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No dispute, Tejashwi is the CM face: Kanhaiya Kumar

There is no confusion or dispute in the 'Mahagathbandhan' over Tejashwi Yadav being the main face for the Bihar chief minister's post, Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar said on Friday while asserting......

It's Time to Update Army Regiment Names

The Indian Army still uses old British-era names and recruits soldiers based on caste or region, which hurts national unity, argues Colonel K Thammayya Udupa (retd). Illustrations: Dominic......

How EPS, Stalin Keep Allies In Check

EPS' acceptance of Amit Shah's proposal for an electoral alliance with the BJP is being interpreted to mean how the AIADMK has signed up the NDA national leader as a junior partner. Not many have......

Time To Embrace Inclusive Nationalism

'It is important India to stay focussed on its primary national objectives: Combating terrorism; not losing sight of other security and strategic concerns (on the Sino-Indian front for instance);......

'Asim Munir's Aspiration Is Longevity'

'Munir hopes to solidify his hold on power.' IMAGE: Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff General -- soon to be field marshal -- Asim Munir (with mic) during his visit to the Tilla field firing ranges in......

Don't Blame Tax Rate For Market Volatility

'Tax rate and stock markets are entirely two different things.' IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at a post-Budget interaction programme in Visakhapatnam, March 6, 2025. Photograph: ANI......

Inequality a relative concept; absolute poverty India's urgent concern: CEA

Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran considers absolute poverty a more direct and pressing concern for India. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com He argues that inequality is a......

Bangladesh keen to revise Adani Power deal; cites high coal price

According to media reports high price of coal to be purchased for the Adani plant at India's Jharkhand emerged as the key factor for the dispute. Image used for representative purpose only.......

The E-Comm Debate In India

Ajit Balakrishnan offers a thinking man’s guide to the state of e-comm in a nation of shopkeepers. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com News reports about consumer e-commerce are......

TN's Technocrat Finance Minister Faces First Test

P T R Palanivel Thiagarajan has proclaimed his determination to set Tamil Nadu's fiscal house in order in five years, and Friday will reveal how he plans to go about it when he rises to present the......

The 'Alien' Who's Made A Tiger Film

'I am fascinated by the lurking presence of the tiger.' IMAGE: Natesh Hegde with Anurag Kashyap, who his co-produced his film Vaghachipani. Photograph: Kind courtesy Natesh Hegde/Instagram Natesh......

My 10 Least Liked Movies Of 2024

Every year has its share of duds and turkeys. 2024 was no different except that even the rotten ones are too drab to have any real offence value. Sukanya Verma lists 10 of her least liked Hindi......

Political Movies Surge before Lok Sabha Polls

'Elections and audience interest in specific movies are often independent factors.' IMAGE: Randeep Hooda as Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in Swatantrya Veer Savarkar. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Mukesh's Fascination For Raag Darbari

Mukesh was most emotionally bonded to this tune, so all we will do is look at his songs engaging with this raag in films. In his fascinating book, Windows To The Soul: And Other Essays on Music,......

7 Cliches Of Movie Criticism & Reporting

This isn't a hatchet job, and my excuse for the exercise is my feeling that when you invert some of the clichés mentioned here, you might just arrive at the portals of genuine movie-making......

Smith 'not buying into' notion of India's venue advantage

'India obviously played some really good cricket here (in Dubai). The surface kind of suits their style with the spinners that they've got and the seamers that they have at their disposal for a......

Three-Star Brar Takes Punjab To Play-Offs

IMAGE: Harpreet Brar celebrates Vaibhav Suryavanshi's wicket. Photograph:BCCI It was a flat pitch, with 180 as the par score but the conditions in Jaipur were also suitable for spinners what......

'Indian football has gone backwards': Coach slams team

'Angry and disappointed' at India playing out a 0-0 draw against Bangladesh in the AFC Asian Cup qualifying round match, head coach Manolo Marquez said his team has gone two-three steps back since......

Dubai is not our home ground: Rohit shrugs off advantage talk

'We were watching ILT20 which was played here and we thought the slower bowlers will be a lot more helpful here.' IMAGE: Adapting to surface has been the challenge for his team, says Rohit.......

Cummins slams rift rumours: 'We're a tight unit'

IMAGE: Pat Cummins denies dressing room divide. Photograph: ICC/X Following a crushing loss to India in the first Test at the Optus Stadium, Australian captain Pat Cummins firmly dismissed......