Election 2024: The Big Fights In Kerala

Kerala's election discourse operates surreptitiously.Its explicit face focuses on important national and local issues. At the same time, it seeks to secure apt communal equations to ensure votes,......

Danger to Sukhu government in Himachal is by no means over

The BJP in Himachal has its own problems. But it is not a party that sits around twiddling its thumb. IMAGE: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu greets people on his arrival for......

'You can't compare Modi and Dr Singh'

'The sense of Constitutional propriety and political morality seems to be vanishing fast.' 'There are many things in today's politics of governance which Manmohan Singh would have never dreamt of......

Hung verdict in Pak, Sharif bids to form govt with Army backing

The three main political parties in Pakistan on Sunday intensified their efforts for the formation of a coalition government after it became clear that the coup-prone country faced a hung......

Byju's Spectacular Meltdown

The edtech major promised a learning revolution, offering hope to millions of under-educated youth. Now, those dreams are shattered, observes Devangshu Datta. Illustration: Dominic......

Why is India's cotton dream turning sour?

A few days back, Atul Ganatra, presid­ent of the Cotton Association of India, presented a grim scenario of the crop’s prospects in the 2024-25 season that starts in October. Photograph:......

Fintech Lenders Gave Rs 29,875 Crore

'The last year's growth is a foretaste of things to come in the retail credit market.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   Did you know that fintech lenders gave out Rs 29,875 crore (Rs......

A new fintech world is upon us amid funding drought, lower valuations

In January, Visa’s chief executive officer, Al Kelly, said during an earnings call that “there’s been a burst of the balloon in valuations in the fintech world”.......

Big Girls Don't Cry Review: Watchable

Big Girls Don't Cry is too solemn to be fun and too timid to be truly bold, feels Deepa Gahlot. For the new generation, it is probably the Harry Potter books set in a boarding school that......

Lal Salaam Review: Boring!

Lal Salaam is not a movie A Ganesh Nadar would recommend. The title would make my activist friend Uttam Ghosh very happy. It is the red salute exchanged between people, who still believe in......

'My performance reminded people of Amrish Puri'

'Coming out of a burning building with a machine gun in your hand, that is badass because you don't get to do that in real life.' IMAGE: Rishabh Sawhney with his Fighter co-stars Hrithik Roshan,......

Fighter Review: Wannabe Top Gun

Fighter's distressing lack of thrills and sizzle reduces the exercise to an excuse for tedious amounts of Pakistan bashing, observes Sukanya Verma. Gloss is Siddharth Anand's forte. Within the......

CSK vs KKR: Who Bowled The Best Spell?

IMAGE: Ravindra Jadeja triggered a collapse which saw the Kolkata Knight Riders register a below par total against hosts Chennai Super Kings. Photograph: BCCI The Kolkata Knight Riders failed to......

Srikanth stuns Chou Tien Chen, Sindhu through

IMAGE: Kidambi Srikanth opened his French Open campaign with a stunning win. Photograph: Hannah Mckay/Reuters A determined P V Sindhu advanced to the women's singles second round after grinding......

'Hopefully, the selectors learn to value Kuldeep's wicket-taking capability more'

'This India versus England contest is shaping up as it should: a tough five-match encounter between two talented sides.' IMAGE: Kuldeep Yadav played a role with the ball, picking up four wickets......

AFC Asian Cup: Lacklustre India handed 0-3 drubbing by Uzbekistan

IMAGE: India fell to a second straight loss in the AFC Asian Cup. Photograph: Indian Football/X Bereft of ideas, a lacklustre Indian football team's woes were compounded by its defensive lapses,......

EPL: Everton falls as City secures fourth place

IMAGE: Manchester City's Bernardo Silva scores their third goal past Everton's Jordan Pickford. Photograph: Molly Darlington/Reuters Manchester City climbed back into the Premier League's top......