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Principal of Mumbai's St Xavier's College slams Gujarat development model

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi has faced a lot of flak over his Gujarat development model. On Tuesday, criticism came from an unexpected corner when......

Student thrashed for not speaking Marathi ends life

A 19-year-old student committed suicide in Maharashtra's Thane district after a group of people allegedly assaulted him on a local train following an argument over not speaking in Marathi, police......

No rest till Constitution amended to fix timeline for governors: Stalin

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam president M K Stalin on Friday asserted that "there will be no rest" until amending the Constitution to fix timelines for governors to clear......

The Kirana Store That Meant So Much More

It was a shop that we grew up with -- and one that saw us grow. As children in boarding school, items bought from Krishnaji's store were like living symbols from home. Illustration: Dominic......

In An AI-Obsessed World, India's Craft May Redefine 'Made In India'

What is currently perceived as a massive, low-tech liability could become a high-value, export-oriented economic engine, points out Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff When I......

EPFO adds nearly 22 lakh members in June

Retirement fund body EPFO recorded a 13.46 per cent year-on-year growth in net member addition of 21.89 lakh in June, according to the latest payroll data released on Wednesday. Illustration:......

The Visionary Who Transformed HLL Forever

Susim Mukul Datta has not passed away, rather he is the ever-youthful leader to all who knew him, points out R Gopalakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Precisely five days after his......

IITs, IIMs Lose Grip on Unicorn Growth

BITS has produced 10 startup unicorn founders in the US. Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind courtesy IIM-Calcutta If you thought that......

Will money in hand from tax breaks spur housing demand?

Real estate developers are hoping that the slew of tax concessions announced in Union Budget 2025, set to take effect this financial year, will spur demand for affordable and mid-segment housing,......

Rents Hit Two Decade High!!

The share of rent in consumption expenditure has risen to 6.58%, according to the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey 2023-2024.This is the highest it has been in surveys going back to the......

Satish Shah's Emotional Last Journey

'He was a joyful man. He was always content with his life and never ran after money.' Satish Shah earned much love for his performances in the movies and on television. After the actor's......

The Legend of M T Vasudevan Nair Lives On

No author in the Malayalam literary canon has influenced and profoundly changed the way normal people interact with each other than the ever-relevant, eclectic yet elusive body of work left behind......

'Smita Didn't Want Anything To Do With Films'

'Naseer does not have the sense of humour that Om Puri has.''Also Om has a great deal of compassion as a human being. Naseer was too focused on his own self.'A fascinating excerpt from Sangeeta......

When Freida won Best Actor in college

We asked readers if they had ever studied with Slumdog Millionaire star Freida Pinto, and we got quite a response. Tanushree writes in to say that Freida was her batchmate in the English Literature......

Dange Review: We've Seen Better Before

Much better films about the explosive -- if often misdirected -- energy of the young have been made before than Dange, points out Deepa Gahlot. St Martin's is a multi-disciplinary college in Goa,......

Milind Rege, The Last of the Mohicans

'He devoted his entire life for the betterment of Mumbai cricket and cricketers.''Even when he left for the Elysian Fields, he was in harness as mentor/advisor to the MCA.'Hemant Kenkre mourns the......

Ranji: Sindhu's 11-wkt haul powers Haryana to victory

IMAGE: Nishant Sindhu took 5 wickets in the second innings. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Nishant Sindhu/Instagram Left-arm spinner Nishant Sindhu delivered a match-winning performance, taking 5/56 in......