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Stalin Needs to Think Fast, Act Faster

Good intentions and elaborate roadmaps apart, there is an urgent need for the Tamil Nadu chief minister to come up with branded schemes like MGR's meal scheme, asserts N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE:......

UNSC expects Taliban to adhere to commitments

The United Nations Security Council, under India's Presidency, adopted a strong resolution demanding that territory of Afghanistan not be used to threaten any country or shelter terrorists and that......

Prashant Kishor quits as Punjab CM's principal advisor

Poll strategist Prashant Kishor Thursday resigned as Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh's principal advisor, saying he was taking "a temporary break from active role in public life". Kishor's......

Amit Mitra likely to step down as Bengal finance minister

Noted economist and senior Trinamool Congress leader Amit Mitra is likely to step down as the West Bengal finance minister and even retire from active politics due to ill health,......

Former President Pranab Mukherjee's son Abhijit joins TMC

Former President Pranab Mukherjee's son and ex-Congress MP Abhijit Mukherjee joined the Trinamool Congress on Monday. IMAGE: Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha MP Sudip Bandopadhyay greets son of......

Govt hikes DA after to 28% effective July 1

The government has increased the rate of Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) after a gap of one-and-half years from 17 per cent to 28 per cent, benefiting nearly 1.14 crore employees......

Variable DA for 1.5 crore workers hiked

The ministry of labour & employment on Friday announced a hike in variable dearness allowance for more than 1.5 crore workers in the central sphere by Rs 105 to Rs 210 per month. The hike, which......

New inflation index to impact DA, 30 mn govt staff to get more pay

However, the hike in salary for government officials may take some time as the Centre had earlier this year decided to put a freeze on any hike in the DA of its employees till July, 2021, owing to......

Sitharaman offers festive advance, cash for LTC, capex boost

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced a payment of cash in lieu of LTC and Rs 10,000 festival advance to government employees to stimulate consumer demand during the festival......

PM Modi, you have time on your side

The last three prime ministers who served full terms started out in their early 70s.Mr Modi is younger and fitter than all of them.But he needs to find it in him to change course if he is to beat......

Feels Like Ishq review

At the end of the six short stories, Feels Like Ishq is uneven yet watchable, feels Sukanya Verma. Feels Like Ishq evokes Modern Love. It doesn't have the range or emotion of the romantic-comedy......

Why Shah Rukh Khan played Devdas

'Unlike the Shah Rukh Khan in Darr, Baazigar, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, there's an amazing child-like vulnerability and honesty in the Shah Rukh of Devdas.' Devdas was......

Buddhadeb Dasgupta passes away

Photograph: Kind courtesy Deepti Nabal/Instagram Eminent film director Buddhadeb Dasgupta, who had been battling kidney ailments for quite some time, died at his residence in Kolkata early on......

BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES of Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray would have been a hundred years old on May 2.To mark the legendary film-maker's birth centenary, Rediff.com brings you a treasure trove of features from our archives. A lot has been......

What made the Oscars so DIFFERENT

Despite the smaller scale of the event, the mood at the ceremony was cheerful, notes Aseem Chhabra. IMAGE: A crew member prepares a backdrop for the red carpet at Union Station in Los Angeles.......

WC qualifiers PICS: Messi 'tricks' as Argentina rout Bolivia

Messi overtakes Pele as South America's top international scorer with 79 goals. Images from Thursday's South American World Cup qualifiers. IMAGE: Lionel Messi celebrates scoring Argentina's......

PICS: WI edge Pakistan by one wicket in epic 1st Test!

IMAGE: West Indies' Kemar Roach celebrates with Jayden Seales after scoring the match-winning runs in the first Test against Pakistan in Kingston, Jamaica on Sunday. Photograph: ICC West Indies......

Brathwaite misses century as Windies take 34-run lead over Pakistan

IMAGE: West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite attempted a needless second run off the bowling of Yasir Shah and was caught well short when Hasan Ali’s direct throw hit the stumps, on Day 2 of......

We need to get better at spin, says Australia's Wade

IMAGE: Matthew Wade, who top-scored for Australia with 22 against Bangladesh on Monday, said he did not blame the team's younger players for the series loss. Photograph: Mohammad Ponir......

Tokyo Games: What A Runner!

Please click on the images for a better look at the action. IMAGE: Team Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge, the defending Olympic Champion and World Record holder, leads Marathon runners on the......

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