'Not counting caste is as political an act as counting it'

'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.'......

Xi's China Dream Gets India Pushback

As India's stock rises, the resolution of the border row may become even more difficult, warn Harsh V Pant and Kalpit Mankikar. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi with Chinese Premier Li Qiang......

Pak may exit FATF's grey list on Friday after 4 years

After four years, Pakistan on Friday may exit the grey list of the global watchdog on terror financing and money laundering Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a development that will allow it to......

'The Yatra is a silver lining in the dark clouds that hover over our country today'

'Walking is the loudest statement.''When someone says, I control everything and no one can oppose me, there are thousands of people on the streets saying no, we oppose you -- this is a very bold......

Govt moves to curb spiraling onion prices, imposes stock limits

To boost domestic supply and provide relief to consumers from rising onion prices, the Centre on Friday imposed stock limits on both retailers and wholesales with immediate effect till December 31.......

Modi promises bonanza to traders if re-elected

If re-elected, his government will set up a National Traders' Welfare Board, bring trader credit cards and a pension scheme for small shopkeepers besides making a provision to provide loans of up......

How RBI's reserves can boost the economy

The use of RBI capital to strengthen public sector banks will have many positive implications for the economy -- and a few manageable downsides, points out R Jagannathan. Photograph: Shailesh......

'Chanda Kochhar chapter is behind ICICI Bank'

'She was either overconfident that nothing will happen to her or she underestimated the gravity of the allegations.' IMAGE: September 12, 2016, Chanda Kochhar and Sandeep Bakhshi, then ICICI......

Kannada actor Puneet Rajkumar dead

Kannada cinema's reigning star and celebrity television host Puneeth Rajkumar, known for films such as Appu, Veera Kannadiga and Maurya, died in Bengaluru on Friday following a massive......

'We aren't encouraging people to kill their husbands'

'There are a lot of women out there in abusive marriages.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Shamita Shetty/Instagram Shamita Shetty's Web series Black Widows sees her play a character with grey shades.......

S P Balasubrahmanyam's TOP 75 Songs

Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire. S P Balasubrahmanyam passed away in his 75th year, and so we celebrate the singer with 75 of his top songs, in a multi-part......

Mukkabaaz Review: Going for the tear glands with brass knuckles

'You walk out of Mukkabaaz feeling good about yourself, but unlike Kashyap's best pictures, it releases you from the responsibility of seeing yourself in it; the movie is darn clever, most of the......

How Kohli's knock turned the tide in India vs NZ

Virat Kohli's knock under pressure got India over the line: Daryl Mitchell IMAGE: Virat Kohli anchored the chase to take India home in 48 overs.Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters New Zealand batter......

Sara Khadem lifts Triveni Continental Kings, Ganges Grandmasters reclaim lead

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Global Chess League/Twitter Triveni Continental Kings secured a hard-fought 10-9 victory over Chingari Gulf Titans in a tense round eight match of the Global Chess......

The Stars To Watch Out For!

The best soccer players in the world are in Qatar with the hope of lifting the FIFA World Cup for their country. Of that group, there's a clear top tier. Norma Astrid Godinho/Rediff.com presents......

PIX: How Mitchell, Neesham's new zeal destroyed England

IMAGE: Daryl Mitchell's unbeaten 72 and Jimmy Neesham's blistering cameo led New Zealand to a dramatic five-wicket victory over England in the first Twenty20 World Cup semi-final . Photograph:......

Cricket to MamataDi: Manoj Tiwary's Journey

'I had offers from the BJP, but my ideology is different from theirs.' IMAGE: Former Bengal cricket captain and Tronamool Congress candidate Manoj Tiwary defeated the Bharatiya Janata Party's......