Will Language Politics Help Didi Win 4th Term?

Will Mamata's bhasha andolan campaign sway Bengal's bhadralok before the 2026 election in the TMC's favour? IMAGE: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a protest in Jhargram,......

How Modi Changed Indian Politics

In the last 11 years, India and the world witnessed what he stood for, what he promised and did not deliver, and what he actually stood for and practised without fearing how history would judge......

'India Should Reduce Tariffs For All Countries'

'That way you're not hostage just to US exports to India.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer shake hands after Britain's Secretary of State for......

'Without US, Saudis, UAE in loop, there will be no retaliation'

'If Pakistan's army wants to escalate violence in Kashmir, they have an unlimited supply of jihadis they can train and send. That's not an issue for them.' IMAGES: Navy officer Vinay Narwal's wife......

The way forward for #MeToo

'Awareness should be raised; protocols and procedures, and reporting mechanisms must be put in place to protect both men and women in the workplace,' notes Jael Silliman.Illustration: Uttam......

6 rules to draft an ideal Employment Code

Instead of mechanically consolidating all labour laws into one, provisions of all labour laws should be relooked in terms of their substance. The irrelevant and archaic provisions have to be fixed,......

Can Modi dig India out of the COVID hole?

'A balanced head plus heart approach would be a full opening up of the economy including manufacturing and internal travel in the country but excluding COVID-19 hotspots,' recommends Jaimini......

These migrants are unwelcome guests in their own homes

As the world awaits the end of the global pandemic, rural Bengal might be witnessing a recession unfolding in bits and pieces. IMAGE: Hundreds of migrant laborers from West Bengal gathered at......

The BEST Indian Films of 2021

Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite Indian films of 2021. Aseem's Best International Films of 2021 In the second year of the pandemic when movie theatres remained closed for an extended period of......

TOP 20 Indian Movies of the Decade

Sreehari Nair presents his Top 20 movies of the decade. The story of Indian Cinema in this decade pivots around the Nirbhaya Case of 2012. The sheer brutality of that incident coupled with the......

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......

The Best Films of Smita Patil

Smita Patil would have been 60 on October 17 had fate not cruelly snatched her from us in 1986. She was only 31 when she died. Rediff.com salutes the incomparable actress in a special......

Want Ganguly in BJP to clean bowl TMC: Dinda

'We want Dada to join the BJP, because if he comes, it will be a landslide victory for us.' IMAGE: BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has not yet made any political commitments despite being linked to......