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Spot probe points to human rights 'violation' in Sandeshkhali, says NHRC

In a spot inquiry into the Sandeshkhali case in West Bengal, the National Human Rights Commission has flagged "several instances of atrocities", saying it indicates that there was a "violation of......

'India has many crushes but nation trusts only Modi'

In a veiled dig at the Opposition ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Anurag Thakur on Thursday said while there may be many 'national crushes', Prime......

Leo Varadkar, The PM Who Likes Jalebis

'When my father travelled 5,000 miles to build a new home in Ireland, I doubt he ever dreamed that his son would one day grow up to become its leader.' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com profiles Dr......

India's Untold Nepal Stories

In 2017, a retired R&AW officer conveyed that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was keen to get monarchy restored in Nepal and suggested that I support these efforts. A fascinating......

After LS, Modi taunts Cong, Nehru in RS too

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday stepped up his attack on the Congress, alleging that the opposition party is 'outdated' and 'out-of-warranty' and is creating narratives that seek to......

Who Is RESPONSIBLE For The NSE Mess?

In all this, the political establishment -- and especially the finance ministry -- appears the weakest link, and worse still, the possible reason for the political backing to Narain and Ramkrishna......

Why a flop called SEZ remains attractive to politicians

SEZs account for just about a third of India's merchandise exports (and roughly the same proportion of services exports). Yet, the notion of creating global manufacturing centres of the kind that......

Why is Uday Kotak being singled out for his bank's success?

'I find the RBI edict to the Kotak Mahindra Bank to reduce Uday Kotak's shareholding very unreasonable,' says Sudhir Bisht. IMAGE: Uday Kotak, non-executive chairman, Infrastructure Leasing and......

Artificial Intelligence: Where India stands

A culture of science and innovation must be embedded in society wherein people not only use new technology but understand it as well. Without this, obscurantism and blind faith can sit side by side......

Villain, victim or scapegoat?

'NiMo having skipped, the next best bet is a high-profile banker.''Ms Usha happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.'Ms Usha's crime? That's as thin as it gets,' says S Muralidharan,......

'How many of us really know our prime minister?'

'We think we know him because he's written about every day.''But how many of us know him as a person?' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi performs puja at the Ambaji temple in Banaskantha,......

'Don't worry! Modi won't arrest you!

'If one is saying the Modi government makes me feel insecure or will put me in jail if I say anything against him, do not worry, as he won't do any such thing.' IMAGE: Paresh Rawal plays National......

Golden Globes: When stars let down their guard

'To me,' says Aseem Chhabra, 'the Golden Globes hold the most meaning as one gets to see stars celebrating, getting emotional, letting their guard down and showing us their regular human side.'......

Football Focus: 'Booing players taking a knee was not racist'

News of all that transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Ryan Leonard of Millwall kneeling for black lives matter. Photograph: Jacques Feeney/Getty Images Millwall's official fan club has......

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