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'Money Alone Does Not Buy Trust Or Votes'

'Bihar's voters' electoral memory is long, and their evaluations are relational -- like, who came to the village, who followed up, who resolved a problem.' IMAGE: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar......

Is Arundhati Roy Scared Of The Really Powerful?

'Arundhati Roy is like a ballerina performing on a high wire, cool, supremely at ease but conscious of all the adoring eyes on her,' notes P Vijaya Kumar. IMAGE: Arundhati Roy signs her new book......

'After Quit India, There Could Be No Retreat'

On the 83rd anniversary of the Quit India movement, Utkarsh Mishra/Rediff recalls the conditions under which the Congress, led by Mahatma Gandhi, launched the final struggle for independence.......

'I'm Not A Chor'

Breaking his silence after nine years, Vijay Mallya said he may return to India if assured a fair trial. IMAGE: Vijay Mallya outside the Westminster Magistrates Court in London. Photograph: Simon......

'A Great Soul Of India'

He won two terms, which was a stunning feat for a leader who used his silence as the most vocal weapon to change the economy and lives of a billion people, asserts Tarun Vijay, former BJP MP and......

RARE photos! America's Great Depression of 1930s

Here are some great photographs of daily life during the Great Depression of the 1930s in the United States. Image: Christmas dinner in the home of Earl Pauley, near Smithland, Iowa during the......

Worst economic crisis since Great Depression: IMF

The year 2020 could see the worst global economic fallout since the Great Depression in the 1930s, with over 170 countries likely to experience negative per capita income growth due to the raging......

Business lessons from the Great Depression

At 179 years old, Yuengling remains the country's oldest beer maker. Dick Yuengling, the fifth-generation CEO, says the family kept the business afloat by diversifying into dairy farming, Broadway......

IMF counters Rajan's Great Depression comment

With Reserve Bank of India’s Raghuram Rajan ringing alarm bells about the world economy facing the Great Depression-like problems, an International monetary Fund research paper has countered......

Trump Is Winning Tariff War Hands Down

Donald Trump's tariffs, meant as political punishment, have avoided the predicted chaos, lifting US growth, weakening rivals, and letting him claim victory in a resilient global economy, observes T......

10 Reasons Why This Is 2025's Most Unfairly Treated Film

As someone who could not predict a single beat in advance, who was exhilarated by its audacity to throw random elements together and take chances all over the place, Sreehari Nair thinks Odum......

Why Was Sulakshana Pandit So Famous?

In 1973, Mumtaz, Raakhee, Jaya Bhaduri, Dimple Kapadia, Tanuja, married and retired from films.Producers wanted a new heroine as a replacement.Many thought Sulakshana was a Mumtaz lookalike and was......

'Life is worth fighting for every step, every minute, every second'

'I'm totally focussed on finding the right energies around me. A lot of the treatment is psychosomatic; as my mother keeps reiterating, if you think positive, positive things will happen to you.'......

Diane Keaton And A Private Tragedy

Diane Keaton's wit and honesty taught us that ageing and uncertainty aren't weaknesses, they are part of what makes us human and graceful, observes Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Diane Keaton shows her......

'No One Approaches Me To Do A Bimbette's Role'

'After playing strong women like Kavita and Tulsi on television, it would be very difficult for audiences to accept me as a routine running-around-trees heroine.' IMAGE: Smriti Irani in the new......

Ex-England batter Robin Smith passes into the ages

'He was a super player, particularly of fast bowling in an era where the West Indies had all these fast bowlers.' IMAGE: Robin Smith established himself as a belligerent middle-order batter known......

Italy in danger of missing third World Cup in a row!

'It would be depressing to watch a third straight World Cup without Italy.' IMAGE: Four-time World champions Italy now have to battle through the playoffs in March if they are to avoid missing the......

'Indian Team Ko Kya Hua Hai?'

'There has been no gentlemanness in the game. There have been very rude, arrogant gestures on the field.' IMAGE: The Indian team celebrate after beating Pakistan in the Asia Cup final in Dubai on......

Gayle: Punjab Kings Disrespected Me, I Was In Tears

'There was too much of bullshit and I am the Universe Boss and I don't like bullshit.' IMAGE: Chris Gayle played two games for Punjab Kings after the resumption of IPL 2021 in the UAE before he......

Sabalenka douses Raducanu fire; Keys, Osaka ousted

Aryna Sabalenka, the sole survivor among the top six women's seeds, ended British interest in the women's singles, edging past inspired home favourite Emma Raducanu. IMAGE: Belarus's Aryna......