Should We Ignore Democracy Rankings?

India must evolve its own standards on how democracy must be ranked in a diverse and multi-religious, multi-ethnic, multi-lingual and pluralistic idea called India, suggests R Jagannathan.......

India hosts grand G20 Summit: What's on agenda

As the national capital gets ready to host the 18th G20 Summit on Saturday with global leaders in presence, it is very important to look at what it holds in its agenda. IMAGE: A view of the Bharat......

Is China New Leader Of Global South?

Today, with China centrally seated and located, the Global South has an intriguing road ahead.Odds of it becoming a Chinese bloc in the emerging new bipolar world are higher than we'd wish them to......

Rig Veda, 'Magna Carta' to be exhibited at G20 summit

Manuscripts of the Rig Veda from India, a rare copy of the Magna Carta from the United Kingdom and an anamorphic digital image of Mona Lisa from France will be among the several artefacts to be......

Smallcaps see biggest monthly leap in 3 years; Nifty climbs 5.5% in Nov

Notwithstanding concerns about lofty valuations, smallcaps recorded their most significant monthly gain in nearly three years in November. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The National Stock......

How India Plans To Become A Semiconductor Giant

Micron plans an assembly testing, marking and packaging project of $1 billion, and talks are on to set up a memory chip plant for captive requirements. IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted......

Over half of NSE 500 stocks deliver 10x return in 20 years: Goldman Sachs

Over half, or 269 NSE 500 stocks, have given over 10-fold (10x) returns in the last two decades, finds a recent report by Goldman Sachs that analysed 10 major markets across emerging and developed......

Breaking Up Business Groups Would Create More Problems

Policies to break down the business group format are far more likely to be effective, argues Simon Commander. IMAGE: A Youth Congress activist holds a placard featuring Gautam Adani, chairman of......

10 Best Films From Around The World

A beautiful documentary from Delhi.A shocking satire that spares no one.A thriller about a serial killer in Iran.A Pakistan film about family secrets...Aseem Chhabra lists the best films he saw in......

Dark Romance. A Child's Grief. Suspense.

From domestic noir to domestic animals, the themes range far and wide on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma makes her recommendations:   GehraiyaanWhere to watch? Amazon Prime VideoLanguage: Hindi......

Bollywood 2021: J to Q RECAP

Even with an on-going pandemic, theatres in many states functioning at 50 per cent occupancy, a relatively quieter social life and fewer movies, Bollywood still managed to pack in plenty of drama......

The BEST OTT SHOWS of 2021

Once upon a time, we were so starved for entertainment that anything from documentaries on agriculture to hours of classical music was happily lapped up. But in the day and age of streaming,......

Minor setback, says coach as Divyansh undergoes emotional roller-coaster

IMAGE: After winning gold the previous day, Divyansh Singh Panwar lost the 10m air rifle mixed team bronze to the South Korean team at the same venue. Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters......

Asian Games cricket gold fuels Olympic ambitions

IMAGE: The Asian Games gold medal-winning Indian cricket team. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Anurag Thakur/X Fringed by forested mountains in eastern China, the Pingfeng campus of Zhejiang University......

He knows how to work with me: Manu Bhaker

IMAGE: Manu Bhaker believes missing out on taking her personal coach could affect her performance. Photograph: Lukas Schulze for OIS/IOC/Handout via Reuters Ace Indian pistol shooter Manu......

Historic victory! Jyothi Yarraji wins bronze in 100m hurdles

Jyothi Yarraji wins India's first ever 100m hurdles medal at WUG, breaks her own national record Photograph: Kind Courtesy Jyothi Yarraji/Instagram Star athlete Jyothi Yarraji won India's first......

World University Games: Indian archers sign off with best haul

IMAGE: Avneet Kaur clinched the Gold medal in the Compound Women’s Individual event while fellow archer Sangampreet Bisla grabbed a well-deserved Gold in the Men's Compound category.......