With BJP Joining In, Is 'Revdi Culture' here to stay?

Modi's BJP has promised more revdis or freebies for these assembly elections than ever before, points out N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narendra D Modi addresses......

AIADMK Minus BJP Poses Threat To DMK

From the voter-level, traditionally anti-BJP, anti-Hindutva minorities and other secular voters would have an option, especially in the face of the mounting anti-incumbency against the ruling party......

'When the Pakistanis surrendered...'

'...they were shockedto learn that just 352 Indian soldiers had made 3 Pakistan army brigadiers, 2 colonels, 170 officers, 290 JCOs and 8,000 troops surrender to the Indian Army.' IMAGE: December......

'American or Chinese soldiers are not a patch on Indian soldiers'

'The next war will be fought by China-Pakistan against India and we have to fully be prepared. We must read the writing on the wall.' IMAGE: Indian troops advance into East Pakistan (now......

Multiple headwinds ahead for ICICI Prudential Life Insurance

The ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company's net premium income in the third quarter (October – December) of the current financial year (Q3FY24) swelled by 4.9 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y)......

Private life insurance companies seem to be on a secured path to growth

Private life insurers experienced reasonable growth in the July-September quarter (second quarter, or Q2) of 2023-24 (FY24), and the October data is also encouraging. Illustration: Uttam......

High-value insurance policies in the slow lane after tax overhaul

High-value insurance policies experienced muted growth in the first six months of the current financial year after the Centre decided to tax such products in this year’s Budget.......

Cheap valuation likely to lend support to LIC amid weak performance

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) reported weak growth through H1FY24 but it witnessed a boost in embedded value (EV) due to equity-market performance. But concerns regarding its stock......

Bade Miyan Chote Miyan Review: BAD!

Forget comic chops, you'll not find an ounce of camaraderie between Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff as they go about firing ammo and flexing abs at a zombie-like army for nearly three excruciating......

'When He Spoke, The Whole Nation Listened'

'Ameen Sayani was copied by generations. Now everyone is trying to become smaller Ameen Sayanis in their own way.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In 1960, when the film Dil Apna Aur......

30 RD Burman Gems You May Not Have Heard

Rahul Dev Burman made enough music to last a million lifetimes. As it happens in the case of every prolific artist, some of his work received more love than others. When one thinks of RD classics,......

Dunki: The Romantic Shah Rukh Khan Returns

I was very happy to see the old Shah Rukh Khan back. Please leave the action to Salman Khan, requests A Ganesh Nadar. I normally don't watch movies first day first show, but as I am recently......

'England's best', Root losing his essence in Bazball era: Cook

'Rooty has got 11,500 Test runs, he's brilliant, but he's so desperate to fit in to what Ben (Stokes) and Brendon (McCullum) are doing that sometimes I don't think he gets his balance of attack and......

REWIND: India's 7-0 record vs Pakistan in ODI World Cup!

IMAGE: Venkatesh Prasad celebrates with team-mates after dismissing Aamir Sohail during the 1996 World Cup quarter-final in Bangalore. Photograph: ICC/X The cricketing relation between India and......

India's Powerplay batting in focus in must-win 2nd NZ ODI

IMAGE: India opener Shikhar Dhawan scored 72 off 77 balls in the first One-Day International against New Zealand, but was unable to get going in the Powerplay. Photograph: Hannah Peters/Getty......

How coach Dravid's pep talk spurred Agarwal to a ton

'When I was picked, Rahulbhai spoke to me. He asked me to control what is in my hands and said, 'go out there and give it your best'.' SCORECARD IMAGE: India opener Mayank Agarwal hit 14 fours......

Rajasthan's trio of youngsters look forward to IPL experience

'We are all going through an entire gamut of emotions. I only saw these players on TV and now I will play alongside them. It's indeed a great feeling.' IMAGE: Yashasvi Jaiswal wants to learn about......