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Kolkata Firms Who Bought Electoral Bonds

Trinamool Congress is the second highest recipient of political donations through electoral bonds. IMAGE: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during the Trinamool Congress's Jonogorjon......

When Indira Gandhi's demand for papaya left this chef in tears

The papayas from Mumbai were too squishy, the chef raced through the streets of Goa in a police jeep to look for fruit ripened just right only to have security personnel puncture many a hole......

When Mahatma Gandhi Gave British Sleepless Nights

Government was watching Gandhiji's mood to know if he had cooled down.They found out from his letters and utterances that he was the same old firebrand and even more determined than before. The......

Sidhu seeks special diet in jail, taken for medical examination

Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, lodged in Patiala central prison to serve a one-year jail term in a 1988 road rage death case, was taken to Rajindra Hospital in Patiala under heavy security on......

Strolling down the street

… and I learn more about economic trends than from books, observes Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Last Friday, tired of a week of a dozen online video......

What the economy needs: Painful medium-term steps

'Even without major reforms, with a business as usual scenario, and with current inflation trends, we should be clocking around 11 to 12 per cent nominal growth.''That is not happening and is a......

India orders 95 biryanis per minute: Swiggy

So Swiggy offered 35,056 varieties of biryani to its users, says Peerzada Abrar. IMAGE: Biryani. Photograph: Kind courtesy Zaffran India ordered an average of 95 biryanis per minute, or 1.6......

Will MGNREGA end up subsidising private farm labour?

In case MGNREGA is expanded, officials said the total expenditure on farming-related works could reach up to 80 per cent of MGNREGA budget, as against the current 67 per cent. The......

This businessman thinks Demo/GST are good

'In a country like ours, people talk about wanting to be like Singapore, but when it comes to paying taxes, they start criticising.''The medicine is bitter, but the long term effect is good,'......

Why your household Budget will hit the roof

Vegetable, fruit prices to be on the rise over weak supply, crop damage Vegetables and fruits have become costlier in select wholesale and retail markets since August due to weak supply following......

What Yummy Snack Is Akshay Tucking Into?

Bollywood works hard but travels harder! Here's bringing you beautiful images from their travel diaries. Photograph: Kind courtesy Akshay Kumar/Instagram Akshay Kumar takes his film Raksha......

'Bollywood is a hard industry to break into'

'But it is also an industry that is very accepting when they see talent and hard work.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Nora Fatehi/Instagram Half a decade after she made her debut with 2014's......

Taimur gets a forest as a birthday present!

The nawabi celebrations continue... Taimur Ali Khan's first birthday celebrations started with a horse ride and a tractor drive. What followed was cutting an cake which will make you drool. And......

Verstappen pips Norris to pole in Austria Grand Prix

IMAGE: Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates after qualifying in pole position. Photograph: Christian Bruna/Reuters Formula One leader Max Verstappen put his Red Bull on pole position for the......

A peek into Dhoni's reclusive life in Ranchi

IMAGE: Mahendra Singh Dhoni at his farm in Ranchi. Photograph: Kind courtesy M S Dhoni Fans Official/Instagram Never the one to walk the beaten path, former India captain Mahendra Singh......

F1 pitlane tales: Hamilton in 'shock'; Vettle puzzled

IMAGE: Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton. Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters Lewis Hamilton was 'shocked' with the pace of Mercedes after notching a record-extending eighth pole position at the Australian Grand......

Love at first sight! McLaren show off new F1 car

McLaren, the once-dominant team of champions like Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost, have not won a race since 2012 or a championship since Lewis Hamilton's first in 2008. IMAGE: The blue and papaya......

McLaren's Alonso bullish about his 100th podium finish this season

'McLaren car is 100 percent ready' IMAGE: McLaren's Fernando Alonso. Photograph: Clive Mason/Getty Images Fernando Alonso has played down reliability concerns about the new Renault-powered......

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