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Why the RSS was banned thrice in 100 years

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), which is set to complete 100 years on Thursday, has come a long way since its inception to become the largest socio-cultural organisation. IMAGE: Volunteers......

'All India Radio Is No Underdog'

'The largest listenership for Vividh Bharati outside the country is in Spain.''The labourers who go there for the tomato-picking season feel cut off from their country and listen to Vividh Bharati......

Modi Isn't Going To Retire On September 17

'Mr Modi has the power and pre-eminence in the BJP-RSS to choose how long he wants to serve, and he is definitely going to want to contest in 2029.''He will only be 79, as old as Donald Trump now,......

Dhankhar's Exit: Why RSS Won't Rock Modi's Boat

Modi's charisma may have weakened as last year's Lok Sabha poll results showed but in the eyes of the Sangh Parivar, it has not waned.Minus a strong BJP government at the Centre for another decade......

Who Won By The Highest/Lowest Margins?

Hemant V Shivsaran/Rediff.com does a deep dive and lists the winners with the highest and lowest margins in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. IMAGE: All India United Democratic Front candidate from......

CBI files charge sheet against Rana Kapoor, Gautam Thapar in Yes Bank fraud

The CBI has filed a charge sheet against former Chief Executive and Managing Director of Yes Bank Rana Kapoor as well as Avantha Group promoter Gautam Thapar in the Rs 466.51 crore alleged fraud in......

Wait for new home may get longer by 3 months

Developers are cautious about the timing of launches in the near term, given the relative uncertainty in demand pick-up and logistical challenges during the lockdown. Illustration: Dominic......

Despite Covid woes, residential launches back on track

Despite a 56 per cent fall in residential launches in the first half of the year compared to the second half of 2019, Anarock Property Consultants believes that consolidation in residential real......

As commodity prices rise, cars, home appliances to cost more

Metal prices from copper to aluminum and tin have shot up by about 7-32 per cent in the past three months. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Recently, consumer durables firm Blue Star launched......

Shapoorji's mega plan: 13 million sq ft of residential real estate

According to property experts, this is the biggest plan by any developer at the moment. Construction giant Shapoorji Pallonji is betting big on residential real estate, despite a prolonged......

How The Modern Mom Was Born In Bollywood

Today's Hindi film mothers are younger, trendier, more mischievous.But, truth be told, says Dinesh Raheja, I still do miss sometimes the comforting presence of the trad mother. IMAGE: Dharmendra......

Who Will Vivek Agnihotri Expose In The Vaccine War?

IMAGE: Nana Patekar with Dr Balram Bhargava, Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research, who he plays in The Vaccine War.Vivek Agnihotri, the film's director, writes Dr Bhargava 'led our......

Looking At 1999: 25 Years Ago In Bollywood...

1999 in Hindi movies marked the end of a vibrant young decade and a gentle promise of electrifying new things to come in the new millennium. Where madcap masala still reigned supreme, morally......

When Bollywood Sang To The Moon

When Neil Armstrong landed on the Moon on July 20, 1969, Indian movies couldn't stop praising the Chand. As India successfully lands Chandrayaan-3, does the moon look as beautiful as one's beloved......

'Our film is not about Ram or Ravan'

IMAGE: Pratik Gandhi and Aindrita Ray in Bhavai. Any publicity, they say in showbiz, is good publicity. But not when it could impede the release of a movie. Which is why the title of Pratik......

Post surgery, Manasi Joshi Sets Sights on World Championships

'In general, I needed a short break from sports because I had worked extremely hard for the Paralympics. I was happy with my performance, but not winning a medal left me a little disappointed. I......

'I would have been the king of limited overs cricket'

'I am not envious of those who are making millions. It's their era and I had my era.' IMAGE: Cricket legend Salim Durani trains budding cricketers in Jamnagar in this January 2004 photograph.......

Lalit Modi's son loses RCA election for president's post

C P Joshi pips Ruchir Modi to become RCA president Congress leader C P Joshi pipped Ruchir Modi, son of former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi, to become president of the Rajasthan Cricket Association......

How chance meeting with Gopichand shaped Manasi's gold

'I never thought I will progress in the field of sports. I just was doing this for my personal growth and it took me to a level where I could represent the country and do well.' IMAGE: Manasi......

Cricket Buzz: BCCI set to snub Pakistan, correct flawed FTP

The BCCI is all set to have its way at the ICC Futures Tours and Programmes (FTP) Meeting as the Board will keep Pakistan out of the six nations it will play during the upcoming World Test......