Swachh Bharat Not A Game Changer

If we as citizens, do not take ownership of public places, public facilities and public conveniences, Swachh Bharat will remain just a hollow slogan, notes Biswajit Dasgupta. Kindly note the image......

Not 'save democracy' but...: BJP slams INDIA's Delhi rally

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday slammed the opposition INDIA bloc's rally at Ramlila ground in New Delhi, saying it is not a "save democracy" meeting as projected but a "save family" and "hide......

'Vested interests defaming courts': 600 lawyers write to CJI

A group of lawyers, including senior advocate Harish Salve and Bar Council of India chairperson Manan Kumar Mishra, has written to the Chief Justice of India, alleging that a "vested interest......

Electoral bonds: What SBI told EC, what it didn't

The State Bank of India told the Supreme Court on Thursday it has provided the Election Commission all details of electoral bonds, including the unique bond number that would reveal the link......

Sustainable fashion gets thrown a life jacket after PM wears upcycled sadri

Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi has been at the forefront of climate action and saving the environment campaigns — whether plogging at a beach in Mahabalipuram in 2019 or wearing a sky-blue......

Fraternity, prosperity and polarisation

Economic stagnation is the advance payment for polarisation, which extracts a terrible price. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com One of the most heartening and fraternal features of......

Economy: Modi Is On The Ball

It will bear fruit in the next five years, which is why FDI is so strong.The foreigners clearly know what Indians don't, asserts T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

Invisible Growth behind Sensex Rise

'The growth drivers are mostly invisible, but the growth is undeniable at least for now,' notes Debashis Basu. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   In my earlier column I offered the......

Jhund Review

Playing a character put off by the idea of retirement is becoming on Bachchan.Hands in pocket, eyes firmly focused on his mission, conviction inks his speech while his serene, sensitive, portrayal......

The BEST and WORST of 2021

It was a turbulent time for everybody as COVID-19's second wave left every single individual affected one way or the other. And though entertainment was the last thing on most minds, a distraction......

Mohanlal would be perfect as Georgekutty.. 25 years ago

The curse of stardom, especially in a country like India -- which wants its Gods to be tidy and punctilious -- is that stardom forces you to stop exploring the frozen sea inside you, and instead......

PCB in deadlock with ACC on demanding additional compensation

Photograph: PCB/X Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was on Tuesday caught in a deadlock with the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) for demanding additional compensation on organising chartered flights......

'Magician Dhoni can turn someone else's trash into treasure'

IMAGE: Mahendra Singh Dhoni has captained Chennai Super Kings to a record 10 IPL finals. Photograph: BCCI Mahendra Singh Dhoni is a "magician" who can turn someone else's "trash into treasure"......

What's Special About Rohit's Shoes?

IMAGE: Rohit Sharma displays the specially designed boots he wore in the game against the Rajasthan Royals on Saturday. Photographs: Rohit Sharma/Instagram   On Saturday, his 35th birthday,......

Smriti Mandhana will overcome poor form: Shiv Sunder Das

IMAGE: Smriti Mandhana just scored 16 in the first ODI against Australia. Photograph: Albert Perez/Getty Images Indian women's team batting coach Shiv Sunder Das on Thursday promised a......

'If Kohli gets going, he can be very destructive'

  IMAGE: England James Anderson celebrates after getting the wicket of India's Virat Kohli on Day 1 of the third Test, at Headingley, Leeds. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images England ace......