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Misgovernance, polarisation marked 8 yrs of Modi govt, says Cong; BJP hits back

The Congress on Thursday attacked the Modi government on its eighth anniversary, alleging the period has been marked by misery and misgovernance with high inflation, low employment and communal......

Rahul Gandhi had no political clearance for London visit?

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's recent visit to the United Kingdom, and especially his meeting with British Labour Party leader and MP Jeremy Corbyn in London came under the scanner after his......

BJP, Congress spar over Rahul's meeting with India-baiting Labour MP

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi's meeting with British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in London triggered a row back home with the Bharatiya Janata Party asking him whether he endorsed the UK......

Father's death biggest learning experience: Rahul in Cambridge

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said that the assassination of his father and former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi was the ”single biggest learning experience” of his life, asserting......

Rahul Misses Tribute To Father

Thirty one years ago, on a summer evening in Sriperumbudur, a suicide bomber assigned by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam assassinated former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi before an election......

RBI may 'kill excess demand' in economy in 6-8 months

With inflation remaining at elevated levels, central banks around the world, including the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), will kill excess demand in economy over the next six to eight months, sources......

Paytm share allocation likely on Nov 16 at Rs 2,150 apiece

Digital payments and financial services firm Paytm is likely to allocate shares at the upper price band of Rs 2,150 apiece on November 16 after market regulator SEBI's approval which is expected to......

Amartya Sen, Home in the World

Amartyada, says Omkar Goswami, thank you for being the humane, caring and socially concerned economist that you are. All Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Born in 1933, Amartya Sen......

'As finance minister, it is very difficult to do as much as one should'

'Since the NDA took office in 2014, and aggressively since 2019, the Union government seems hell bent on centralising all power and resources, only to fail spectacularly,' Tamil Nadu Finance......

The visionary who made Indian IT industry global

One should appreciate the sagacity and audacity of JRD and Nani Palkhivala in founding TCS on April 1, 1968.At that time there was no Microsoft or Intel, SAP or Accenture, much less Google.They......

When did vying for attention become so evil?

The Social Dilemma shows how social media is turning human beings into lab rats and zombies, notes Chintan Girish Modi. IMAGE: A scene from The Social Dilemma. All photographs: Kind courtesy......

Super 30: 'Show your kids this inspiring movie'

'You come out of the theatre feeling happy, inspired, with moist eyes and in awe.' Hrithik Roshan's new film Super 30 tells an inspirational real life story, and audiences are suitably inspired.......

When a gora produced a Bollywood movie

'The first time we actually got to meet a Bollywood star, it was Salman Khan.''We met him at his farm house.''For Pia, an actor is just an actor. There is no such thing as a star in her world, and......

Remembering Spin Legend Sonny Ramadhin

From Rohan Kanhai the swashbuckler to Alvin Kallicharan to Shivnarine Chanderpaul to Ramnaresh Sarwan to Sunil Narine, Indian origin cricketers from the Caribbean have often been the toast of the......

Hockey legend Charanjit Singh no more

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Hockey India/Twitter Captain of India's 1964 Tokyo Olympics gold medal-winning hockey team, Charanjit Singh, died on Thursday at his home in Una, Himachal Pradesh after......

MCC rejects bamboo bats, terms it 'illegal'

'Currently, law 5.3.2 states that the blade of the bat must consist solely of wood.' IMAGE: According to a study by Darshil Shah and Ben Tinkler-Davies from the University of Cambridge, bats made......

Bamboo-made cricket bats stronger; better than willow

IMAGE: Bat and balls can be seen as players warm-up. Photograph: Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images If a group of Cambridge University scientists have their way, cricket fans might soon have to......

Miandad has change of heart, apologises to Imran

'I apologise for my words, especially to the prime minister because I was angry about Pakistan's performance' Doing a volte-face, Pakistan's legendary batsman Javed Miandad, on Friday, apologised......

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