Leo Varadkar, The PM Who Likes Jalebis

'When my father travelled 5,000 miles to build a new home in Ireland, I doubt he ever dreamed that his son would one day grow up to become its leader.' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com profiles Dr......

'Govt wakes up only when you come on the roads'

'Had they agreed to our demands that we raised two years ago, we would have never started our agitation again.' IMAGE: Farmers are stopped as they march to the frontline of a protest, at a site......

14,000 farmers, 1200 tractors gear up for Delhi Chalo march

Farmers protesting at two border points between Punjab and Haryana will resume their "Delhi Chalo" march on Wednesday after they rejected the Centre's proposal for procuring pulses, maize and......

Saluting P V Narasimha Rao For 1991!

It is thanks to the policy of liberalisation conceived by Manmohan Singh and enforced by P V Narasimha Rao that the Indian economy has now become the world's 5th largest economy by nominal GDP,......

Improving metrics keep Street positive on stocks of public-sector banks

Public sector banks (PSBs) have delivered significant outperformance over the past three years and the sector has been re-rated. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Given the growth and......

Margin, demand woes may deflate tyre makers

The margins of tyre manufacturers could come under pressure given the rise in rubber prices and the moderating demand for tyres. Photograph: Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters In the past three quarters,......

Auto component makers to gain from new 4-wheeler electric vehicle policy

The new four-wheeler (4W) electric vehicle (EV) policy may spur the entry of global majors. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters The manufacturing policy cuts Customs duty to 15 per cent, given a......

'Banking system has learnt lessons from 2008 crisis'

'They have since only tried to improve systems. Also, with regulatory guidance from time to time, we are in a position to assess a situation and react in time.' Photograph: Rupak De......

'I am not a star yet'

'I will talk about my personal the day my film does well at the box office because on that day, I will feel that they own me and my life completely.' IMAGE: Harshvardhan Rane in Dange. Bejoy......

'Farhan surprised me by gifting me a BMW'

'He was an extremely naughty child, always in trouble and creating trouble.' 'He wanted to fly a kite at night, and sometimes, bunk school.' 'When I insisted on sending him, we could get a call......

Blind Review: Sonam's Digital Debut Is A Damp Squib

Blind's drab narrative has no place for emotions or edge.Its prolonged cat-and-mouse game goes on and on till it arrives at its (literally) eye-popping conclusion, notes Sukanya Verma. Vulnerable......

Jee Karda Review: Poor Friends Version

Jee Karda is a dish with a lot of garnish, but no flavour, observes Deepa Gahlot. A teacher tells his schoolroom of brats, 'You are not special, you are privileged,' and goes on to warn them how......

'He loved his kids, don't know what I will tell them': Family mourns Kiptum

IMAGE: Kenya's double Olympic and World champion Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon in tears after viewing body of Kelvin Kiptum who died in a road accident, at the Racecourse Mortuary, in the Rift Valley......

Having won a billion hearts, Rohit the skipper deserves this World Cup

IMAGE: November 19th will be the Red Letter Day for Rohit Sharma’s career as his teammates will look to win it for the selfless leader. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters How many......

What Dhoni Asked SKY!

IMAGE: Suryakumar Yadav speaks to Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Photograph: BCCI Suryakumar Yadav revealed an interesting conversation with Mahendra Singh Dhoni when Mumbai Indians played Chennai Super......