'BJP will have no effect. Not even an iota'

'The people of Tamil Nadu, in particular Chennai, know about the double standards of the BJP. Nothing will work for them here.' IMAGE: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam MP Thamizhachi Thangapandian......

'Treated like hardcore criminal': Bhagwant Mann meets Kejriwal in Tihar jail

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann met Arvind Kejriwal in Tihar jail Monday and alleged he was being treated like a terrorist, even as Aam Aadmi Party said its government in Delhi will start......

MVA allies seal poll pact in Maharashtra as Cong 'steps back'

The opposition's Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition in Maharashtra on Tuesday announced its seat-sharing arrangement for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections with the Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb......

'General Zia was real startled'

'But he was very quick and did a very stylish adab.''Of course, I didn't expect him to hug.' IMAGE: Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri and her husband Hardeep Singh Puri, currently India's minister of......

Reits seek 'equity' label, option to take loan from banks

Real estate investment trusts (Reits) are in talks with regulatory bodies — the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) — to seek changes in......

Uniform KYC Norms On The Cards

Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   Days after the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) discussed a proposal to bring out uniform Know Your Customer (KYC) norms, the......

Shaktikanta Das: RBI Governor Who Walks The Talk

'Das is friendly, but he finally does what he does. The quality of engagement is very good.' IMAGE: Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das addresses the media during a press conference......

'Crypto is serious threat to financial stability'

'What is this cryptocurrency? Is it a product? Is it a financial product? Is it an asset?' Photograph: Kind courtesy The Digital Artist/Pixabay Shaktikanta Das, governor of Reserve Bank of India......

'We View Wildlife As A Threat'

'We need to understand and respect wildlife behaviour.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Shonet Anthony Barretto/Facebook Before turning to film-making, Shonet Anthony Barretto was a choreographer who......

Who Should Star in Bawarchi Remake?

IMAGE: Rajesh Khanna and Jaya Bachchan in Bawarchi. Anushree Mehta, who directed Radhika Apte's spy comedy Mrs Undercover, will helm the remake of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's classic film Bawarchi,......

Movie Night For Bhumi

Film folk stepped out to watch Bhashak that tells the horrifying tale of a journalist investigating cases of abuse at a shelter for young girls. Produced by Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies......

'I wanted to write about a young woman's sexual awakening'

'I went to a school in Baroda, where if the boys harassed us, the teachers pulled the girls aside and said, "Oh, your skirts are too short".''They made us feel ashamed of having any sexual feelings......

'There is enough and more talent to help India excel at T20 World Cup'

IMAGE: Dawid Malan believes India can excel at the T20 World Cup if they can make the right selection choices. Photograph: BCCI With Indian cricket bursting at the seams with young talent, the......

IOA chief Usha vs Executive Council: Controversy brews

'I yet again implore you to start working as a team for the betterment of the athletes and the Olympic Movement in India.'  IMAGE: IOA chief P T Usha says she is being sidelined by the EC.......

Yusuf, Razzaq named Pakistan coaches for NZ T20s

IMAGE: Muhammad Yousuf and Abdul Razzaq will be interim head coach and assistant coach respectively for the five T20 Internationals against New Zealand, beginning April 18. Photograph: Andrew......

'Don't think Bumrah has been used in the correct fashion'

IMAGE: Brett Lee believes Jasprit Bumrah hasn’t been utilised properly in the ongoing edition of the IPL. Photographs: BCCI With the T20 World Cup round the corner, Australia's former......

PCB in muddle over handing back captaincy to Babar

IMAGE: Sources claim that Babar Azam wants reins in all three formats. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has offered Babar Azam captaincy in the white ball formats but......