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Priyamvada Natarajan's All Set For TIME Gala

Dr Priyamvada Natarajan is excitedly getting set for the TIME gala on Thursday. Sabyasachi offered to design her outfit for the evening. Numerous interviews have taken their toll on her throat. She......

Nationhood is made up of...: NSA Ajit Doval

Nationhood is constituted by people who share a "common sense of their history" and a "common vision of their future", National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said as he released an 11-volume book......

President Murmu confers Bharat Ratna on BJP veteran LK Advani

President Droupadi Murmu conferred Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian honour, on Bharatiya Janata Party stalwart and former deputy prime minister LK Advani at his residence in New Delhi......

Ram Vilas Paswan's Final Throw Of Dice

Ram Vilas Paswan was no fool. He knew very well about the ownership tussle going on beneath this veneer of congeniality. At all costs, he wanted to keep the lid on the family drama. He did not want......

Will Odisha Show Faith In Naveen Patnaik Again?

The 78-year-old Naveen is on the cusp of creating history. He must win the forthcoming assembly polls to become India's longest-serving chief minister, a record held by Sikkim's Pawan Kumar......

'The agenda is 'insurance for all by 2047''

'If you want it to grow well and serve the true needs of the economy, it needs a lot of freedom and flexibility, which comes in terms of the reform objective set by the regulator.' IMAGE: Shoppers......

Breaking Up Business Groups Would Create More Problems

Policies to break down the business group format are far more likely to be effective, argues Simon Commander. IMAGE: A Youth Congress activist holds a placard featuring Gautam Adani, chairman of......

Poll star Sitharaman woos middle class, women with tax and savings sops

In the Modi government's last full Budget before general elections, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday unveiled tax rebates and saving plans to woo the middle class, women and......

Infra Brushstrokes For The Budget

7 key areas that the Budget must address to re-energise the infrastructure sector, suggests Vinayak Chatterjee. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The last few years have demonstrated a......

'Not too many surprises, not too many gimmicks, and welcome consistency'

'The term 'pro-growth' must be qualified somewhat because, while a rising tide will lift all boats, it will not necessarily do so equally.' IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrives in......

The Scene That Made Manoj Bajpayee Nervous

'There's this one scene in Gulmohar that belongs to Manojji and everyone was excited for him.''The evening before we were to shoot it, everyone, from Sharmilaji to the junior most actor, wished him......

'Karan has changed completely from the boy I grew up with'

'Today, as a film personality, he is bigger than Dharma Productions.''But he is still warm and loyal to his friends from school, college and work.' IMAGE: Karan Johar with Shah Rukh Khan.......

'You will always be the king amongst kings'

'I was all of 4 years old when I saw my first stampede.''#dilipkumar walked into a wedding reception.. there was hysteria.. women thronged to see him, the bridal couples stage broke!!''Such was the......

10 Ways K L Rahul Echoes Rahul Dravid

IMAGE: Head Coach Rahul Dravid with KCL Rahul. Photograph: BCCI/X K L Rahul's dual role as a middle-order stabiliser and wicket-keeper for India in World Cup 2023 has drawn parallels with......

Sachin@50: 50 Interesting Facts

Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com On Monday, April 24, 2023, Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar will be 50 years old. For those of us who first saw him stride onto a cricket field aged 16 back in......

Noted Mumbai coach Vasu Paranjape passes away

IMAGE: Vasu Paranjape with his son Jatin. Photograph: Kind courtesy Jatin Paranjape/Instagram Vasu Paranjape, a man synonymous with everything that is pristine about Mumbai cricket breathed his......

Euro: Denmark's attitude key to resurgence

Denmark booked their spot in the last 16, where they will face Wales in Amsterdam on Saturday, with a 4-1 win over Russia in their final Group B game. IMAGE: Shell-shocked following......

IPL teams, players donate for COVID-19 relief efforts

Photograph: Kind courtesy BCCI/IPL In response to the terrifying surge of COVID-19 cases in the country, Indian Premier League teams have joined the effort to fight the crisis by announcing......

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