Richest 10% Hold 65% of India's Wealth

A larger part of India's population was in the middle 40 per cent of the national income share in 1980. Today almost all are in the bottom 50 per cent. Kindly note that this illustration generated......

'Government Is The Source Of Our Data Leakages'

'Instead of the government and telecom operators solving the mess of their own creation, they're telling us we need to give access to our phones perpetually.' Kindly note that this image has only......

'Israel Doesn't Want Pakistan To Have Nuclear Weapons'

'If the Trump administration could gain access to the nuclear weapons, they would be satisfied -- at least they could control them.' IMAGE: Syed Asim Munir, Pakistan's army chief, and Prime......

IIT-Kanpur director explains why Delhi's cloud seeding failed

IIT-Kanpur director Manindra Agrawal on Wednesday said that although the cloud seeding trial in Delhi did not bring rain, it provided useful information, and asserted that the cost of the process......

M&A financing the new frontier for banks, but RBI's watching

Mint Road's proposals on banks' M&A funding are cautious even as entrants root for more elbow room, and weigh business models. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff Ask Debadatta Chand about his plans......

'Don't Consider Gold, Silver As Asset Classes'

'An asset must generate income. Equities yield dividends, bonds pay coupons, deposits give interest, and real estate earns rent.''Gold, silver, and even Bitcoin produce no income, they merely store......

Will Tata Sons Go Public?

Clarity on Tata Sons' position on listing, as of 2025, would help define the future of the group better, irrespective of the RBI stand.As of now, the ball is in the RBI's court, and everyone is......

BEL fires growth salvo with defence orders, new contracts boost revenues

The stock of Bharat Electronics (BEL) has risen 10 per cent over the past seven to eight trading sessions, driven by order wins that improve revenue visibility. Photograph: Courtesy, Bharat......

'OTT Has Become Desi Porn'

'This kind of content will destroy our culture.' IMAGE: Bipasha Basu in Jism, the film that provoked Uday Mahurkar into moving the Supreme Court over vulgar content. The Supreme Court of India on......

'There Is Always Fear'

'Jaat is not just a community, an agent, or an individual; it's an emotion.' IMAGE: Sunny Deol in Jaat. Photograph: Kind courtesy Sunny Deol/Instagram After the roaring success of Gadar 2, Sunny......

Why Ayesha Jhulka Stepped Away From Films

'I've not been doing much work because I was not getting the kind of roles I want to do.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Ayesha Jhulka/Instagram Aamir Khan's 60th birthday had us flashbacking to many......

The Girl Who Made A Huge Splash In 2024

'Konkona just walked up, and both of us froze. She was tearing up, and I was like this is unbelievable.''We had Tannishtha Chatterjee, Divya Dutta, Rasika Dugal, Dia Mirza... women I've idolised.'......

Chess World Cup semifinalists play it safe, again!

IMAGE: Uzbekistan Grandmasters Javokhir Sindarov and Nodirbek Yakubboev in action during Game 2 of the semifinals of the Chess World Cup, in Panaji on Saturday. Photograph: FIDE/X It turned out to......

Blasters blank SC Delhi, boost Super Cup semifinal hopes

IMAGE: Spaniard Koldo Obieta scored a brace as Kerala Blasters thrashed Sporting Club Delhi to strengthen their bid for a spot in the semifinals of the Super Cup, in Bambolim, on Monday.......

Ashwin slams BCCI: 'Why no roadmap for Rohit and Kohli?'

'I really hope the conversation has already taken place with Kohli and Rohit' 'It should have been a straight conversation' IMAGE: Despite the BCCI's global stature, Indian cricket lacks effective......

Doeschate slams Pak players for on-field antics

"It would have been easy to lose our minds at that point given the celebration as well and some of the words during the game from the Pakistan bowling unit.'  IMAGE: Pakistan's Sahibzada Farhan......

Kohli, Rohit's ODI future: BCCI keeps options open

The BCCI never believes in taking decisions in haste and would always gauge the public perceptions before taking a call, which is sensitive in nature considering the massive fan following of the......