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Battle Royale in Thiruvananthapuram

I have a bit of a personal dilemma: I have a soft corner for Shashi Tharoor, but I do like Rajeev Chandrasekhar's pitch, confesses Rajeev Srinivasan. IMAGE: Dr Shashi Tharoor, the Congress Lok......

'I Am Here To Be With My People'

Rohini Acharya, Lalu Yadav's daughter who donated her kidney to her father in December 2022, is on her introductory campaign trail in the constituency that has been represented by her father four......

'What did the people we vote for in past do for us?'

'If the government can conduct elections during such a time, I am sure they can find ways to bring peace and address the concerns of people. Everything that we had built over the years got burnt......

Leo Varadkar, The PM Who Likes Jalebis

'When my father travelled 5,000 miles to build a new home in Ireland, I doubt he ever dreamed that his son would one day grow up to become its leader.' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com profiles Dr......

'Kejriwal lost 4.5 kg since arrest': AAP blames BJP

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been rapidly losing weight since his arrest on March 21, senior Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi claimed on Wednesday and accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of......

Who Fared Better On Economy? Modi Or Manmohan

Whether it was the MGNREGS or the NFSA or the Aadhaar-based DBT scheme for cash transfer, the Modi government has built on the basic architecture created by the Singh government. Policy makers in......

Interim Budget: No Big Bang Announcements On Cards

If the Budget makes no big announcements on new schemes, projects, or tax giveaways, the government would face a major political dilemma as it may have to reluctantly consider shunning the practice......

'I have never done one wrong thing in my life'

'A few years back two big politicians -- both good friends of mine -- came to me and offered (to keep with) me big money. They said they had full faith in me and they wanted to keep Rs 10,000......

2024 Interim Budget: Mistakes Nirmalaji Can Avoid

Pre-Budget exercises should scrupulously avoid adventurism of all types and refrain from making excessively ambitious projections on revenue and expenditure numbers for 2023-2024, suggests A K......

'FICCI is focusing on start-ups'

'For our traditional membership base, it would be an access to disruptive ideas,' FICCI President Subhrakant Panda tells Asit Mishra/Business Standard. FICCI President Subhrakant Panda.......

Bramayugam: Movie Love or Masochism?

You will appreciate the Mammootty of this movie better if you do not take the servile reviews to heart, for this is a grand, broad, almost proudly comic performance, assures Sreehari Nair. Since......

Watch Kate Winslet's Regime On OTT

From damsels versus dragons to showbiz shenanigans, ready to catch all the action on OTT this week? Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations. DamselWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage: English......

Must Watch OTT Shows of 2023

Sukanya Verma picks the best of OTT from 2023. As someone who shares week after week what's new on the OTT menu, I can't emphasise enough on what a crushing feeling it is to consume just a fraction......

'I would get fever on Fridays'

'Holding on to superstardom is far more difficult than the struggle to get there.' IMAGE: Mithun Chakraborty in Kabuliwala. Mithun Chakraborty is still a superstar in Bengal, celebrating......

The Archies Review: Return To Innocence

The Archies is an evergreen thought passed on from generation to generation. But Sukanya Verma wishes it had some of the comic's tee-hee humour and hyuk hyuk too. Long before there was cable TV,......

Fight for justice proving an expensive affair for wrestlers

'We will buy coolers if the need arises. It's very hot out there. We had brought Rs two lakh cash with us but have already spent about 5-6 lakh rupees so far.' IMAGE: Social activist Medha......

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