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HC lists pleas on Delhi riots, hate speeches for March 12

The Delhi high court on Friday listed for March 12 multiple pleas related to violence in northeast Delhi including the ones seeking filing of first information reports against Bharatiya Janata......

What the torn evidence in Ayodhya hearing says

'Whether Lord Ram is a historical person is not the subject before the court.''The court was asking every time if can anyone show the exact birthplace of Lord Ram on the basis of documents.''I have......

In a big win for Modi govt, triple talaq bill gets RS nod

Rajya Sabha also rejected an opposition sponsored motions to send the bill to a select committee of the House and for making triple talaq a civil offence with 100 votes against it as compared to 84......

Kader Khan, Gambhir among 112 conferred with Padma awards

President of Djibouti Ismail Omar Guelleh, L&T chairman A M Naik, late journalist Kuldip Nayar, late actor Kader Khan and cricketer Gautam Gambhir were among the 112 prominent personalities who......

Triple talaq bill stalled in RS as govt, Oppn lock horns

The Opposition Monday thwarted the government's attempt in the Rajya Sabha to ensure the passage of the triple talaq bill as no discussion could be initiated on the contentious legislation. A......

Why do economists like Raghuram Rajan leave India?

The ones who came more recently were clutching the green cards that gave them an escape hatch through which to return to green pastures: Arvind Panagariya, Raghuram Rajan, Arvind Subramanian and......

Fundamentals of Indian economy strong, has capacity to bounce back: Modi

At the pre-Budget meeting at Niti Aayog, Modi called for a focussed effort from all stakeholders in order to achieve the target of $5 trillion economy. The participants urged the government to......

How will Modi fix the terrifying jobs crisis?

'The rise in unemployment, underemployment, discouraged workers and job insecurity is likely to continue, with very adverse consequences for the nation's economic well-being and social cohesion,'......

What Modi can do to tackle slowdown

'Event management can distract from, but not permanently mask, execution failures,' points out Rathin Roy.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Several economists have recently argued for......

Why does Dr Banerjee provoke BJP ire?

'Mr Modi would compliment a Nobel Prize winner, but members of his party or the government would not be restrained from either making unfair comments or criticising him for having offered advice to......

Manikarnika review: Kangana Ranaut is savage, spellbinding in a ho-hum historical

'A historical with an identity crisis, initially the period drama cannot decide whether it wants to chronicle facts or fictionalise them in the tradition of a crowd-pleasing fantasy,' says Sukanya......

Box Office: Uri is all set to be a hit

The hits and misses of the week. Vicky Kaushal's first solo release Uri: The Surgical Strike is slated to become a hit. The other release, The Accidental Prime Minister, fares average at the box......

Simmba on way to becoming a hit

The hits and misses of the week. Rohit Shetty's Simmba, starring Ranveer Singh and Sara Ali Khan, is on its way to becoming a hit. The Shah Rukh Khan starrer Zero flops badly at the box office.......

Will Zero be another SRK flop?

The hits and misses of the week. Zero didn't find appreciation among audiences as its second half is dull. The Shah Rukh Khan starrer could not improve on its Friday collections even on Sunday and......

Box Office: Kedarnath opens well

The hits and misses of the week. Kedarnath, starring debutante Sara Ali Khan and Sushant Singh Rajput, has done reasonably well at the box office in its opening weekend. Vinod Mirani gives us his......

Has Indian cricket peaked?

India, says Shankar Acharya, can stay at or near the top in the ICC Test and ODI rankings for a year or two, but it's downhill thereafter. Every Indian has views on two subjects: Pakistan and......

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HC lists pleas on Delhi riots, hate speeches for March 12

What the torn evidence in Ayodhya hearing says

In a big win for Modi govt, triple talaq bill gets RS nod

Kader Khan, Gambhir among 112 conferred with Padma awards

Triple talaq bill stalled in RS as govt, Oppn lock horns

Why do economists like Raghuram Rajan leave India?

Fundamentals of Indian economy strong, has capacity to bounce back: Modi

How will Modi fix the terrifying jobs crisis?

What Modi can do to tackle slowdown

Why does Dr Banerjee provoke BJP ire?

Manikarnika review: Kangana Ranaut is savage, spellbinding in a ho-hum historical

Box Office: Uri is all set to be a hit

Simmba on way to becoming a hit

Will Zero be another SRK flop?

Box Office: Kedarnath opens well

Has Indian cricket peaked?

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