banks

Investor confidence in unlisted shares was shaken after recent developments that saw online drugstore PharmEasy issuing new shares in a rights issue at a 90 per cent discount to its previous......

Rupee outperforms most EM peers as dollar surges to a 20-year high

If there was one event that made the month of August stand out, it was a strengthening of the dollar index to levels last seen only 20 years ago, as the Federal Reserve dispelled all doubts about......

What Auto Sales Tell Us About Economy

Retail sales of cars are back to January 2018 levels in August 2021.Two-wheeler retail sales are 22 per cent lower.Abhishek Waghmare/Business Standard reports. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters  ......

'NMP is very tough to execute'

'There will be political opposition, and this monetisation will require continued political will.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The National Monetisation Pipeline project was one of the......

You Must Watch This Heart-Breaking Film

'Yellow Bus is a heart-breaking story based on a real incident and will strike a chord with mothers across the world.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Tannishtha Chatterjee/Instagram Tannishtha......

10 Bollywood biopics, coming up

Kangana Ranaut, Hrithik Roshan and Ajay Devgn get ready to live real lives. The Accidental Prime Minister -- based on Sanjaya Baru's account of his four year stint as Dr Manmohan Singh's media......

Box Office: Tiger Zinda Hai is a superhit!

The hits and misses of the week. By collecting approximately Rs 151.5 crore (Rs 1.515 billion) in four days, Tiger Zinda Hai is a super hit. The action flick is Salman Khan's 12th Box Office......

Box Office: Monsoon Shootout fails

The hits and misses of the week. Monsoon Shootout fails despite Nawazuddin Siddiqui's presence in the cast. Vinod Mirani gives us his weekly verdict.   Monsoon Shootout Cast: Vijay Verma,......

'Legends are born on occasions'

Readers wish one of India's bowling greats, Bhagwat Chandrasekhar, on his 60th brithday.-------------RS Iyer"Ek din rahe jayega maati ke mol, jagge me raha jayega chandra tera bowl"sung by Mukesh,......

Readers wishes to John Wright

Name:Debashis Mitra (HPCL) Message:All Indians will remember you. Happy Birthday. Name:vishal Message:Mr. Wright, thanx 4 setting Indian Cricket right. Happy Birthday. Name:Hari Message:Many Happy......