The Swiss authorities have never considered tax evasion a reason for breaking banking secrecy on an account; what they have acknowledged now is that they will cooperate in cases of tax fraud, which has a tighter definition.
After getting married in Jaisalmer on February 7, Kiara Advani and Sidharth Malhotra flew to the latter's hometown in Delhi.
A rotating chief ministership as a way to appease factions can work only if there is a credible guarantor, explains Aditi Phadnis.
In its sway over national politics now, the Modi-Shah BJP is what the Congress was under Indira Gandhi. Why would they indulge coalition partners, their greed and egos now, asks Shekhar Gupta.
Reader Abhishek Soman sent us this picture from Pune.
As the counting of votes ends in Maharashtra and Haryana, Rediff.com takes a tongue-in-cheek look at what leaders across the political spectrum said.
Kiara Advani and Sidharth Malhotra gave everyone a preview of their wedding in the most unconventional way.
'Mr Modi's next challenger/s will need to invent a new politics,' says Shekhar Gupta.
The coming assembly and Lok Sabha elections -- the choice of candidates, the campaign strategies and the negotiations with other Opposition parties --0 represent the real test for Mallikarjun Kharge.
Kiara Advani and Sidharth Malhotra's wedding reception was as star-studded as it can get.
Sniping at the BJP senior leadership has reached a new high in Karnataka. For the moment, there is a truce, but the party knows the damage it could do ahead of the polls.
Amit Shah now enters an unfamiliar and interesting phase of his political career. His success or failure will henceforth be assessed based on his performance as a key minister, points out Shekhar Gupta.
Advani asserted that if his party is returned to power in the next general elections then it would scrap the deal and renegotiate with the US government.
Mrs and Mrs Malhotra attended their first post-shaadi event, the News18 Showsha Reel Awards.
'Mr Vajapyee felt that you could pray to any god or not pray at all, but the country comes first.'
'I told President Obama, "Mr President, do you realise that the person who is likely to become the prime minister of India in two weeks, does not have a visa, and you are talking about having great relations between India and the USA, how are you going to do it?".'' 'His answer was that this is not right and that he'll have somebody from the White House and the State Department reach out to me.'
Some of her best films are not available on streaming platforms, but Deepa Gahlot looks at her Hindi cinema oeuvre on OTT.
'Sanjeev Kumar was my favourite actor. But no one can compare with Amitabh Bachchan.'
Chef par excellence Satish Arora recalls his days working as a chef to prime ministers to Chandrima Pal.
Why the prime minister's legacy will depend on how he governs, not the number of state elections he fights as personality contests, says Shekhar Gupta.
Hero and Katti Batti release one week apart.
'What the interview with Modi told me was that now he is open to granting interviews.' 'And in this connection let me offer our credentials for being considered in this election season,' says Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
For her Big Day will the Jugjugg Jeeyo actress call on her good friend Manish Malhotra to make the Big Costume?
"We have prepared a broad platform where we have assessed the top 50 judges of the country who would be considered for appointment to the Supreme Court of India. We have data on judgments and the quality of judgments. The idea is to make the process of appointment in the Supreme Court more transparent," the CJI said.
'They should have offered a ticket for his constituency to Advaniji's daughter Pratibha or son Jayant. But, of course, that is too much to expect.'
'Bihar, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Bengal can be the game changers of 2024.'
The two main factions in Karnataka's Congress party -- one led by Siddaramaiah and the other by D K Shivakumar -- are both contenders for the chief ministership. Both groups have fought hard to get their choice of MLAs the party ticket, notes Aditi Phadnis.
Bollywood stars celebrated Father's Day with beautiful pictures and messages on Instagram.
Quite a few light-hearted comedies are up for release, and Joginder Tuteja takes us through them.
Is Karan Kundrra buying a Rs 20 crore house?
It sent shock waves in the party -- a political greenhorn had taken on Modi in his home turf of Gujarat. Smriti had clearly tried to choose sides, in this case Vajpayee's camp. Many felt that this would end Irani's career. A revealing excerpt from Nidhi Sharma's new book She, The Leader: Women in Indian Politics.
'Politics is not a post for retired people to enjoy.'
Heading G20 will give India a foreign affairs year like it has never had in history. You can trust Narendra Modi to exploit this to India's benefit. And, of course, to his own in his election year, explains Shekhar Gupta.
'I hope more shows highlight the unsung heroes of our rich history.' 'As for bringing the trophy home, a man can hope, but truly I am just excited to be there.'
'BJP leaders might ponder the all-consuming arrogance that grips the Modi-Shah combine a year ahead of the next general election,' says Sunil Sethi.
There are many movies coming up titled after their protagonist.
The party is less forthcoming about who the chief minister will be if it stays in power.
From the voter-level, traditionally anti-BJP, anti-Hindutva minorities and other secular voters would have an option, especially in the face of the mounting anti-incumbency against the ruling party -- as it happened in the 2001 assembly polls, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
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