MoSha Have Left Nothing To Chance

The five-state assembly elections are seen as a now-or-never, no-holds battle for the Congress, points out N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party lead campaigner Narendra D Modi at a......

Harry is first British royal to make court appearance in over 100 years

Prince Harry on Tuesday became the first senior British royal to give evidence in a high court trial in over 100 years as he appeared in the witness box in London to allege "utterly vile" unlawful......

What's Time Zone Politics?

In a world without politics, time zones would change by an hour for a shift of 15 degrees of longitude.But, of course, political considerations apply, explains Devangshu Datta. IMAGE: Kindly note......

Uproar over Rahul's remarks in UK stalls Parl, BJP seeks apology

The parliamentary proceedings were stalled on Monday following uproarious scenes in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha over Rahul Gandhi's "democracy under attack" remarks in the UK, with senior Bharatiya......

Fraternity, prosperity and polarisation

Economic stagnation is the advance payment for polarisation, which extracts a terrible price. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com One of the most heartening and fraternal features of......

'Food inflation may lead to December inflation above 7%'

'An eerie similarity with 2019 inflation trajectory could now mean that the RBI and market inflation estimates could go awry.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Elevated food......

India's Russian revolution: Why refiners are buying more Russian crude

For India to become a fuel export powerhouse, and diversify its supply sources, New Delhi must stand up to western pressure, and let private refiners pump products overseas. S Dinakar reports.......

UK tax row: FM Rishi Sunak offers himself for independent review

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has written to his boss, Boris Johnson, to be referred to one of the British Prime Minister's independent advisers to review all his ministerial......

'Shah Rukh made Baazigar believable'

'When I was composing Yeh Kaali Kaali Aankhein. I started the song from Uuf Teri, Dillagi, Dil Ko Jalaane Lagi, Dilruba, Tu Mujhe, Nakharen Dikhaane Lagi... Ratanji liked it, but I was singing it......

Things Are Looking Up At Box Office, But...

'In terms of ticket sales, Hindi is at 50-60 per cent while the South markets are at 80-90 per cent of pre-pandemic levels.'The patchy performance of Hindi, the largest segment of the business, is......

The Best Of Yash Chopra On OTT

In recent years, Yash Chopra has been labelled King Of Romance, when in fact, his best film, Deewar (1975) did not have a chiffon-clad heroine dancing in the snow. Unfortunately, it is not......

'Main Shah Rukh Khan Nahi Hoon'

'The mohabbat Shah Rukh Khan gives out on screen is very important in today's times.' IMAGE: Karan Mehta and Anurag Kashyap, right, take blessings from a portrait of Shah Rukh Khan. Photograph:......

Former wrestler Narsingh Yadav elected chairman

Former Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Narsingh Pancham Yadav was elected chairman of the Wrestling Federation of India's Athletes' Commission in Varanasi on Wednesday, completing a process that......

Face the expectations: Bindra's take on how to win Olympic gold

IMAGE: Chasing perfection is like chasing an untameable beast, says Abhinav Bindra. Photograph: Kind courtesy Abhinav Bindra/X India's former Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra has told the country's......

Events That Changed Indian Cricket Forever

Would there have been an incomparable batsman named Sachin Tendulkar had Doordarshan not telecast Guide one summer afternoon?A fascinating excerpt from Abhishek Mukherjee and Joy Bhattacharjya's......

Injured Shaw set to miss majority of domestic season

IMAGE: Prithvi Shaw returned to the NCA for rehab where the medical team is examining all possible options, surgery being the last resort. Photograph: Northamptonshire CCC/Twitter India batter......

WTC Final: Kohli, Siraj on early flight to London

Photograph: Kind Courtesy RCB/Twitter Virat Kohli will be among the first batch of India players to leave for the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia in London, departing in the......