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List of VIPs invited for Ram temple Event

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, business tycoons Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani, and sporting icon Sachin Tendulkar are among India's crme de la crme who have been invited as state guests for......

Not just LS, RS too to see polls to 68 seats this year

Sixty-eight Rajya Sabha members, including nine Union ministers, are completing their tenure this year, triggering a race of sorts among leaders across political parties to eye a six-year term in......

'Mera baap sant tha, main nahin hoon'

'She showed courage at every turn in her political career.' IMAGE: 'The fascination for Indira Gandhi continues because from a gungi gudia she became a powerful leader who got the better of her......

Sena to host 3rd INDIA meet in Mumbai on Aug 31-Sep 1

The third meeting of the opposition INDIA bloc will be held in Mumbai on August 31- September 1 which will be attended by Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi from Congress and chief ministers of at least......

Role of creditors to be probed in Nitin Desai death case: Fadnavis

A day after renowned art director Nitin Desai was found dead, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said the role a private lending firm, from which Desai had taken loan,......

Mid-and small-caps to out-perform in 2021: Analysts

Portfolio returns, say analysts at Morgan Stanley, are more likely to be driven by bottom-up stock-picking rather than top-down macro forces. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Even as......

High Onion Prices? Modi must do nothing!

'Let the high price of onions clear the market, matching supply with demand.''Let onion growers keep exporting -- we are the world's largest onion exporter, export 10% of our production,' advises......

Only a govt job is considered real 'employment'

'...because of its permanent nature.''If you work for the private sector or for yourself, you are not regarded as being employed,' points out T C A Srinivasa Raghavan. Illustration: Dominic......

Do you know what a Fudget is?

'Will Mr Jaitley listen, or is that expecting too much in pre-election season?' asks T N Ninan. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com K P Geethakrishnan, finance secretary in the early 1990s, is......

Remembering Ashok Mitra

Dr Mitra called the Pandara Road crowd a 'cheerful collective of young dreamers,' united in its 'love and pride for the newly Independent India,' despite 'sharp disparities in background,......

Bollywood's Famous Lost And Found Tales

Dramas woven around the theme of lost and found is a iconic trope in Hindi cinema. From melodrama to mockery (remember Amar and Prem's phony separated-at-Kumbh Mela reunion in a gag of Andaz Apna......

Remembering Dhoom Director Sanjay Gadhvi

Sanjay Gadhvi once revealed to Subhash K Jha that he never wanted to make Dhoom.. IMAGE: Dhoom Director Sanjay Gadhvi. Photograph: From the Rediff Archives Sanjay Gadhvi died on Sunday morning.......

Amitabh@80: His Best May Be Yet To Come

'For an introduction to his career-spanning genius, watch just five of his movies: Anand, Saudagar, Abhiman, Black and Pink,' notes Kalyan Singhal, McCurdy Professor of Business at the University......

Varun Dhawan, Gauahar Khan say goodbye to Sidharth

As news of Sidharth Shukla's shocking death spread, his friends from the television and film industry arrived at Mumbai's Cooper Hospital, where Shukla's body was taken, to pay their last respects.......

Why Naseeruddin Shah is WRONG about Dilip Kumar

Dilip Kumar remained in demand all through his career because he kept reinventing himself in keeping with the changing times in Indian cinema, argues Mohammad Asim Siddiqui. IMAGE: Dilip Kumar and......

Ranji Trophy round-up: Dube's century rallies Mumbai

A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Sunday. IMAGE: Mumbai's Shivam Dube celebrates his century against Uttar Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy match on Sunday. Photograph: Mumbai Cricket......

Hazare: Rajasthan STUN Delhi; Punjab, TN register wins

A roundup of the Vijay Hazare Trophy one-day matches played on Tuesday. IMAGE: Ramandeep Singh rattled Baroda with a hat-trick. Photograph: Kind Courtesy PCA/Twitter Rajasthan trounce Delhi......

Ranji Roundup: Mumbai in control; Karnataka on top

A round-up of Day 3 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday Mumbai close in on win against Odisha IMAGE: Arshdeep Singh was the pick of the Punjab bowlers and picked a 5-wicket haul versus......

Ranji Roundup: Sarfaraz puts Mumbai in control

IMAGE: Gujarat captain Bhargav Merai scored 223 against Meghalaya. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/Twitter Young batter Sarfaraz Khan continued his purple patch, slamming an unbeaten century to put......

Ranji round-up: Ton-up Dubey steers MP to 218/2 vs Kerala

A round-up of all the Ranji Trophy matches played on Thursday. IMAGE: Delhi bowler Navdeep Saini celebrates along with teammates after taking a wicket on Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy cricket match......

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