Most politicians and even non-politicians have been honoured because of what they were purported to be electorally worth for the ruling party of their time, argues N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE:......
What the INDIA alliance needs is neither a counter to Modi's tall personality and undiminished charisma nor a counter-narrative to his Hindutva agenda, now centred on the Ayodhya temple......
Party insiders concede statements of the Raja kind have the potential to hurt the DMK's electoral chances in closely-fought seats in 2024, observes N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Tamil Nadu Chief......
Former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Vinod Rai on Thursday tendered an unconditional apology to Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam for 'wrongly mentioning' him as one of the MPs who had......
Given the controversy over the Uttar Pradesh government's population control policy, Hemant Shivsaran/Rediff.com digs deep to find out how many children BJP legislators in UP have. IMAGE: Uttar......
'As someone who had the opportunity of cross examining Vinod Rai, extensively over three days as part of the Joint Parliamentary Committee, many of us included I had concluded at that point of time......
'The world is going to be more insular.''What India needs to do is develop the domestic market for domestic consumption.''The emphasis has to be on Bharat as against India.'Illustration: Uttam......
Political funding of elections has led to the rise in black money, say Former RBI governor D Subbarao and former CAG Vinod Rai.Subhomoy Bhattacharjee reports: Congress, BJP got Rs 5,450 cr from......
Raghuram Rajan will leave the RBI on September 3.But India still does not know who will succeed him as the RBI governor.Will Arundhati Bhattacharya be the RBI's first woman governor?Or will Urjit......
'From where prime ministers sit, it makes no difference at all who occupies the governor's post.''Literally anyone with a decent education or work experience can be appointed to the job, which is......
The streaming platforms were replete with violent, profanity-laden gangster shows. But amidst the noise, there were some effective and thought-provoking shows too. Deepa Gahlot's list of her top 10......
There's a moment in Jodhaa Akbar when Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's newly married queen is offered a tour of her marital abode by the palace help. Luxury isn't new for her, but the unmistakable awe in......
In recent years, Yash Chopra has been labelled King Of Romance, when in fact, his best film, Deewar (1975) did not have a chiffon-clad heroine dancing in the snow. Unfortunately, it is not......
Nita and Mukesh Ambani's youngest son Anant got engaged to Radhika Merchant, Shaila Merchant and Viren Merchant's younger daughter, on Thursday, January 19, 2023, and the occasion called for a......
India's caste system rears its ugly presence in Anubhav Sinha's well-received Article 15. Apart from its rousing commentary on the sickening degree of social hierarchy, following the brutal rape......
IMAGE: COA chairman Vinod Rai. Photograph: PTI The Committee of Administrators chief Vinod Rai, on Thursday, welcomed the Supreme Court order on mandatory cooling off period for Board......
IMAGE: Former India cricker captain Sourav Ganguly. Photograph: Matthew Lewis/Getty Images for The ICC Former India captain Sourav Ganguly backed the new "red card" rule in cricket, saying the......