'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......
Those who continue to think that the 2024 election will see the BJP pursuing a more militant line are being alarmist, argues Rajeev Mantri.The BJP, Mantri believes, is not about to shoot itself in......
...close to the 2024 general election. The BJP calling the Congress 'seasonal Hindu' is as laughable as the saffron party sparing itself the title of 'seasonal extreme Hindu.' How else should one......
In the recent past, Adityanath and the RSS seem to have come closer.The warmth is more on the part of the RSS.And even now, not all requests from the RSS are accommodated by the UP government,......
'The upper caste elite's belief that they are casteless is a belief that is available only to the upper castes. Because all the lower castes are reminded by society every day what their caste is.'......
The RBI refuses to classify cryptocurrency as an asset since it doesn't have future cash flow and its value is always fluctuating because of speculation.There is also no consumer protection,......
With the Russia-Ukraine war roiling financial markets globally, the government may defer the mega IPO of LIC and wait for an opportune time to get the maximum value of its holding in the......
'Unemployment barely figures in the Budget except as a derived demand from industry and infrastructure.''There is no effort at direct attack on unemployment.' IMAGE: Workers at a wholesale market......
'Investors should keep them on their radar and invest over a longer time frame, and expect some of these companies to bite the dust.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Samvat 2077 had seen a......
Of the three major Budget announcements related to the banking sector, privatisation of PSBs is the most audacious, says Tamal Bandyopadhyay. IMAGE: Kindly note that this image has only been......
At the Leo fete, Vijay had this to tell his fans: 'I know you all are in my heart. But today, I also know that I am also in the hearts of all of you...'A typical politician's line, did you say,......
'Gadar 2 was made with the purpose of entertaining people and not to perpetuate enmity between neighbouring countries.' IMAGE: Writer Shaktimaan with Sunny Deol on the sets of Gadar 2. Photograph:......
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......
Where Laal Singh Chaddha succeeds most is heart, notes Sukanya Verma. When Forrest Gump released in 1994, Tom Hanks was 38 years old. One of the coolest things about Robert Zemeckis' Oscar-winning......
Dear Friend is for those who idealised Dil Chahta Hai all out of proportion, and then warmed up to the premise that friendship could be a lot more complicated, and transient, observes Sreehari......