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Kargil: Did India Punish Pakistan Enough?

India failed to extract the 'price' from Pakistan for its Kargil misadventure. The price could have been military in terms of loss of territory/soldiers/equipment or destruction of terrorist......

Modi Bluster Missing From Budget

With the reality of coalition politics staring the BJP in its face, this was inevitable, points out Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman leaves for Parliament to present the......

SC rules states can tax mines, royalty on minerals not tax

The legislative power to tax mineral rights vests with the states and the royalty paid on minerals is not a tax, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday in a landmark judgement which will give a huge......

'Against Trump, Kamala Is Formidable'

'Just think about it. She's a prosecutor, he's a convicted felon. I love that juxtaposition.' 'She's a woman, and she's black and South Asian. He's a white guy who grew up with enormous......

Over 4 lakh students to lose 5 marks in NEET-UG after SC order

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the National Testing Agency to revise its merit list by treating the answer suggested by a panel of three experts of IIT Delhi to a controversial physics question......

SC terms single judge order in Maran arbitral award row 'atrocious'

The Supreme Court on Friday got irked over a lengthy judgement penned by a single judge bench of the Delhi high court in a case related to an arbitral award involving media baron Kalanithi Maran......

Gold Crash: Should You Invest Now?

'If you invest in sovereign gold bond, you are going to get the price rise of gold over an eight year period.''You're also going to get that two-and-a-half percent which the Government of India is......

Govt to undertake comprehensive review of Income Tax Act: FM

The government on Tuesday announced that it will undertake a comprehensive review of the Income Tax Act to make it easy to read. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Presenting the Union......

How To Curb Speculation In F&Os

'Sebi had no problem with derivatives until trading exploded after Covid.''But now, having built a dangerous road, from which different entities, mainly governments, are extracting a heavy toll,......

Why Builders Won't Drop Home Prices

'What happens in the real estate market is that once the prices go up it goes on to stay at that level.' 'It might not increase and at the same time the prices will not come down too.' IMAGE: A......

How Manav Kaul Played A Sex Worker

'Puneet did his research and gave us a very basic idea on male prostitution. He said it is like any other job.' IMAGE: Tillotama Shome with Manav Kaul in Tribhuvan Mishra CA Topper. Photograph:......

Inside Shraddha's Sea-View Home

Shraddha Kapoor, who is getting ready for the release of Stree 2, lives with her parents in Juhu, north west Mumbai. The apartment has a stunning sea view with a hint of vintage charm and loads of......

'I Managed To Make Some Successful Films'

IMAGE: Gulshan Rai at the silver jubilee function of his first production, Johny Mera Naam with Dev Anand, Vijay Anand, Hema Malini and music composers Kalyanji-Anandji. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Krishan Kumar's Daughter Tishaa Passes Away At 21

IMAGE: Krishan Kumar with daughter Tishaa at the Animal premiere. Photograph: Pradeep Bandekar Tishaa Kumar, daughter of former actor and T-Series producer Krishan Kumar, passed away at the age of......

Bad Newz Review: A Leave-Your-Brains-Aside Entertainer

Ammy and Triptii have the chemistry of a door-to-door salesman and disinterested customer.On the other hand, she and Vicky burn down the house with their scorching sensuality, observes Sukanya......

Paris Opening: Of Lady Gaga, cabaret and a mystery torchbearer

IMAGE: Lady Gaga performs during the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony, on Friday. Photograph: Amanda Perobelli/Reuters Lady Gaga sang a French cabaret song near Notre-Dame cathedral, a giant......

Our women boxers can win medals at Paris Olympics: Vijender

'The girls will do well, I hope we get one or two medals. It could be a silver or may be even a gold.' IMAGE: Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain will be aiming to become the first......

England eyeing 600 runs a day: 'Bazball' here to stay

IMAGE: Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope gave England a blitzkrieg star in the second Test against West Indies. Photograph: ICC/X Ollie Pope reckons England can breach the 600-run mark inside a......

Is Gambhir The Coach Team India Needs?

Like the billionaire investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, Gautam Gambhir, the tenacious former opener-turned-coach, also seems to be governed by instincts while picking unheralded players and turning them......

Chilled athletes embrace strategies to beat Paris heat

IMAGE: Canada's Evan Dunfee poses as he celebrates winning bronze at the 2019 Doha world championships. Photograph: Aleksandra Szmigiels / Reuters While most of his rivals prepared for the 50......

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