'Only Nitish knows what he is going to do'

'By naming Tejashwi as the next CM candidate, he has put us in a dilemma.''Who will lead us in 2025?''What will happen to the party after 2025?' IMAGE: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with......

What Is Raj Thackeray's Gameplan?

Or, is it the BJP's game plan?And, what is that gameplan? IMAGE: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena founder Raj Thackeray. "Raj Thackeray has been asked to focus only on Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar......

'My time in jail scarred me forever'

'Your faith in the system, and in the fact that you are a citizen of this country and have rights, starts eroding.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com "Jail is not a place for human beings.......

Three Takeaways From BJP's Victory

'Whoever thought that building toilets and providing free rations to the poorest of poor Indians would give Modi a halo other political leaders would envy?' asks Sheela Bhatt. IMAGE: Bharatiya......

Is 9% growth possible? The answer is yes

'The goal is achievable. What is stopping us from getting there?' asks Aakar Patel.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com How can India achieve and consistently keep a high rate of growth? A high......

'Modi's MSP announcement is an election game'

'This announcement is big foolishness.''The government has no idea of economics. They are just announcing what comes to their mind.''Let them implement what they have announced and just see what......

MSP of paddy may be hiked by Rs 200 per quintal

Hiking paddy MSP by almost Rs 200 per quintal, as against Rs 80 per quintal last year, is of electoral value in major parts of eastern India The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and opposition parties......

India's billionaires' success mantras

Vijay Shekhar Sharma, worth about 7,300 crores, is India's richest entrepreneur under 40 according to Hurun's India Rich List for 2016.Anil Rai Gupta, along with his brother Vinod, has been valued......

Trailer: Shah Rukh turns up the intensity with Raees

Rahul Dholakia's Eid 2016 offering is definitely looking intriguing, says Raja Sen. We don’t know much about Raees, next summer’s intriguingly titled Shah Rukh Khan release, but the......

Paheli is a breathtaking dream

My God, the visuals! First things first, this is the best-looking Indian film in a very long time, and ranks up there with the finest ever. Amol Palekar has crafted a delectable fairytale that is......

The art and craft of Nitin Desai

Straight from the art. That is how Nitin Chandrakant Desai's work can be best described. He has been active independently for over a decade. But it was after 1942 -- A Love Story in 1994......

'Tendulkar has lost his fighting abilities'

Readers' responses toThe naked and the dead feature: It is SPOT ON.I feel we r saying this day only because of our seniors (namely Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman).Please make no......