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Will Nitish Surprise Modi Or Vice Versa After Bihar Poll?

The BJP's MoSha leadership are past masters in encouraging defections from their allies if it helped their party capture the chief minister's chair.In Bihar, they are not sure if JD-U MPs and MLAs......

Russia ratifies key military pact with India ahead of Putin's visit

Russia's lower house of parliament, State Duma, on Tuesday ratified a key military pact with India ahead of President Vladimir Putin's state visit to New Delhi on December 4-5. IMAGE: Prime......

Himanta's latest: Muslims becoming affluent, could mean...

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed that apart from demographic change, the state is also witnessing an "economic shift", with Muslims becoming more prosperous, and said this could......

Delhi 10/11 blast: Pulwama doctor was driving Hyundai i20 car

The Delhi Police registered an FIR on Tuesday into the blast near the Red Fort under the UAPA and conducted raids at multiple locations in the national capital as preliminary findings suggested a......

Omar resumes Darbar Move after 4 yrs, gets grand welcome in Jammu

Amid scenes of jubilation and festivity, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday received a rousing welcome from the people in Jammu as the historic 'Darbar Move' resumed after a......

India least favoured among emerging-market investors

Just over a year ago, India was investors' top pick among EMs. Its slide down the rankings follows $30 billion (over 2.5 trillion) of foreign selling over the past 12–13 months. Illustration:......

Can Private Bankers Transform Public Sector Banks?

Yes, the entry of private bankers, particularly with global experience will add value to PSBs, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Last week's column on the......

Public-promoter confusion deepens with switches across companies

There have been multiple instances of the same entity appearing as both a public shareholder as well as under the promoter classification in some listed companies. Illustration: Dominic......

Muthoot, Manappuram Finance may shine amid rising gold prices: Analysts

A lower risk appetite among investors has driven gold, traditionally a safe-haven asset, to record highs so far this year. Image used for representation purpose only. Photograph: Heinz-Peter......

'If Nifty Continues To Decline Below 23,000 Mark...'

'Selling could further intensify and take the index towards 22,800-22,750 in the near-term.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com A falling market in the last few weeks has taken 404 of......

'It's Time We Purge This Filth'

'The fear of social stigma and career sabotage has kept a lid on the dark underbelly of many professions and unfortunately, the film industry has its skeletons too.''It's imperative we make our......

'Abhishek Has Gone Through A Lot'

'It's a tremendous accomplishment to have a father like Amitabh Bachchan and still be so sorted, to not taste the kind of success that he should have and yet be so balanced.' Photograph: Kind......

'Stars Don't Make A Movie But Vice-Versa'

'Stars have made stacks of wealth at the cost of the rest of the film industry.' IMAGE: Producer Vashu Bhagnani with Akshay Kumar. Photograph: Kind courtesy Vashu Bhagnani/Instagram News reports......

'Nowhere In Empuraan Did They Mention Godhra'

'They just showed riots created by some political party. They never mentioned the name of the place or the political party.''I don't know why these people are agitated.' L2: Empuraan was supposed......

'He was always very indulgent towards me, a bit like a father to a wayward son'

'Satyadev Dubey left without writing the dialogues for the end of Mandi. So there would be brainstorming sessions before every scene.' 'One particular scene needed a dramatic opening line and no......

'We are fire and fire, not ice'

'There was no ice, it was only fire today' IMAGE: Opening brilliance from Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma. Photograph: BCCI When Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill bat together at the top of the......

How 'offie' Washington turned it around with the bat

SCORECARD IMAGE: Washington Sundar scored an unbeaten 49 off 23 balls, including 3 fours and 4 sixes, as India beat Australia by five wickets in the third T20I in Hobart on Sunday. Photograph:......

'Identify Each Player's Weakness...'

If a player is strong in defence then he/she should be given training in attack or vice versa. Photograph: Kind courtesy Utroja0/Pixabay With two dozen Indian players qualified to play in the......

Gill reveals what separates India from struggling teams

‘If your team's foundation is based on T20s, it will struggle in Tests’ IMAGE: Shubman Gill feels this is where the Indian cricket system has stood out with its robust structures and clear......

Tough call! New rule puts AIFF EC members in quandary

Out of the 16 officials, at least 12 are also holding posts in the state units and thus will be hit by Article 25.3 (c) of the AIFF draft constitution. IMAGE: The clause does not affect AIFF......