Tharoor lost Cong prez poll but score many political points

Amid questions over his future, many political observers believe he has enhanced his political stature and it will not be easy for his critics and rivals in the party to pull him down. IMAGE:......

Kharge vs Tharoor: Congress set for presidential polls after 24 yrs

Senior Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor will face-off in an electoral contest on Monday for the post of All India Congress Committee chief, as the party gets set to have a......

Kharge and Tharoor: Firm loyalist vs agent of change

Senior leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor, in the race for the post of Congress president, not only possess contrasting demeanour but have had an equally disparate political journey.......

G-23's Shashi Tharoor has a vision for Congress, will others see it?

By filing his nomination as Congress president on Friday, Shashi Tharoor has shown he is no ’quockerwodger' -- a word he introduced into our lexicon which means someone acting on the......

Pradhan discusses LNG imports with US counterpart

Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan, who is in Washington, DC, discussed with the new US Energy Secretary Rick Perry the possibility of importing LNG from America and......

7 lessons on innovation from David Bowie

If 'innovation' were a person, he or she would have looked like David Bowie, says Bhaskar Chakravorti. Image: David Bowie performs during the Fashion Rocks concert at New York City's Radio......

Maggi's trial by fire

The raging storm simply refuses to quell. Even after Nestlé has pulled back its stocks,  Brand Maggi finds itself flailing in a maelstrom. Sales have collapsed and stock prices have......

Digital transactions can be used to attain financial inclusion

A Fletcher School study shows the cost of cash is higher for the poor than the rich. All the functions that cash performs can be performed digitally via a cellphone or a card, economically and......

The Top 11 English Films of 2014

From Boyhood to The Grand Budapest Hotel, we've seen some brilliant cinema this year. The year 2014 saw many exceptional films, some of which have already dominated the critics’ awards cycle.......

Jaaved Jaffrey shows off his MJ moves

Michael Jackson was a big part of Jaaved Jaffrey's initial years, when the latter impersonated the legend in stage shows. But unlike many others influenced by Michael, Jaaved was......

Column: Kamal Haasan disappoints

There are two actors in India whose films I find very difficult to judge objectively; they are Kamal Haasan and Mohanlal. Despite my very conscious efforts to find loopholes in their films, I end......

Music and Lyrics is hillarious

Music and Lyrics kicks off with the video of a suspiciously Wham-esq looking 1980's Brit band (puffed sleeves, big hair, pelvic thrusts and all) called Pop. Back in the day, Pop sold a zillion......

My Dada Sunil Gavaskar

To watch Dada standing on the steps of the airplane ladder with a glittering trophy in hand was exhilarating, recalls Hemant Kenkre. IMAGE: Sunil Gavaskar bats during the second Test against......

India's Caribbean challenge... to win more than one Test!

The challenge for Virat Kohli's team is not just winning the four-Test series, but winning it handsomely, says Rediff.com's Bikash Mohapatra. IMAGE: Indian Test Captain Virat Kohli and Coach Anil......

Kirsten reveals recipe for success in India

Indian cricket coach Gary Kirsten says the secret of his successful stint with Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men so far lies in the way he has embraced the country and its work ethics. "When people talk......

Boycott labels Fletcher a hypocrite

Former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott has branded ex-national coach Duncan Fletcher a hypocrite after revelations in his autobiography about Andrew Flintoff's drinking antics. "There he was......

'Happy birthday Chandra'

Readers wish one of India's bowling greats, Bhagwat Chandrasekhar, on his 60th brithday.Celebrating Chandra: Complete Coverage*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*Ravi SrinivasanWish you Happy, Happy Birthday......