Congress leader Sam Pitroda triggered another controversy on Wednesday with his "people of the east look like the Chinese and those of the south look like Africa" remarks, with the ruling Bharatiya......
The big surprise is that Narendra Modi, the greatest conjurer in our national politics, has not yet presented a theme to this election, observes Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party leader......
Chinese President Xi Jinping has appointed senior diplomat Xu Feihong as the new ambassador to India after an unusually long delay of 18 months amid frozen relations between the two countries over......
'I have faced 18 hours of darkness daily all my life.' IMAGE: A bakery functions in the dark in downtown Srinagar. Power cuts are a common feature of life in Kashmir. Photographs: Umar Ganie for......
Had it not been for the slow but sure emergence of China as a threat to the Western order, would India have been accepted as a near-equal partner by individual Western nations, jointly and......
India has managed to move a smaller share of its working-age population away from farm-related work than many of its neighbours. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri......
Heeramandi, a passion project that took off after years in development and planning, mirrors Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film-making's finest and frustrating features, observes Sukanya Verma. It's......
Ranneeti: Balakot And Beyond veers between intriguing and boring, observes Deepa Gahlot. Had Ranneeti: Balakot And Beyond been a film running in a theatre, some of the Pak-bashing dialogue would......
IMAGE: S Sreesanth believes Hardik Pandya and Virat Kohli will be crucial for India when chasing tricky totals. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters Former India pacer S Sreesanth on Friday backed......
IMAGE: Gary Kirsten will take on his new role as Pakistan head coach after the Gujarat Titans drop the curtains on their campaign in the ongoing IPL season. Photograph: BCCI Gary Kirsten,......
IMAGE: With Hardik Pandya facing a lot of backlash, Wasim Jaffer backed him to play a crucial role in the upcoming T20 World Cup. Photograph: BCCI Former Indian opener Wasim Jaffer expressed his......
IMAGE: Rob Key revealed Jos Buttler wanted the players to be available for England's final phase of preparations for the T20 World Cup. Photograph: BCCI Captain Jos Butter pushed for withdrawal of......
'I was offered the role to begin with...what is important is that I have the opportunity to work with some of the best cricketers in the world and that excites me.' IMAGE: Gary Kirsten is......