Why Politics is out of reach for the Aam Aadmi

'Deep pockets have become a prerequisite for contesting elections on a major party symbol in most states.''Given the premium parties place on self-financing candidates, once you have accounted for......

After more than 50 years US, Cuba move to end hostility

A woman celebrates with people riding in a car and holding posters of the "Cuban Five" in Havana. Photograph: Reuters In a historic decision, President Barack Obama announced a series of......

Australia: Indian cabbie threatened with knife

In yet another incident targeting Indians in Australia, a student-cum-cabbie was threatened with knife by his two passengers, even as the Australian police insisted that these cases were not......

Pakistan has to extradite terror suspects: India

It was a hectic day for Indian diplomacy when India pushed Pakistan to the wall by sending substantial material to Islamabad related to the Mumbai terror attack.On Monday, in New Delhi, both United......

For some MNCs, India remains a big puzzle

Why Danone, Philips, and to an extent Nestlé and P&G remain under stress in India is a subject perhaps worthy of a business school case study, says Shailesh Dobhal. Illustration: Uttam......

'I hope Modi understands the secret behind Facebook, Google'

Silicon Valley techies and investors who were at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Digital India dinner analyse the parlay for Ritu Jha. Image: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing the......

'I give him A+ for his speech'

Modi’s statement that ‘California is where the sun sets last and new ideas see the first light of the day,’ drew huge applause 'It is a good thing for India that it has a leader......

Can a dead brand like Bajaj Chetak live again?

Bajaj Auto will need more ammunition than pure nostalgia if it wishes to give Chetak a second shot at life, says Alokananda Chakraborty.               ......

Box Office: Jabariya Jodi flops

Jabariya Jodi sees a poor opening, and fails at the box office. Pranaam finds no footfalls. Vinod Mirani gives us his weekly verdict.   Jabariya Jodi Cast: Parineeti Chopra, Sidharth......

Box Office: Lion King gets outstanding weekend

The Lion King gets an outstanding weekend, but Jhootha Kahin Ka and Family Of Thakurganj have a disastrous outing at the box office. Vinod Mirani gives us his weekly verdict.   The Lion King......

Bollywood's Game of Phones!

The most thrilling, romantic, terrifying, musical and comical tring tring moments! Its absence makes us restless. Its presence keeps our hands full. It may be the most inanimate thing to......

Lessons from Bollywood: What to do on a beach!

'Watch the waves break on the bay Soft white sands, a blue lagoon Cocktail time, a summer's tune A whole night's holiday!' Wham! Summers kicking in! Time to load that playlist and hit the beach......

Former England spinner Underwood passes away

IMAGE: Derek Underwood passed away at Kent on Monday, April 15. Photograph: Sporting Pictures/Reuters Derek Underwood, England's best spinner in the post-World War II era, who gave a torrid time......

There Will Surely Never Be Another Bishan Singh Bedi

One of cricket's greatest players passed into the ages on Monday.Rediff.com salutes the legend. IMAGE: Bedi in action, August 2, 1971. Photograph: Dennis Oulds/Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty......

Nehra, Bhajji feel saliva is must to shine ball

Where will the line be drawn if external substances are used to shine ball, asks Aakash Chopra. Saliva and sweat are components that cannot be entirely done away with, insist a few distinguished......

Bizarre ways of ball tampering: Mint, zipper, teeth and now sandpaper

Ball-tampering is not just confined to the highest-level, it is a deep-rooted phenomenon in domestic cricket IMAGE: Bottle openers, zippers of trousers, lip balm, hair gel, or in Cameron......

Ball tampering incidents that rocked cricket

Factbox on major ball-tampering incidents in cricket after in the wake of the ongoing probe into the Australian team for attempting to alter the state of the ball during the third day of the third......