Despite criticism of a lack of transparency and communication from the Modi-led government, BJP leaders point to "good beginnings" on several fronts to defend its performance. Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com reports.
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
'Q1 is going to bear the brunt of the second wave, exposing full-year GDP forecasts to downward revisions, unless phase-3 of vaccination is executed quickly.'
'Saying the private industry will come and transform India's space programme is real moonshine!'
Rather than one-year returns, look at benefits of long-term investment in equity.
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Diversify! Go for SIPs in equity MFs or buy debt funds! Don't time the market! Don't trade intra-day! So simple!
India sign off Paralympics with an unparalleled 19 medals: 5 gold, 8 silver, 6 bronze.
"We firmly hold that undermining the central bank is a recipe for disaster and government must desist," All India Reserve Bank Association said in a letter. The association said Acharya's comments about the government's interventionist role vis-a-vis the RBI has created a flutter across the nation. "This is, however, not a sudden outburst, but was waiting to happen due to long simmering discontent," the association said.
Sanjay B Jumaani, India's leading astro-numerologist, makes his predictions.
Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah made Olympic history in Tokyo Tuesday, blazing to victory in the 200 metres to complete an unprecedented women's sprinting "double-double".
Imran Khan knows Pakistan is holding a strong hand and doesn't have to flaunt it while claiming victory. But Pakistan has learned from the experience of the 1990s -- high risk of going out on a limb, asserts Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
'A good 30 per cent of people will still get infected after getting the Covishield vaccine.'
'As his close associate Som Pal told me, "Mandal was never V P Singh's brainchild. It was a Janata Party commitment he inherited".' 'He would have done it anyway at some point, but the specific timing of his decision was dictated entirely by political exigency -- his government was threatened.' 'It also turned out to be a game changer in Indian politics.'
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
'They can shift to dynamic asset allocation funds to automatically rebalance their equity exposure.'
Want your investments to make money as well as save tax for you? Anil Rego has some advice
Tax Guru Anil Rego answers your personal income tax queries.
'He is busy building an image on the social media as an anti-right-winger.' 'But remember: An actor is only good at what he was born to do,' observes Subhash K Jha.
IMAGES from Day 4 of the Wimbledon Champions at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Thursday
We asked readers to help Tiger out by suggesting titles for his new film with Hrithik Roshan, and we got many responses!
In a year when telling a story as cinematically as possible has found a conspicuous voice in OTT, Sukanya Verma's pick of 10 favourite female performances cannot be limited to film alone.
To ensure a better financial future, resolve yourself to follow these simple money tips.
Apart from favipiravir and remdesivir, its key Covid-19 products, DRL has already launched nutraceutical products and hand sanitisers during the pandemic.
These actresses have got the perfect legs and know how to flaunt them!
If New Delhi finds itself out in the cold in Afghanistan, both the Congress-led UPA and BJP-led NDA have only themselves to blame. Each has been in power for a full decade from 2001, without reaching out to the Taliban, points out Ajai Shukla.
'It makes no sense at all to leave because I have my whole family with me.' 'My wife and children are citizens here.'
The ecosystems of India and China today jostle against one another across Asia and much of the world.
Investors should consider debt mutual funds, banks fixed deposits or high-rated corporate debt instruments.
Where Ms Chawla seems to have erred is that she has not been able to build the desired credibility required to champion the cause she took to court.
Physical assets such as gold and real estate have their own positives and negatives, while other financial assets such as mutual funds, stocks and bonds come with their pluses and minuses. Let us look at both options in a little more detail.
Jay Kannaiyan from India has set course on a journey that not just takes courage, but an extreme level of passion.
In the changed circumstances and attitudes in Britain, we must let bygones be bygones, argues Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
'When the camera rolls, he is Salman Khan and he is Aayush Sharma.' 'No family comes into the picture.' 'That became quite a challenge for Aayush because he knew this film will make or break his career.' 'Mahesh sir also told him: "When you're shooting, you have to forget you are related or that he's a superstar".'
'It could tempt investors to pick stocks that are not fundamentally sound.'
he United States did what we went to do in Afghanistan, to get to terrorists who attacked us on 9/11 and deliver justice to Osama bin Laden, and to degrade the terrorist threat to keep Afghanistan from becoming a base, from which attacks could be continued against the United States.
If Irrfan could have been our finest professor of empirical philosophy, and Nawaz is our foremost poet of that space halfway between the gutter and the stars, then Jaideep Ahlawat has to be our greatest artist-scientist, asserts Sreehari Nair.
'Wherever the Delta variant is spreading, and the population is not vaccinated, there is death and devastation.'
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
'The only good thing is people will not be required to maintain their medical bills and invest time in that.'
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