Congress manifesto: Some applause, some Qs

'A major political party has come down on the side of Constitutional freedoms and internationally recognised human rights,' says T N Ninan.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Two broad points......

Rafale: Jaitley Qs vs Oppn charges

On Wednesday, August 29, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley challenged Rahul Gandhi on accusations the Congress president and his party have made about the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter aircraft for......

BJP rejects reports of Shah promising Ram Temple before 2019

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday attacked All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen leader Asaduddin Owaisi for attributing remarks on Ram temple to its chief Amit Shah and said the BJP......

Modi-Obama jugalbandi to go on air on Tuesday

The joint radio address of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama has been recorded and will be broadcast at 8 pm on Tuesday. Modi tweeted this on Monday along with a......

Want to be a great investor? Ask these 7 Qs

Treat each investment decision as if it is a matter of life-or-death, because it is, says Avinash Luthria.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com A series of large and bad personal investments can......

Great leaders never waste a crisis, Mr Modi

'We aren't so unreasonable as to demand that he should have fully reversed Indira Gandhi's worst economic legacy, bank nationalisation.''But he could have made a beginning by selling off the two......

Rs 1.35 trillion bank bailout: 6 Qs for Jaitley

Without bringing sound governance and technical capabilities into the RBI's work, injecting new money sets the stage for a next wave of bad behaviour by banks, warns Ajay Shah. Rs 1.35 trillion:......

A family so rich they didn't know they were being robbed!

'The D K Adikesavulu clan is so wealthy, owns so many houses, and has so much jewellery,' notes T V R Shenoy, 'that it did not notice a servant stealing at the rate of Rs 66 lakh every year!'......

Djokovic COVID-19 positive: 'Nothing's foolproof so don't be foolish'

IMAGE: Serbia's Novak Djokovic and Germany's Alexander Zverev joke about after the Adria Tour final match, of the Serbia leg of the exhibition tournament, between Austria's Dominic Thiem and......