'JP opened up about all the betrayals, the betrayal of the Jan Sangh and the RSS, how they ganged up with Sanjay Gandhi and pulled down the Morarji Desai government, how they destroyed the Janata......
'What does Indira Gandhi want from me?''At this age, what will I do to her?' IMAGE: Jayaprakash Narayan. Photograph: Courtesy, pibindia.wordpress.com June 25-26, 1975. At the stroke of midnight,......
Morarji Desai, India's first non Congress prime minister, was born on February 29, 1896. Mr Desai was 81 when he was elected prime minister and ruled India for two years, from March 1977 to July......
The Meerut Conspiracy Case was aimed at curbing communist influence in India. However, it fuelled nationwide sympathy, shaping the course of leftist politics in the country, writes Utkarsh Mishra.......
What stood out in his 15-year journey as a member of the political executive at the Centre was his glowing record as India's most successful and effective finance minister. Both as prime minister......
Perhaps because the Modi government had some differences of opinion with two of the economist governors (one of whom was appointed by the Manmohan Singh government), there is a view that its......
Stories are legion about the Karatmeter's use at that time.Hundreds of people standing in queue for testing, customers breaking down after discovering the actual purity of their jewellery and then......
'Let the high price of onions clear the market, matching supply with demand.''Let onion growers keep exporting -- we are the world's largest onion exporter, export 10% of our production,' advises......
We have a government with an extremely weak economic team advising a PM who hardly pays attention to their thoughts, says Jayanta Roy. Photograph: Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com I......
Is the Budget sufficiently prudent? It probably is but at the cost of substantial under-provisioning for the many grand sounding schemes announced in it, says Nitin Desai. A budget has to be......
'Dharmendra was paying a little extra attention to me and she didn't like it.' IMAGE: Sonia Sahni in Maya. She did a kissing scene in the 1960s, and was promptly nicknamed the 'Kiss Girl'. But......
Film folk have been very busy this year, attending trailer launches and promotional events. Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com vouches for that, as he recaps 2024 with his insightful clicks. ......
'Here are 25 stories special to me for one reason too many,' says Sukanya Verma who scored 25 years writing about the movies last week. Photograph: Kind courtesy Pixabay It all began in September......
'Salman wanted to do the interview properly. That's why he was nervous, you know, that dad should be happy.' IMAGE: Salman Khan with his father Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar at the launch of Angry......
Forty four years after Mohammed Rafi's untimely demise on July 31, 1980, at the young age of 55, the singer's work continues to enjoy a musical afterlife on radio, television and modern streaming......
Photograph: Paris Olympics 2024/X Get ready to cheer on a record-breaking Indian contingent at the 2024 Paris Olympics! With 117 athletes competing across 16 sports and 69 medal events,......
IMAGE: World No 41 Achanta Sharath Kamal is the lone Indian in the competition. Photograph: Thomas Peter/Reuters Veteran Sharath Kamal finally made the men's singles medal round in a major......
Srikantadatta Narasimharaaja Wadiyar was elected president, while Brijesh Patel voted back as secretary in the Karnataka State Cricket Association polls, held during its Annual General Meeting in......
IMAGE: Goa cricket association president Chetan Dessai. Photograph: PTI The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Saturday suspended and issued show cause notices to the top Goa Cricket......
Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha. Photograph: PTI Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals were suspended from the Indian Premier League for two years for betting activities of their key officials,......