Voters Prefer Strong Leaders Like Modi

...Even if it means less democracy, so that their everyday problems get solved? argues R Jagannathan. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narendra D Modi addresses an election meeting in support......

Apna Dal-K quits INDIA, launches joint front with Owaisi's AIMIM

Apna Dal-Kamerawadi on Sunday formally broke away from the opposition INDIA bloc and tied up with Asaduddin Owaisi's All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen to launch a joint front ahead of Lok......

Will Sangh abandon 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' coined by a Muslim, asks Kerala CM

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday said the slogans 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' and 'Jai Hind' were first raised by two Muslims and asked whether the Sangh Parivar would be ready to abandon......

India's Untold Nepal Stories

In 2017, a retired R&AW officer conveyed that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was keen to get monarchy restored in Nepal and suggested that I support these efforts. A fascinating......

Bitcoin rally fuels revival hope for Indian crypto exchanges

The cryptocurrency exchanges in India have got a fresh lease of life following the bull run in Bitcoin, which briefly hit a new all-time high of more than $69,000. Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters......

Interim Budget: No, Just A True Vote On Account!

She has shown shrewdness, sensitivity, and courage.All of these will be needed in ample quantities for the real challenge that will emerge after the elections, notes Shreekant Sambrani. IMAGE:......

Sitharaman's sixth budget speech is also her shortest

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday presented her sixth consecutive budget with a speech lasting 56 minutes, her shortest-ever. IMAGE: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman......

SIP wave hits record level, more to come

India’s mutual fund (MF) industry had barely any retail footprint when it completed 50 years in 2013. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com MFs had Rs 7 trillion in assets under......

What Makes Malayalam Cinema So Distinctive?

The reasons are too private to be discussed at a round table, listed out during a seminar, or uncovered in an academic course.A proud but insomniac connoisseur murmuring in his sleep may do a......

'You've To Choose Your Battles Carefully'

'If you are a strong-minded, opinionated woman, scars are inevitable.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Geetika Tyagi/Instagram After speaking about her new film Yes Papa, about a survivor of child......

Looking At 1999: 25 Years Ago In Bollywood...

1999 in Hindi movies marked the end of a vibrant young decade and a gentle promise of electrifying new things to come in the new millennium. Where madcap masala still reigned supreme, morally......

What The Hell Navya Review: Too Superficial

The three women, because of their names and position, would get the eyeballs anyway, but if they do not rise above the superficial, it would be a wasted opportunity to reach out to and inspire......

Hugs, Boos For Pandya At Wankhede

IMAGE: Hardik Pandya gets a hug from Navjot Singh Sidhu. Photographs: BCCI   Hardik Pandya continued to be targetted by irate Mumbai Indians fans as he was subjected to boos at the team's......

WPL PIX: Kareena tosses coin, Mary, Masaba join in the fun

IMAGE: Boxing champion MC Mary Kom, fashion designer Masaba Gupta and Bollywood superstar Kareena Kapoor Khan enjoy the WPL match between RCB and Delhi Capitals, New Delhi, March 10, 2024.......

Who Will Replace Bumrah in Ranchi Test?

IMAGE: India will aim to win the fourth Test in Ranchi to seal the series and continue their unbeaten run at home stretching back to 2012-2013. Photograph: BCCI   Fresh from their......

Soccer PIX: Dortmund cruise past Freiburg; Betis win

A round-up of football matches played across European leagues on Friday. Malen double helps Dortmund cruise past Freiburg 3-0 IMAGE: Borussia Dortmund's Donyell Malen celebrates his goal against......

Siraj's warning: If England play Bazball, the match might get over within two days

'I think it'll be difficult to see Bazball here. But if they play it, it'll be good for us as the match may get over quickly' IMAGE: Mohammed Siraj has taken 68 wickets so far in 23 Tests since......