Is India really a democracy?

Indians supposedly have the right to freedom, and the right to equality, which cuts across gender, religion, sexual orientation, etc, observes Devangshu Datta. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

Sheena Bora Trial: Sanjeev's lawyer has Mekhail in a tangle

And then came the chief moment of Friday.If the courtroom had a soundtrack, Beethoven's 9th would be playing, providing a triumphant, dramatic prologue to the production of this last clip.A woman......

Decoding The Kim-Donald Show

'In the run-up to the summit, Trump had indicated that he might strike a nuclear deal in the course of a single meeting or over several days, but as it transpired, Trump departed Singapore soon......

2G Scam: Out of Alice in Wonderland

'At least three top bureaucrats have been declared guilty in recent years in connection with scams where they had no pecuniary benefit.''But in the telecom case, a money trail is declared......

India-Singapore trade has future but few hurdles may come in the way

No matter how much Singapore changes, the promise of the 'Look East' policy will remain elusive until conditions in India alter, says Sunanda K Datta-Ray. Lee Hsien Loong's splendid victory......

Coffee lovers can enjoy kitty cuddles at London's first cat cafe

Meet amazing cats at Lady Dinah’s Emporium which opened on March 1, 2014 in east London. Named after Alice's cat in Lewis Carroll's 'Alice in Wonderland', this cat café is an......

RBI should cut rates now!

As most readers know, I have been a staunch supporter of the RBI's modulated management of monetary policy over the last few years. (I was also an admirer of RBI's deft exchange rate management......

Met Gala: Who wore it better, Priyanka or Deepika? VOTE!

After creating quite a buzz in 2017 and 2018 at the prestigious Met Gala, Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone rocked the event held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on......

Ten 2018 Films I didn't like

Why these movies didn't impress Sreehari Nair... One or many of the films on this list would have made it to another critic's list of the Best Hindi Films of 2018. But I think we are living in too......

Review: Tasher Desh is bizarre, brave and brilliant

Tasher Desh is staggeringly-original film, writes Raja Sen.The thing about building a house of cards -- indeed, a country of cards -- is that its very existence is rooted in caprice. With Tasher......

Alice gets a glorious makeover

Watching the 60th anniversary DVD/Blu-ray edition of Alice in Wonderland with a group of adults and children of different ages, who have recently seen the hit Disney movie Tangled, was quite a......

EPL PIX: Arsenal slump to first home defeat; Controversial win for Newcastle

Images from the English Premier League matches played on Thursday IMAGE: Arsenal's Mesut Ozil and Granit Xhaka look dejected after Brighton & Hove Albion's Neal Maupay scored their second goal......

FA Cup: Chelsea through on penalties, Bournemouth lose to Wigan

IMAGE: Chelsea’s Alvaro Morata and Norwich City's Josh Murphy vie for the ball during their FA Cup third round replay at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday. Photograph: David Klein/Reuters......

It was a weekend filled with joy for Wenger and gloom for Mourinho...

IMAGE: Arsenal's manager Arsene Wenger celebrates his team's second goal during the Premier League match against Everton at Emirates Stadium. Photograph: Matthew Lewis/Getty Images Bitter rivals......

West Ham striker Carroll suffers new foot injury

West Ham United striker Andy Carroll has re-injured his right foot after returning to training, the Premier League club said on Monday. "Although it is in the same part of his foot as his previous......

FA Cup: Liverpool hit six, Stoke go through

This season's FA Cup favourites Tottenham Hotspur were held to a 0-0 draw at third tier Stevenage Sunday but Liverpool laid their claim to be the real frontrunners with a 6-1 fifth-round thrashing......