The Indian Navy has a big role to play in support of our strategic objectives in the Indian Ocean.The increasing Chinese presence in the Indian Ocean is a matter of concern and need to be......
Kaavan, the world's loneliest elephant, will finally get a chance to live in a place he can call home. Following years of public outcry and campaigning by Oscar-winning American singer and actor......
'The animosity in the BJP against Swamy continued for more than thirty years.''It was only after herculean efforts by a reconstituted and more just RSS that Swamy was finally inducted into the BJP......
IMAGE: Olga Tellis, one of the legends of Indian journalism. Photograph: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com 'There is too much news about film stars. There is too much fawning over wealth and power.......
US President Barack Obama's plan to shield up to 4.7 million undocumented immigrants from deportation may be immensely significant, but only a comprehensive legislation from the Congress with a......
The list of corporations publishing biographies has lengthened steadily as companies have realised the effectiveness of story telling as a brand building tool. Kanika Datta investigates the......
The middle class's long push to force the State to retreat from the economy may be reversing, says Ajit Balakrishnan. There is probably a generation of Indians, now in their twenties and early......
Soon, India will have to deal with the question of whether broadband service providers are 'common carriers', like highways, notes Ajit Balakrishnan. While we in India are busy fighting over......
Regulating the internet only as a medium is somewhat similar to regulating electricity only as a driver of the TV industry, says Ajit Balakrishnan. It is a source of unending fascination for me......
‘When the news of Gupta tipping Rajaratnam broke, the Establishment, which he had so carefully cultivated during his 40 years in America, quickly moved to distance itself from him. This is......
Girish AD doesn't make romantic comedies so much as he elevates the genre, observes Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Mamitha Baiju and Naslen in Premalu. I consider Thanneer Mathan Dinangal and Super......
Fraud Ranbir, fiery Dimple and tons more action to catch on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations. Tu Jhoothi Main MakkaarWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage: Hindi Ranbir......
'Today, practically everything has become virtual; even weddings are taking place on Zoom calls.' Image: Mumbai-based matchmaker Sima Aunty arranges marriages in India and the US. I have a......
Eyes as warm as the sun as well as penetrating through the soul. An unmistakable 'thairav' in his benign voice. Dr Shreeram Lagoo's sparkling combination of intelligence and restraint made him an......
'Mard Ko Dard Nahin Hota is exactly why Hindi cinema needs more film-makers who know a South Indian language,' notes J Jagannath. IMAGE: Abhimanyu Dasani in Mard Ko Dard Nahin Hota. Vasan Bala......