It is thanks to the policy of liberalisation conceived by Manmohan Singh and enforced by P V Narasimha Rao that the Indian economy has now become the world's 5th largest economy by nominal GDP,......
Being driven to abandon Indian middle-class values, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com I find myself squirming with mental disquiet when I hear headlines like 'Imagine......
Will G20 showcase an India that is inclusive, culturally rich, diverse and tolerant, asks Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: Prime Minister N D Modi at the G20 all-party meeting in New Delhi. All photographs:......
We have our own problems for sure and they are not trivial, but for now, our economy is in not too bad a shape, our politics is as personality-driven and authoritarian as that of most countries in......
There was no clear winner between former chancellor Rishi Sunak and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on Tuesday after the UK's prime ministerial candidates went head-to-head in their first television......
Of the eight RBI governors who have held office since the 1991 economic liberalisation, Bimal Jalan had the longest stint and S Venkitaramanan, the shortest. Current Governor Shaktikanta Das will......
A piece of slightly negative news can cause a serious setback, warns Debashis Basu. Photograph: Kind courtesy Geralt/Pixabay Isn't it puzzling that although economic and financial forecasts......
For Lori Beer, chief information officer, JPMorgan Chase & Co, largest banker in the US, India is a big part of the organisation’s global technology footprint and is core to its products and......
'India has the potential to do a lot more to take advantage of the time today where we stand to gain, geopolitically and in terms of market attractiveness.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......
'Markets are not expensive; they are fairly priced.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com It has been a good run for markets lately, with the S&P BSE Sensex and the National Stock Exchange Nifty50......
'The idea was to show the simultaneity and coexistence of life in the city.' IMAGE: Shaunak Sen, director of the award-winning documentary All That Breathes, photographed by Stephanie Cornfield.......
'Doing Badhaai Do made me realise that a simple act of loving and marrying the person I want is, unfortunately, a privilege when it should be a right.' IMAGE: Rajkummar Rao and Bhumi Pednekar.......
Oscar winners, festival favourites, massy entertainers, all-time classics, Sukanya Verma offers plenty to pick from on OTT this week. NomadlandWhere to watch? Disney HotstarLanguage: English......
'I didn't even know where Bombay was before I came here.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Shilpa Shukla/Instagram "People still remember me as the Chak De girl!" Shilpa Shukla says with a laugh. It has......
'The last time I met him will be one I will always cherish. It was in February this year.''I was asked to give him the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award and was warned he was frail and......
IMAGE: Italy fans celebrate. Photograph: Hollie Adams/Getty Images Italians poured into streets and squares in massive numbers on Sunday as the national soccer team beat England to win Euro 2020,......
IMAGE: Australia's ODI and T20I captain Aaron Finch assigned second standard student Alex Altube to prepare a "cricket magazine" with detailed explanation of the rules of the game. Photograph:......
IMAGES from Day 1 of the US Open. IMAGE: Rafael Nadal was sweating profusely in the oppressively humid conditions on Day 1 of the US Open. Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images Defending champion......