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'Humans have never learned from history'

'We need to retell this history from many different perspectives.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Writer Amitav Ghosh spent many of those strange, mind-numbing COVID-19 days of......

'The gun cannot solve the Kashmir issue'

'The separatists are representatives of Pakistan.''They get paid from Islamabad for propagating that country's policy and conniving in her ploy of accession of Kashmir to Pakistan.' On January 30,......

Bullying intellectuals, submissive BJP

It is time those who claim to champion the cause of Hindus became a little more assertive and took on the peddlers of moral equivalence and exposed their lies, says Ravi Shanker Kapoor. The most......

India in 2012: Another 2011 coming up

Rajeev Srinivasan predicts grim prospects for the year based on poor economic leadership and the worsening security environment. I think there will be little disagreement if I say that 2011 CE was......

NATO losing to Taliban: Pak

Senior Pakistani officials are urging NATOmembers to accept the Taliban and forgea new coalition government in Kabul that might exclude Afghan president Hamid Karzai, reports the Telegraph, London.......

'Europe is dying', EU opponents say, as Greek 'No' brings delight

Eurosceptics lined up to laud Greek democracy for disowning what some cast as the "oligarchy" which runs the 28-member EU, the world's largest economic bloc A riot police detains a youth during......

Unilever CEO looking at India for growth tips

In his opening remarks at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai, site of last November's terrorist attacks, where he was also trapped, Unilever CEO Paul Polman said: "Nobody should give in to such......

India: Soaked by oil subsidies

You'd think Sarthak Behuria, chairman of Indian Oil, would be one of the world's happiest executives. His state-controlled company, with $59 billion in revenues, is India's largest refiner of oil......

India Inc mints money, grows stronger in 2007

India Inc's managers have always had the enterprise; they found the sure shot way to make billions this year and with the billions came the clash of egos - as large as their larger-than-life......

The truth about IPOs

Divestment Minister Arun Shourie can't take "no" for an answer. A "maybe" infuriates him further. So those who know him were not surprised at his angry reaction to the market's initial lukewarm......

Angelina slams racist tag

Controversies follow her like her ever growing brood. Angelina Jolie maybe accused of being a wild child but what gets her goat is being accused of being a racist. The actress, who is fast......

Champions League PIX: City top group; Barca, Dortmund in last 16

IMAGES from the Champions League matches played on Tuesday. Manchester City claim top spot after recovering to beat Leipzig 3-2 IMAGE: Manchester City's Julian Alvarez celebrates scoring their......

EPL PIX: Tottenham go top, Manchester United snatch late win

IMAGES from Saturday's action in the Premier League. Ten-man Tottenham edge Luton IMAGE: Micky van de Ven celebrates scoring Tottenham Hotspur's first goal against Luton Town in the Premier......

T20 World Cup PIX: Netherlands down Namibia in a thriller!

IMAGE: The Netherlands players celebrate a wicket during the ICC T20 World Cup Group A match against Namibia at the Simonds Stadium, in Geelong, on Tuesday. Photograph: T20 World Cup/Twitter The......

Ajax blame summer sales for record defeat in Champions League

IMAGE: Ajax Amsterdam's Dusan Tadic is shown a yellow card by the referee during the Champions League match on Tuesday. Photograph: Piroschka Van De Wouw/Reuters Ajax Amsterdam blamed the......

Nations League: France lose; Netherlands, Croatia win

France suffer Denmark loss, but salvage top spot IMAGE: France's Kylian Mbappe tries to find his way past Denmark's defenders during the Nations League match at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen on......

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