NRIs: Pop Nationalism To Identity Supremacy

Brand India's societal divisions and distortions have remained as much relevant in 'liberal' America and Europe as it still is in the structurally stratified Indian society of the 21st century,......

The A-W Of Desi Guests At the White House Dinner

The dinner Jill Biden and her husband US President Joe Biden hosted for Prime Minister Narendra D Modi, June 22, at the White House brought together, Indians and Americans from so many firmaments,......

Biden proposes over $25 bn spend in Indo-Pacific to out-compete China

US President Joe Biden on Thursday proposed more than $25 billion spending, mostly in the Indo-Pacific region, in particular in the critical infrastructure sector and defence to out-compete China,......

If Putin is wise...

'He will consolidate the Russian hold over the Eastern Russian majority provinces in Ukraine and quickly withdraw from the rest of Ukraine.''At all costs, the Russians should avoid attacking and......

Despite high rates, brands get ready to bat for IPL

For 2020, 13 brands are said to be on board already and advertising rates have been fixed at a premium of 10-15 per cent over 2019. T E Narasimhan reports. Star India has announced its schedule......

Let's stop making cash the villain

Ajit Balakrishnan offers a New Year resolution for our policy-makers.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   As we step into 2020 and battle for new ideas on how to grow our economy and......

How to make jobs programmes work

A breakthrough will come from what we teach and how, says Ajit Balakrishnan.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Strolling down Madison Avenue in New York at midday the other day, I was struck......

Government is playing poker with banks

'By not letting bankrupt banks fail, we have discouraged ordinary folk from taking precautions while choosing their bank or at least when they hear bad news about their bank,' says S Muralidharan,......

Top 11 Foreign Language Films, 2014

Beautiful movies, from across the world. The year 2014 was big when it came to foreign language films, as many film festival award winners played in theatres in New York City. This year 83......

Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony scandals and more...

Scandals over ceremony have deterred some, Tokyo 2020 head says Photograph: Kind Courtesy Tokyo Olympics/Twitter A series of recent scandals engulfing officials working on the opening......

Indian-origin Banerjee lifts Wimbledon boys' singles title

IMAGE: Samir Banerjee won 7-5, 6-3. Photograph: Wimbledon/Facebook Indo-American tennis player Samir Banerjee lifted the Wimbledon boys' singles title on Sunday, a remarkable triumph for the......

Sports Shorts: 'Neeraj recovering without complications'

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: Neeraj Chopra gives a thumbs up after his surgery. Photograph: Neeraj Chopra/Twitter Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is......

NYC marathon will proceed as planned: Bloomberg

The New York City Marathon, one of the premier US distance-running events, will take place as planned on Sunday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Wednesday night, as the city struggles to recover......