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Ahmed Patel, Sonia Gandhi's trusted aide, passes away

The Congress party's top strategist and troubleshooter Ahmed Patel died in a Gurugram hospital in the early hours of Wednesday following complications related to COVID-19. He was 71. IMAGE: Ahmed......

'We are lucky to have Narendra Modi and Amit Shah'

'After Vajpayee-Advani, Modi-Shah is the second best in India.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Ram Naik finished his term as Uttar Pradesh governor earlier this year and has now returned......

What makes Modi tick?

The answer has two components: As a leader with a vision who can carry the masses and his ability to realise his vision through his decision-making and executive skills, says Colonel R Hariharan.......

Khushwant Singh remembers Indira Gandhi

'In her insecurity, she destroyed the institutions of democracy.''She packed Parliament with her supporters with loyalty being more important than ability; she superseded judges; she corrupted the......

Why BJP seniors are rattled by Nirmala's elevation

The BJP's faces for 2019 will be Dharmendra Pradhan, Piyush Goyal, Nirmala Sitharaman, Yogi Adityanath and Devendra Fadnavis, predicts R Rajagopalan. IMAGE: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.......

'You can't succeed without taking risk'

'There are different kinds of risk.''It is a very powerful value. Your ability to de-risk the risk is also as important for risk taking.' A Wockhardt plant. Photograph: Kind courtesy Wockhardt Ltd......

Budget 2018: An Exercise in Mindlessness

'In the final analysis, all Budgets everywhere are like the schemes hatched by A A Milne's lovable Winnie-the-Pooh.''They may be well-intended, but often go awry.''Although Pooh and his friends......

6 states hold key to India's demographic dividend

Perhaps half-way through India’s demographic transition, what is the outlook for the future? Robert Malthus wrote his famous An Essay on the Principle of Population in 1798. In that book his......

Modi meets US tech titans in Silicon Valley

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hopes to attract funds and skills from U.S. innovators to help India's burgeoning startup scene grow. Image: Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets IT CEOs in San Jose.......

Google has made teachers less awe-inspiring, grandparents more idle: Modi

‘If Facebook were a country, it would be the third most populous one and the most connected.’ 'The status that now matters is not whether you are awake or asleep, but whether you are......

Ram Gopal Varma takes on Aliens!

After scaring us with his last horror movie Phoonk, Ram Gopal Varma hopes to send more chills down our spine with Agyaat, a thriller set in a jungle. The film stars Priyanka Kothari and is set......

Working towards a miracle: Narang on fifth Olympics

IMAGE: Shooter Gagan Narang in pensive mood. Photograph: PTI Photos The unassuming Gagan Narang, on Wednesday, put down the prospects of a fifth Olympic appearance to a 'miracle', one that......

Haresh Pandya, the last cricket romantic

'He will be missed by all of us in Saurashtra.'Cheteshwar Pujara and others pay tribute to Haresh Pandya, the cricket writer who passed away suddenly last week. IMAGE: Haresh Pandya, centre, with......

The secret of wicketkeeper Parthiv's successful comeback...

'I think what has worked wonderfully well for me is the separate sessions that I have had for batting and keeping.' His batting and wicketkeeping shone through in equal measure during the recent......

Lodha panel suggests bar on ministers in BCCI, legalising betting

- 'One association of each state will be full member and have right to vote.' - 'As far as Betting alone is concerned, many of the respondents before the Committee were of the view that it would......

'Ganguly's ouster was wrong'

As part of a series of weekly chats on cricket, Prem Panicker appeared on the rediff Chat at 1300 EDT/1000 PDT on December 15. Following is a transcript of the chat. Earlier transcripts: - 'On form......