Will Indian democracy benefit from the potential that Shashi Tharoor stores in his mind, spirit and intellect?Or will it be the saga of another leader who promised much but delivered too little,......
'Today we see the worrisome phenomenon where honest officers who run afoul of the government being chased, hunted down and dirt being dug up on them.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas......
Congress gets into the opposition groove but still has miles to go, says Saroj Nagi. As the Narendra Modi government launches a blitzkrieg on its performance during its first year in......
Digvijay Singh’s questions on Rahul’s leadership, Antony’s on Congress’s secularism are all red herrings, says Virendra Kapoor. It is hard to believe that Congress general......
If Narendra Modi could tame his obsession with the Congress and the Nehru-Gandhi family, Arvind Kejriwal resist polishing his halo and Rahul Gandhi find his voice, we could begin a debate about the......
'We are today worse off today compared to where we were two years ago by as much as 43 per cent,' notes Mahesh Vyas. IMAGE: Rural sentiments in November 2021 were 40 per cent worse than......
'If the epidemic is sharply contained in a month or two, we have a huge buying opportunity.''If not, we are staring at a serious economic crisis, the contours of which we are totally unaware of,'......
Modi campaigned on the issue of national security, which cannot be ensured without a strong economy, says TNC Rajagopalan. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Voters have reaffirmed faith in the......
Private investment will respond only to sustainable reform, not to a false demand revival born of tax breaks or public spending, notes Mihir S Sharma. It is fashionable to question whether......
Notwithstanding the disappointing Select Panel report, the GST Bill can be salvaged with simple adjustments and the backing of stakeholders. A labourer prepares to unload sacks of potatoes from a......
We are all blessed that Irrfan Khan has left us a treasure trove of his remarkable films.The characters he played were real, believable.We recognised them and they have stayed with us.And so a fan......
Aseem Chhabra lists the films that won his heart at the Toronto International Film Festival. The COVID-19 pandemic hit us hard, but the recently concluded Toronto International Film Festival is a......
'If you can tell the quality of a movie-watching experience, only and only by referring to set standards, you *aren't really* going to the movies,' argues Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Ramya Krishnan,......
'J P Dutta's clownish treatment of history and hard-earned triumph demeans the efforts and sacrifices of real-life martyrs and bravehearts with its pompous ideas of valour, clunky writing and a......
Bairavaa is designed to cater to Vijay’s fans and his political aspirations and the actor uses every opportunity to dole out strong social messages, feels S Saraswathi. After the super......
IMAGE: Inter Milan clinched a dramatic win over Napoli to lift the Italian Super Cup. Photograph: Ahmed Yosri/Reuters Inter Milan captain Lautaro Martinez struck a last-gasp goal to snatch a......
Football action from across Europe in matches played on Saturday IMAGE: Athletic Bilbao players applaud fans after their victory over Atletico Madrid at San Mames, Bilbao, Spain. Photograph:......
PSG made hard work of beating Strasbourg 4-2 in the French Ligue 1, while Real Madrid registered a comfortable 4-1 win away to Alaves in their opening game of the Spanish LaLiga campaign. IMAGE:......
IMAGE: Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring Barcelona's second goal during the La Liga match against Athletic Bilbao, in Bilbao, on Wednesday. Photograph: Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images......
Images from Saturday's La Liga action. IMAGE: Sergio Ramos celebrates with teammates after scoring from the penalty spot to clinch victory for Real Madrid in their La Liga match against Real Betis......