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Regions with real 'vikas' are beyond BJP's reach: Tharoor

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday dismissed the Bharatiya Janata Party's claim of a strong performance in south India in the Lok Sabha polls as a product of its "propaganda mill",......

Wangchuk ends 21-day hunger strike for Ladakh statehood, stir to continue

Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Tuesday evening ended his 21-day-long hunger strike in support of the demand for statehood for Ladakh and its inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution.......

Spiritual guru Jaggi Vasudev undergoes emergency brain surgery

Spiritual leader Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev underwent an emergency brain surgery at a private hospital in New Delhi after suffering "life-threatening" bleeding in the skull and is now recovering well,......

'Today Is Worse Than British Times'

'Today, the BJP is using power in such a manner that they not only crush the Opposition, but even their own supporters can't rebel.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In the third and......

Only A Security Breach?

Amidst the investigation into the security breach in Parliament -- which I emphasise, should be done -- let us not forget the grievances raised (this is, of course, assuming the protestors were......

Rooftop solar charges up electric vehicle boom in India's smaller cities

The push given to rooftop solar installation in the Interim Budget ties in with its high rate of adoption in Tier-II and -III cities of India. If original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the......

'Huge demand for life insurance products in India'

'As our per capita income increases and various demographic segments emerge, the need for various kinds of protection and risk covers will become even more explicit.' Photograph: Kind courtesy LIC......

Real estate sector bats for green spaces

Bengaluru recorded the highest green building stock at 140 million square feet, followed by Delhi-National Capital Region at 74 msf, and Hyderabad at 72 msf for Grade A office buildings as of......

'Growth is fragile'

'If all goes well, we may well hit or even surpass the forecast growth rate.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com "But a lot of things can go wrong, and the MPC should in my view keep a careful......

The Political Mindset On Jobs Needs Change

The challenge is to enhance opportunities for people to generate livelihoods through entrepreneurship, both big and small, argues R Jagannathan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com A......

'I damaged my voice on purpose'

'Pandi was promised something, that is not happening, so his anger is not of a villain's.''That's how all normal humans would react, or they stay silent.''Our violence is our silence. So in this......

'I have very deep connections with India'

'When democracy first came to Bhutan people had no idea and they were like 'What is that?' 'Oh it's that thing they have in India where the leaders are always fighting and arguing'.' IMAGE: A......

'Ardh Satya wasn't conceived to showcase Om's talent'

'The ending Vijay Tendulkar had written was different.'According to him, the film ended with Anant Welankar's suicide.''I felt such an ending would be too nihilistic.''Bahut zyada defeatist ho......

'I like people who are ballsy'

'I only challenge myself in every way possible and feel that an actor's job is to be universal.' Photographs: Kind courtesy Angad Bedi Angad Bedi is currently basking in the success of his Telugu......

'Karan is a very generous and democratic person'

'I am a Delhi Bengali and I speak Punjabi.''Karan was looking at these two communities for Rocky and Rani, as well as the city of Delhi, as a setting.''So I guess it all fell in place.' IMAGE:......

Coach predicts 3-4 more years of Ashwin's dominance

He was born to play Test cricket: Ravichandran Ashwin's childhood coach Sunil Subramaniam IMAGE: Ravichandran Ashwin is going strong at 37, claiming a bagful of wickets with his absolute control......

India's team bonding sessions keep dressing room chill

'We stayed in Dharamsala for two days. We did a lot of team activity there. We did a fashion show there, but no one knows about that. It is a good thing that no one knows about it.' IMAGE: Rohit......

Mohit Sharma: From net bowler to man of the moment for GT

IMAGE: Mohit Sharma helped Gujarat Titans outclass Punjab Kings on Thursday. Photograph: BCCI Smashed for 84 runs in just seven overs by top South African batters on October 25, 2015, Mohit Sharma......

Made conscious effort to bat at swift pace but..., says Kohli

'When we lost wickets, there was communication and our plans changed, where I had to bat till the 18th over with (Deepak) Hooda' IMAGE: Virat Kohli celebrates his half century.Photograph:......

How Gujarat Titans snatched victory from the jaws of defeat

'A lot of people get a lot of freedom. It's very chilled out. There's not much pressure given to the players.' IMAGE: Gujarat Titans captain Hardik Pandya hugs Rashid Khan following his heroics......

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