'When you weigh anti-incumbency against the Centre against anti-incumbency against the state, anti-incumbency against the Centre will triumph as this is a parliamentary election.' IMAGE: Bharatiya......
'When my father travelled 5,000 miles to build a new home in Ireland, I doubt he ever dreamed that his son would one day grow up to become its leader.' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com profiles Dr......
'When there was no crime committed, everything had to be fabricated.' 'They see it as a war, and everything is fair in love and war.' IMAGE: Prashant Rahi. Photograph: Kind courtesy Jyoti Punwani......
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,......
‘If the central government does not give rights to the people of Ladakh, then it won’t be good for our country.’ IMAGE: The Leh Chalo Andolan, called by the Kargil Democratic......
It’s mid-morning and the two-kilometre stretch from Rashbehari Avenue to Gariahat Market is bustling with activity. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters Dotted with saree shops and......
'As our per capita income increases and various demographic segments emerge, the need for various kinds of protection and risk covers will become even more explicit.' Photograph: Kind courtesy LIC......
Parliament has cleared the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2023, recently. Photograph: Steve Marcus/Reuters The objective of the Act is to invite investments from......
''Returns can be very variable in equity markets.''That is why I tell small investors don't put 100 per cent of your money in equities, even if you are young.' Illustration: Dominic......
'In investing, you have to first make sure you don't make big mistakes.''I would advise small investors to be systematic, don't be arbitrary; don't be on either end of the risk spectrum.''Don't go......
'Every actor's journey is unique.''It's beautiful but also terrifying because you have to carve your own path.''So if there's somebody to talk it through, it's nice.' IMAGE: Rasika Dugal and Mukul......
'I started as an actor when I was only two-and-a-half years old, so I am not new to attention and the perks of being an actor.' IMAGE: Teja Sajja in Hanu Man. Teja Sajja is living his dream as his......
The earnestness of the actors keep Kaala Paani from drowning, observes Deepa Gahlot. Kaala Paani makes all the right au courant noises, particularly significant after the COVID pandemic. Set in......
'If OTT platforms had not come in, we would not get this second lease of life.' IMAGE: Sushmita Sen plays a transgender in Taali streaming on Jio Cinema. Tip Tip Barsa Paani, the popular......
'Never in the history of Indian cinema did we have a distribution system for 240 countries, but we have it now.''And if we still keep catering to the B and C-tiers of our country, and not the whole......
IMAGE: David Warner had indicated he would want to drop curtains on his Test career at his home ground in Sydney. Photograph: Lee Smith/Reuters Former Australian cricketer Simon O'Donnell is......
IMAGE: Having missed out the previous edition of WTC Final due to over-rate penalties, Australia are the first team to win ICC world titles across formats. Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images......
'I remember walking up to him and telling him, "Sambhal ke khelna".' IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar bats during a Test against Pakistan in Lahore in 1989. Photograph: Ben Radford/Allsport/Getty Images......
'He sees the big picture in everything, so I've no concerns that the skipper will be totally looked after. And I also believe that the Ashes is the script that the skipper is waiting to write, so......
Every World Cup, we see young footballers emerge as stars on the global stage. The tournament has always produced young heroes who step up for their teams at the grandest stage. Laxmi......