'V P Singh is needlessly maligned'

'As his close associate Som Pal told me, "Mandal was never V P Singh's brainchild. It was a Janata Party commitment he inherited".''He would have done it anyway at some point, but the specific......

Gasping for Time: Do Not Run Out On Us

The pandemic is taking a deep, emotional, scarring toll.Will we survive, asks Shruti Vyas.If we do, will we be the same? Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com This time, there is no panic buying.......

Rajnath Singh's dilemma

The defence minister has to correct a major asymmetry. Will his discipline come in the way? Aditi Phadnis reports. IMAGE: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh traveled to the Indian Army's Siachen base,......

A Magical, Mystery Tour

Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com steps into the magical world that is the spectacular Kochi-Muziris Art Biennale. The first edition of the Kochi-Muziris Art Biennale was the only Indian destination......

Largecap, midcap cutoff surges over 26% in latest Amfi classification

The rally in the equity markets in the second half of 2023 has led to a sharp surge in the cutoff for stocks to qualify as largecaps and midcaps. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com On the......

Diageo's India-born CEO Ivan Menezes passes away

Ivan Manuel Menezes, the India-born CEO of the world's biggest spirits company Diageo, died on Wednesday, days after being hospitalised for treatment of stomach ulcer. Photograph: Reuters Menezes,......

How Reliance Retail plans to become 'atmanirbhar'

A few days ago, Reliance Retail surprised the market by acquiring the Campa brand from Delhi-based Pure Drinks Ltd for Rs 22 crore. Photograph: PTI Photo A successful cola brand in the eighties,......

Online sale of durables nearly doubles this season

With consumers staying indoors and e-commerce firms extending their reach to a larger number of pin codes, these giants have snatched a larger share from the offline traders this season.......