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'G RAM G Isn't A National Employment Guarantee Law'

'MGNREGA was about a guaranteed right to work.''The new law does not guarantee employment at all.''It removes everything that made MGNREGA a legal guarantee.' IMAGE: Labourers under the Mahatma...

'Hindu Unity Is Not What I Am Aiming At'

'The Kerala of today is not the Kerala of yesterday.''What has seeped into this society is the feeling of hatred towards other castes and religions.' IMAGE: Vellappally Natesan speaks at an SNDP...

Colleen And Hugh Gantzer Had India's Heart

Colleen and Hugh Gantzer were the GOATs of travel writers. IMAGE: Hugh and Colleen Gantzer at their cottage Ockbrook in Mussoorie. Photographs: Seema Pant for Rediff Key Points Hugh and Colleen...

Oscar winner Keeravani to lead music for R-Day mega cultural show

Representing different dance forms of India, a mega group of nearly 2,500 artistes is set to perform on the Kartavya Path in New Delhi during the 77th Republic Day parade, whose main theme will be...

Nitish distributes new departments, retains civil aviation

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has allocated portfolios of newly created departments among ministers, keeping Civil Aviation with himself, an official notification said. IMAGE: Bihar Chief...

Lessons To Learn From The Tatas

Usually, in the western view, corporate success is attributed to efficiency, organisational structure, and scale.R Gopalakrishnan and Harish Bhat argue that philosophy, culture, and the...

At $4.4 bn, Shriram Fin to get India's largest financial-sector FDI

Leading non-banking financial company (NBFC) Shriram Finance on Friday said Japan-based MUFG Bank would invest Rs 39,618 crore, or $4.4 billion, to acquire a 20 per cent stake on a fully diluted...

How will India's auto industry perform in 2026?

After a record-breaking year, India's automobile industry is entering 2026 on a relatively strong footing, with sales growth expected in the 6-8 per cent range. The outlook is underpinned by...

'Andhra Will Become Gateway Of India For Investment'

'We are expecting investment, public and private, of around Rs 40 trillion by 2029.' IMAGE: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu speaks at the CII Partnership Summit in Visakhapatnam,...

India@79: Rising Economy, Lingering Gaps

India is set to become the world's fourth-largest economy in 2025, but slow income growth, lack of structural change, and rising inequality highlight the gap between progress and real...

Kantara: A Legend Chapter-1: Awe And Wonder

Rishab Shetty's Kantara: A Legend Chapter-1 is an ambitious, bold update of the ideas of the first film on a much bigger canvas, discovers Arjun Menon. Kantara: A Legend Chapter-1 is a film...

Songs of Paradise Review: A Singer's Story

Songs Of Paradise is the story of a female achiever that needed to be told, just as her songs of love and longing deserve to be rediscovered and shared with music aficionados, observes Deepa...

Why Pyaasa Is A Must Watch 68 Years On

At a time when the 'my country, right or wrong' attitude is sweeping over the majority, the Pyaasa songm Jinhe Naaz Hai Hind Par Woh Kahan Hain brings a much-needed sense of reality.It questions:...