Greatest Sin In Indian Politics Is Overconfidence

The BJP will enter this election, as it does every election, as if it is fighting to prevent a 2004-style defeat. This is a party that wins big because it always behaves as if its back is to the......

Does India Need A Population Policy?

Experts recommend awaiting the findings of the 2021 Census, which is yet to be conducted, before introducing population control policies. IMAGE: A crowded railway platform in Mumbai. Kindly note......

'I will not loot the people'

Photograph: ANI Photo This interview was first posted on May 8, 2006. When film actor Vijayakanth started the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam party, nobody gave him a chance. His DMDK party......

North-South Divide: Myth Or Reality?

For the BJP, Telangana is a sunrise state in the South, while Karnataka is a southern success despite the ups and downs. IMAGE: INDIA alliance leaders Sharad Pawar, T R Baalu, Mallikarjun Kharge,......

View Consumption Survey Numbers With Caution

Could the MPCE survey results be used as a basis of reconstructing the Consumer Price Index with new weights, asks Madan Sabnavis. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters The Survey on household......

'Money lending has become prudent and conservative'

'We need to be far more careful given the fact that while this is group lending, it's essentially unsecured.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Microfinance institutions (MFIs) have become......

'We are not going back to licence raj'

'I'm pitching India for the strengths we offer, including the English language, engineers, doctors, nurses, professionals, innovative talent of startups.' IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala......

Post office staff swindles Rs 96 cr of public money in saving schemes: CAG

The staff at post offices misappropriated Rs 95.62 crore of public money between November 2002 and September 2021, the Comptroller and Auditor General has said. The money may seem small but it is......

Cinema Bandi review

Cinema Bandi brims in naïve optimism, focusing on a rural community's simple, sweet characters using up all their enthusiasm and resources to make a local blockbuster, notes Sukanya Verma.......

S P Balasubrahmanyam's TOP 25 Songs

Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire. S P Balasubrahmanyam passed away in his 75th year, and so we celebrate the singer with 75 of his top songs, in a multi-part......

He enriched the world with his magical voice

His songs were the anchor, the substratum, if you will, upon which life unfolded day after day, decade after decade -- across villages, towns, cities, and regions.Siva Sankar pays a tribute to S P......

'Now we are in the champion mindset'

'When we are playing at our best, it's very difficult for people to beat us.' IMAGE: Satwiksairaj Rankiredy and Chirag Shetty during a practice session at the Goregaon Sports Club in suburban......