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'Ready to give tips': Modi's 'drama' jab at Oppn

Parliament is not a place for drama but for delivery, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday in a hard-hitting attack on the Opposition as he accused it of turning the House into a "warm-up......

'Pakistan Under Complete Army Control, Not Good News For India'

'Can a nuclear-armed nation sustain itself indefinitely under overt military rule without catastrophic consequences for itself and the region? History suggests otherwise.' IMAGE: Pakistan's army......

'Government Is The Source Of Our Data Leakages'

'Instead of the government and telecom operators solving the mess of their own creation, they're telling us we need to give access to our phones perpetually.' Kindly note that this image has only......

'We Have To Blame Ourselves, Not Macaulay'

'We kept importing educational models from outside that had no connection to our cultural and intellectual strengths.' IMAGE: Professor V N Jha. Photograph: Shivanand Kanavi Professor V N Jha is......

'A Domestic Dispute That Became A National Dispute'

'I wanted to go for the heart, and at the same time, open the audience's mind.' IMAGE: Yami Gautam with Director Suparn S Varma on the sets of Haq. Photograph: Kind courtesy Suparn Varma Does......

'Don't Consider Gold, Silver As Asset Classes'

'An asset must generate income. Equities yield dividends, bonds pay coupons, deposits give interest, and real estate earns rent.''Gold, silver, and even Bitcoin produce no income, they merely store......

'Insurance Sector Is At An Unstable Equilibrium'

'Other sectors that manage the savings pools of Indians are giving tough competition to life insurance companies.' Kindly note that this illustration generated using Microsoft Copilot has only......

India-China trade: Deficit widens to $99.2 bn

The bilateral trade between India and China has been growing at a healthy rate, but the trade gap remains sharply tilted in Beijing's favour. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff India has time and......

The price of building India: Why cement remains in the 28% GST slab

The 31st meeting of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, held in December 2018, deferred a decision to reduce the GST rate for cement from 28 per cent to 18 per cent. Kindly note the image......

'Not Time To Panic. It's Time To Buy'

'It won't be a V-shaped recovery. It'll be consolidation.''Investors might exit during that grind. It'll be painful.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com As global markets reel from......

Lokah, Param Sundari, War Arrive On OTT

October looks bright with a lot of festive season releases on OTT. Joginder Tuteja lists your digital entertainment for the month. MadharaasiWhere to watch: Amazon PrimeRelease date: October 1......

The Legend of M T Vasudevan Nair Lives On

No author in the Malayalam literary canon has influenced and profoundly changed the way normal people interact with each other than the ever-relevant, eclectic yet elusive body of work left behind......

Empuraan Has The Soul Of A Right Wing Movie

Empuraan, with its gimmicky violence and vigilante posturing, is not out to widen your perspective or open up history. All it wants to do is pick your pockets, observes Sreehari Nair. To the......

'I'll Think Twice Before I Make A Film Like Bombay Again'

'Films like Roja and Bombay, at that point of time, were not something about which I would be too worried.''I thought if I'm honest and if I'm reflecting what a normal person like me is feeling,......

'Treated Jallianwala Massacre With Sensitivity'

'When you are taking on something which is this big in India, there are so many pressures about wanting to do justice to them, so I am still scared.' IMAGE: Ram Madhvani explains a scene to Nikita......

'Be Lenient Because It's India'

Chris Broad alleged that then BCCI president Sourav Ganguly tried to pressure him into decisions. IMAGE: Former International Cricket Council match referee Chris Broad has claimed that the ICC......

Sarfaraz: 'Selectors Will Always Have A Plan'

'Sometimes it might look wrong in the fans' eyes, but please don't twist things or create narratives that aren't even close to the truth.' IMAGE: Sarfaraz Khan last played for India in the home......

Asia Cup PIX: Carnival vibes as Indo-Pak fans light up Dubai

IMAGE: India and Pakistan fans join in the revelry ahead of the Asia Cup final between India and Pakistan in Dubai on Sunday, September, 28. Photograph: ANI Photos Unlike Sharjah, the once......