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'The Kuno project is doomed to fail'

'The space required for wild cheetah populations to thrive was grossly under-estimated.''Cheetahs, because of their social system and ecologically fragile nature, live at only 1 cheetah per 100 sq......

'To Kanti Bhatt, books played god'

Kanti Bhatt, respected Gujarati author and journalist, passed into the ages on August 4, 2019, at the age of 88. In tribute, we reproduce an article his wife Sheela Bhatt wrote about him 19 years......

'Why promote silly characters like Mickey Mouse and Goofy?'

'Children should be brought up connected to our culture and should be introduced to characters from our mythologies.''What is this Baa Baa Black Sheep?'Nikita Puri makes sense of Mohandas Pai's......

US scrambles jets after Twitter bomb threats to two planes

Over 250 passengers on board two US airliners got a scare on Sunday when "credible" bomb threats sent via Twitter prompted the military to scramble F-16 fighter jets to escort the planes to land in......

Sacrifice of Tibet: Of extraordinary delusions

On November 18 every year, I silently salute the brave souls of C Company, 13th Kumaon Regiment, who in 1962 died practically to the last man and the last bullet defending Ladakh against the......

Professional manager, businessman...

Ajit Balakrishnan on mapping the Business Serengeti.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The other day, when I was introduced at a conference as 'a businessman', I found myself squirming. I......

STUNNING! Jessica Chastain on the Oscars red carpet

Hollywood's biggest stars attended the 94th Annual Academy Awards to honour the talent that contributes to every unforgettable film. Kevin Costner rubbed shoulders with Nicole Kidman while Benedict......

Apocalypto is brilliant

Apocalypto begins with a quote by Will Durant, 'A great civilisation is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within.' Perhaps director Mel Gibson could have been warned......

FIFA Women's WC PIX: Sweden unstoppable; SA, France enter last-16

Images from the FIFA Women's World Cup matches held on Wednesday. IMAGE: Sweden's Rebecka Blomqvist in action with Argentina's Aldana Cometti. Photograph: David Rowland/Reuters A much-changed......

Women's WC PIX: Italy stun Argentina; Germany crush Morocco

Super sub Girelli earns Italy win over Argentina IMAGE: Italy's Giada Greggi in action with Argentina's Romina Nunez. Photograph: David Rowland/Reuters Substitute Cristiana Girelli's......

Ronaldo tops Forbes' list for highest paid athletes

IMAGE: Cristiano Ronaldo's contract with Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr has been estimated by media to be worth more than 200 million euros or $219.98 million. Photograph: Ahmed Yosri/Reuters......

Messi 1st, LeBron 2nd, Ronaldo 3rd...

Lionel Messi was the world's highest-paid athlete over the last year, according to the annual Forbes list released on Wednesday. Messi earned $130 million, a figure which includes $55 million of......

What's Ishaan Khatter Doing at The NBA?

IMAGE: Ishaan Khatter at the NBA playoff game between the Brooklyn Nets and the Boston Celtics. Photographs: Ishaan Khatter/Instagram Actor Ishaan Khatter was a special invitee for Game 4 of the......

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