Time To Abolish Quotas?

Ultimately quotas kill talent and true meritocracy, argues R Jagannathan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com We are having the wrong kind of conversations on inclusion and inequity, both in......

Lingayats hold key for 50 seats in Kittur Karnataka region

The Bharatiya Janata Party had won 30 of the total 50 seats in the region in the 2018 assembly polls, followed by Congress 17, Janata Dal-Secular 2, and others (KPJP-Shankar) 1. IMAGE: Prime......

Poet Vajpeyi opts out of cultural fest over censorship, organisers deny claim

Poet Ashok Vajpeyi on Friday said he won't participate in a cultural festival as he was scheduled to because the organisers asked him not to read poems critical of the government. A spokesperson......

Govt blocks access to BBC documentary on Modi

The Centre has issued directions for blocking multiple YouTube videos and Twitter posts sharing links to the controversial BBC documentary 'India: The Modi Question', according to sources. Image......

Mukesh Ambani & other India Inc biggies likely to attend Bengal biz summit

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has left no stone unturned this year after big industrialists, along with Union ministers, skipped attending the BGBS 2017. OPe@3#2!q5After last......

'Growth in last quarter dipped... but economy will recover'

‘Challenges will come but we will stay the course. No big step can be taken if one is afraid of criticism. We will not flinch from criticism,’ says Railways Minister Piyush Goyal. With......

Modi Sarkar and the scary silence of India Inc

Talking corporate heads are a barometer of the business community's engagement with the economy. If they're making public comments, however insincere, they've clearly got investment plans they are......

Saving the heart of Make in India

Will private firms really boost Make in India in the defence sector? Ajai Shukla seeks answers. IMAGE: The Defence Acquisition Council has failed to clear a new policy for nominating private......

'Who up there is writing this script?'

'How can so many misfortunes fall on one beautiful family?' IMAGE: Shiv Subrahmanyam in 2 States. On Monday, April 11, Shiv Subrahmanyam bid the world goodbye. The talented actor-writer was just......

11 BEAUTIFUL STORIES From Around The World

Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite films from the recent Toronto International Film Festival. As the pandemic situation began to improve and movie theatres opened up in North America, the Toronto......

All about Pagalpanti

Cast: Anil Kapoor, John Abraham, Ileana D’Cruz, Arshad Warsi, Pulkit Samrat, Kriti Kharbanda, Urvashi Rautela and Saurabh Shukla. Release Date: November 22. What’s it......

Arjun Reddy is better than Kabir Singh

'The Telugu original with its brilliant rendering of the hero by Vijay Deverakonda works better than Kabir Singh.''It also has a sharper play of caste politics and raw authenticity of characters......

FIDE's decision on transgender women sparks debate

IMAGE: In the scenario where a player transitions from male to female, the federation decrees that participation in official FIDE events for women is not permissible until FIDE reaches a......

When Mourinho lauded opposition; slammed own team!

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho conceded his team is "a bit" behind the level of Juventus and the elite. 'To go to the Juventus level? Barcelona level? Real Madrid level? How can you reach......