How Non-BJP States Are Paying Back Modi-Shah

Non-BJP chief ministers are retaliating.If the Centre can use its agencies to threaten, intimidate and jail its rivals, so can they.The fightback will get more intense, observes Shekhar Gupta.......

Ex-JNU student Umar Khalid, activists on Pegasus list: Report

The phone numbers of former Jawaharlal Nehru University students Umar Khalid, Anirban Bhattacharya, Banjyotsana Lahiri and several prominent Indian activists are among those listed as the potential......

8 BJP MLAs quit posts to protest Mukul Roy's appointment as PAC chief

Eight Bharatiya Janata Party legislators on Tuesday resigned as heads of various assembly panels in protest against MLA Mukul Roy's appointment as the chairman of the Public Accounts......

Mukul Roy appointed PAC chairman in WB assembly

Senior politician Mukul Roy, who recently switched over to the ruling Trinamool Congress camp in Bengal after winning the state polls on a Bharatiya Janata Party ticket, was on Friday appointed as......

State of economy: Glass half-empty or half-full?

While naysayers say the economy is on a downward spiral, optimists point out that India has experienced a shift of gears in the realm of policies, thanks to several initiatives of the Narendra Modi......

What DeMo really achieved

Declaring demonetisation a complete failure may turn out to be hasty, argues economist Ashok K Lahiri.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Demonetisation of the old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes --......

Is the Note Ban a success?

Demonetisation should be judged to have delivered some immediate gain if at least around Rs 2 trillion gets immobilised, says Ashok K Lahiri, former economic advisor to the Government of India. A......

How India's note ban is unlike any ever seen

Many countries advised the return of high-denomination notes to the central bank for destruction, but these continued to be legal tender.This and the introduction of a Rs 2,000 note in India are......

90 UNFORGETTABLE Asha Bhosle Songs

Sukanya Verma celebrates the singing legend who turns 90 on September 8. IMAGE: Asha Bhosle in Mumbai, August 9, 2023. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Her voice reminds me of tiramisu.......

18 Films That Made Us Cry

Entertainment may be its raison d'etre, but the tears brought about by cinema are no less significant. Some movies are more sentimental than others -- they strike an instant chord, touch a raw......

Did Mithun Marry Sridevi?

'His relationship with Sridevi was not meant to work out, especially since both of them were ambitious, driven and passionate.' IMAGE: Mithun Chakraborty and Yogeeta Bali in Aakhri Badla. Mithun......

Why Mira Nair's Films Speak To Me

Mira's films are alive, rocking and so true to the reality I know.They are gifts that I keep revisiting, and I cannot wait for what more she will share with us, notes Aseem Chhabra. IMAGE:......

Aditi Ashok slips on final day, bags silver in women's golf

IMAGE: Aditi Ashok on the podium at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Sunday. Photograph: India_All Sports/X Aditi Ashok's fortunes tumbled on the final day as she carded a horrendous five-over 77 to......

Asian Games: India's schedule on October 1

IMAGE: Jyothi Yarraji will be in action in round one of the women’s 200m. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters Following is India’s schedule at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Sunday,......

Asian Games: India's Schedule on September 30

IMAGE: Mirabai Chanu will be in action in Hangzhou on Saturday, September 30. Photograph: Edgard Garrido/Reuters Following is India’s schedule at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on......

Asian Games: India's Schedule on September 29

IMAGE: Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale will be in action in the mixed doubles semifinals on Friday. Photograph: SAI Media/X Following is India's schedule at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on......

Asian Games: India's Schedule on September 28

IMAGE: The Indian men’s hockey team will take on Japan in a men’s pool A contest on Thursday. Photograph: Hockey India Following is India's schedule at the Asian Games in......