The A-W Of Desi Guests At the White House Dinner

The dinner Jill Biden and her husband US President Joe Biden hosted for Prime Minister Narendra D Modi, June 22, at the White House brought together, Indians and Americans from so many firmaments,......

Subdued Eid celebrations in India in shadow of COVID-19

Celebrations on Eid-ul-Fitr were subdued in Kerala and Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday with no major congregational prayers and community feasts due to the coronavirus lockdown. IMAGE: Jama Masjid......

'A Communist's mother does not live on charity'

'Our only child. A Communist.''There was an encounter by the police inside this room, five years ago. He was shot in one arm, but managed to escape.''Missing since then. May Jesus keep him alive.'A......

'Everyone who lives here are Hindus'

'The idea of Hindu Rashtra is one of the most inclusive concepts.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com A Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh pracharak's book The RSS: Roadmaps For the 21st Century is......

Q3 result, stake sale buzz: Here's how analysts expect SBI stock to perform

SBI Q3FY24 result review: A higher-than-factored weakness in the October-to-December quarter (Q3) results of State Bank of India (SBI), for financial year 2023-24 (FY24), has prompted brokerages to......

SEBI To Go Soft On Rumour Verification For Listed Cos

The rumour verification process would now be triggered by changes in price or 'material price movements', as the paper defines it. What this means is that companies would need to verify rumours......

What Works For Startups? VC Or Bootstrap?

Bootstrapping has put Nithin Kamath of Zerodha in a position where he can trifle with talk about valuation, points out Suveen Sinha. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   Of the numerous......

Midcap stocks have room to correct; buy the dips: Chris Wood

Thus far in calendar year 2023 (CY23) the Nifty Midcap 100 index has surged 29 per cent, as compared to 11 per cent gain in the Nifty 50. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The sharp rally......

Golden Globes: When stars let down their guard

'To me,' says Aseem Chhabra, 'the Golden Globes hold the most meaning as one gets to see stars celebrating, getting emotional, letting their guard down and showing us their regular human side.'......

'I think more like an actor than a star'

'The idea is to do everything, be creative... do mad stuff.''Then, you come home and live your life.'Saif Ali Khan reveals his game plan.Rediff.com's Patcy N listens in. Saif Ali Khan seemed to be......

'Good to romance Katrina'

Rajkummar's Oscar dreams.Madhuri excited to work with Anil after 17 years.Tiger thrilled to star with Hrithik.All the Bollywood buzz, right here.   IMAGE: Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif in the......

Review: Iru Mugan is a let down

The narrative lacks intensity and pace and unfolds rather blandly, feels S Saraswathi. Chiyaan Vikram is back with a science fiction thriller directed by Anand Shankar of Arima Nambi......

Super Bowl PIX: Taylor Swift shares the glare with Kelce as Chiefs win

IMAGE: Kansas City Chiefs' Travis Kelce kisses partner Taylor Swift as they celebrate after Kansas City Chiefs win Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, on......

Football: Champions League to deliver more drama

The Netflix of football, Champions League to deliver more drama IMAGE: The UEFA Champions League logo. Photograph: Reuters Perhaps the Champions League has, inadvertently, found the right......

Buzz: Bangladesh to play T20I series in Pakistan, no Tests

IMAGE: Bangladesh cricket team (Image used for representative purposes). Photograph: BCCI Bangladesh government has refused to give approval for the team to play Test cricket in Pakistan but......

Cricket Buzz: McCullum named KKR head coach

Kolkata Knight Riders have appointed former New Zealand cricketer Brendon McCullum as their new head coach, the Indian Premier League franchise (IPL) said on Thursday. McCullum, 37, played for the......

Cricket Buzz: NZ name spin quartet for Sri Lanka tour

IMAGE: New Zealand spinner Mitchell Santner (right) has been named in the Test squad after 18 months on the sideline. Photograph: ICC/File Mitchell Santner, who last played a Test in December......