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Does economic under-performance matter?

There are instances -- both from national and state elections -- of economic under-performers being returned to power, and also of parties being thrown out despite good performance, observes T N......

How US LOST to Pakistan in Afghanistan

For two decades the US paid in blood and blood money for dependence on Pakistan to carry out one president's boast.Now, having been defeated by its proxies, another president will go into......

With Rane in Maharashtra mix, Sena SHUTS door on BJP

'As long as Rane is the point-person, the Sena will never revive its partnership with the BJP.'Aditi Phadnis reports. IMAGE: Union Minister Narayan Rane. Photograph: Vijay Shankar Bate/ANI Photo......

The BJP's Politics of Population

Population is a touchy issue in India. Anybody will notice the crowded rat race we live in, notes Shyam G Menon. IMAGE: The Indian population is now 1.3 billion and the country is forecast to be......

BJP govts issue sedition FIRs like traffic challans

Why should an elected government, any party's government, need a law to protect itself from its people? asks Shekhar Gupta. Photograph: PTI Photo The law of sedition is a remnant of......

Mahindra XUV700 sets series of new Indian records

Four XUV700s entered the challenge and all four recorded over 4000 km in 24 hours, says Rajesh Karkera. IMAGE: The XUV700s being tested in Chennai. We did say in our first drive of the Mahindra......

'Stay invested, buy quality stocks, exit weaker ones'

'Stocks of weaker companies may see the correction continue, but the ones that are relatively bigger and stronger will see investor interest come back.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com A......

PE/VC investments touch all-time high of $9.5 bn in July

Investments by private equity and venture capital funds doubled to a record high of $9.5 billion in July mainly driven by higher investor interest in the e-commerce sector, a report said on Monday.......

Death of a Salesman Revisited

Are algos taking over from 'shoeshine and a smile', asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com 'Can you explain to me why this feature [and I named one] is missing in......

Citibank likely to hive off consumer banking business in India

In India, it is not easy to fight it out with the large banks which are nimble-footed and technology-savvy and are continuously innovating on the retail turf with newer products for customer......

Will Rajinikanth's fans forgive Dhanush?

Subhash K Jha hopes that Rajinikanth doesn't take the break to heart. Photograph: Kind courtesy Dhanush/Instagram By announcing his separation from his wife of 18 years, Dhanush has risked the......

Minnal Murali Review

It's not every day that you see a superhero in a lungi running over cars, bashing the bad guy and saving village folk, observes Divya Nair. It must be over a year ago when I watched an interview......

The JHAKAAS Life of Anil Kapoor

Mr India turns 65 today! As Anil Kapoor celebrates his birthday on December 24, Namrata Thakker takes a peek into his FABULOUS life through his Instagram feed. Photograph: Kind courtesy Anil......

Rashmi Rocket Review

Rashmi Rocket suffers from overcrowding.Through its runtime of nearly two hours, it hints at too many issues without sinking its teeth into any, notes Deepti Patwardhan. In a recent interview,......

Mouni Roy's Sexy Disco Moves!

Sonakshi gets up close and personal... Anil parties in Germany... Please click on the images below for a better look. IMAGE: Mouni Roy shows us a BTS of her new song, Disco......

Davis Cup: Italy reach last eight; Russia, Britain win

IMAGE: Italy's Lorenzo Sonego celebrates beating Colombia's Nicolas Mejia in the Davis Cup Finals Group F match at Pala Alpitour, Turin, Italy, on Saturday. Photograph: Guglielmo......

SOCCER PIX: Lacklustre PSG slump to first loss, Real downed

IMAGE: Stade Rennais' Gaetan Laborde celebrates scoring their first goal. Photograph: Stephane Mahe/Reuters Paris St Germain suffered their first defeat of the season when they were beaten 2-0 at......

Athletics PIX: De Grasse, McLaughlin scorch the track

IMAGE: Canada's Andre de Grasse glances to his left as he finishes ahead of Kenneth Bednarek of the United States to win the gold medal in the Olympics men's 200 metres final, at Olympic Stadium......

Olympic Athletics: De Grasse fastest into 200m final

IMAGE: Canada's Andre De Grasse reacts after finishing first in Heat 3 of the 200m Men's semi-final at Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on Tuesday. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters Usain Bolt has gone but......

Olympics: Warholm destroys world record to win 400m hurdles gold

IMAGE: Karsten Warholm of Norway reacts after winning the gold medal in the men's 400m hurdles at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on Tuesday. Photograph: Christian Petersen/Getty Images A world......

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