When Some Speak For All

...close to the 2024 general election. The BJP calling the Congress 'seasonal Hindu' is as laughable as the saffron party sparing itself the title of 'seasonal extreme Hindu.' How else should one......

Deepfakes a threat to democracy, will clamp down, says govt

The government is planning new regulations that may impose penalties on both the creator and the platform hosting deepfakes, as it looks to clamp down on what IT and Telecom Minister Ashwini......

Derecognise Cong, file FIR against Sonia for 'sovereignty' remark, BJP tells EC

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday moved the Election Commission seeking action against Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and derecognition of her party for her use of the term "sovereignty" for......

Modi 2.0: Setbacks And Failures

Overall, the record of the second term reveals a contradiction between the image and the reality.The image, especially on media and social media, is one of the man at the height of his power, and......

Death of a Salesman Revisited

Are algos taking over from 'shoeshine and a smile', asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   'Can you explain to me why this feature [and I named one] is missing in......

Why CBI went after Sebi officers for Saradha, not Sahara

It is intriguing that the CBI has shown little interest in the most scandalous and biggest collective investment scheme ever, from the Sahara group, asserts Debashis Basu. Photograph: Shailesh......

Netflix-ication of print media in India?

Monetising online readership, a deeper focus on content and getting revenue from the reader are ways to make the business future-proof, observes Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. Illustration: Dominic......

India is Wikipedia's fifth largest market

Online encyclopedia Wikipedia has a long-term commitment to India and is focussing on bringing more users to its platform by meeting language needs of communities and introducing tools to ease......

'They call me King of Disco'

'Oscar has been given to A R Rahman.' 'Ringa Ringa Ringa, Choli ki peeche kya hai -- What's the difference? Exactly the same.''Also, Jai ho.''I did Ramba ho in 1985.''Rahman combined three of my......

'Cinema is not only about selling tickets'

'You need to be very passionate towards life, not because you are a film-maker, but because you are a human being.''If you can do that, then I think it reflects in the films that you make.' IMAGE:......

'Aamir stood beside me through the journey'

'It was one of the greatest learnings in my life to see someone like the great Amitabh Bachchan go through such a tough phase.''He had been there, done it all and really didn't need to prove......

Why Daniel Craig didn't do Rang De Basanti

'Daniel Craig was my first choice, but he requested if we could allow some time as he was also being considered to be the next James Bond.' IMAGE: Sonam Kapoor holds a copy of Rakeysh Omprakash......

Olympics: #GirlsGetItDone

'Everyone wants to get involved when there is success.''But what about guaranteeing it?''Making sure girls have the opportunity to succeed all the time?'Vaibhav Raghunandan reports. IMAGE: Lovlina......