Modi's Cult Of Personality

'It was more than ego.''It carried with it a sincere belief that he was the quintessence of the country, that the country's destiny was irrevocably intertwined with his destiny.'An excerpt from T J......

How Did TN BJP Chief Own A Rafale Watch?

If Tamil Nadu BJP President K Annamalai bought it in 2015, did he get prior approval from the Union home ministry, and did he include it in his annual wealth returns, sections of the media want to......

Modi watching, Yogi kicks off 2nd term with 52 ministers

Yogi Adityanath on Friday took oath as the Uttar Pradesh chief minister for a second term in a ceremony where 52 others were sworn in as ministers, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi watched the......

Covid Vaccine IP: How Big Pharma lobbied against India

Communications between the USTR and the world's most powerful pharmaceutical and trade lobbying groups reveal that many raised concerns about India's push to exempt Covid vaccines from intellectual......

Snapdeal, 4 Indian shopping complexes in US Notorious Markets list

Other than Snapdeal, the four markets are Tank Road in Delhi, Heera Panna in Mumbai, Kidderpore in Kolkata and Millennium Centre in Aizawl. Snapdeal, one of India's largest e-commerce platforms, is......

Counterfeit tales. Don't buy a fake online!

Fighting fake brand peddlers: How the complex web of counterfeit goods threatens to trip e-commerce giants in the country. IMAGE: Pirated DVDs and software like this at a streetside hawker's shop......

India defends right to issue drug 'compulsory licences'

The USTR has placed India on its "priority watch" list for two years in a row, saying the country's patent laws unfairly favour local drug makers.     India has defended its right to......

Information Technology: Boost for hardware, but disappointment for IT services

The key proposals from the IT industry that were not addressed included removal of dual levies on software products The budget is a mixed for the technology and services sector, as clarification......

'I still live in constant fear'

'The list of betrayals is long.''People, who said they were like family, have backstabbed me most.'   IMAGE: Karishma Tanna in Scoop. Jigna Vora, the journalist on whose book -- and ordeal --......

The Great Indian Murder Review

Tigmanshu Dhulia's earthy touches, perverse humour and queasy depiction of the upscale and underbelly revels in pulpy and devious twists, notes Sukanya Verma. Be its culture or chaos, India's......

Hail the actors in Pataal Lok!

Paatal Lok is definitely a must watch show.The credit for its success goes to the writers who enthralled us with their unique characters, but also to the wonderful band of actors who grabbed the......

My FAVOURITE Indian films of 2019

Sreehari Nair could not put up with turgid and self-serious ones like Super Deluxe and Gully Boy. His list of favourite Indian movies of 2019 contains just five names. Before you read any further,......

7 batsmen, 4 bowlers in my All Stars XI

The league segment of IPL 2020 was nothing short of dramatic and it went down to the last game to determine the four teams that would qualify for the playoffs. There were some exceptional......

'Ganguly batting in top gear can win games'

As part of a series of weekly chats on cricket, Prem Panicker appeared on the rediff Chat at 1300 EDT/1000 PDT on December 8. Following is a transcript of the chat. Transcript of Dec 1 chat: 'On......