US-China rivalry a marathon, has led to regional arms race: Navy chief

Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar on Monday flagged concerns over growing geo-political power play in the Indo-Pacific, and noted that the US-China rivalry in the region is likely to be a "marathon".......

Before Atique Ahmed, there was Chand Baba in UP

Atique Ahmed is one of the most feared dons in Uttar Pradesh today.There was another don who preceded Atique and had he survived, Atique wouldn't have been around today, recalls Sudhir Bisht.......

Budget session: Kharge calls Oppn meet on Monday to chalk out floor strategy

Congress president and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge has called a meeting of "like-minded" opposition parties on Monday. IMAGE: Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha......

1 month of Bharat Jodo: Will Congress gain electorally?

One month into the Bharat Jodo Yatra, the Congress is looking at some visible gains, with the party donning a revived, aggressive look. IMAGE: Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi with Rahul......

Will Jio MF Disrupt MF Business?

While Jio MF will undoubtedly grow in size, it will have to cross multiple hurdles even to emerge as the market leader, observes Debashis Basu. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Mukesh......

Did RBI Know About Demonetization?

The RBI was not party to the decision to demonetize 500 and 1,000-rupee notes, which was taken at the highest level of India's political leadership. A fascinating excerpt from Gokul Rathi's......

'Growth will definitely be less than 8%'

'There will be positive growth, but if you ask me whether we are going to have the original growth rate of 8%, the answer will be, no.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In a surprise move,......

Customers in limbo as banks, RBI thrash out differences

The RBI is not willing to ease its stance on tokenisation, insisting that payment facilitators cannot store customer card details. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The payments industry is......

10 Classic Malayalam Films On OTT

There's a peevish quality to all the films on this list, which is fitting, because peevishness is the defining characteristic of most Malayalis. These films, even at their saddest, darkest and......

What Makes Kantara And Brahmastra The 'Chosen Ones'

As much as we enjoy and write reams and reams about our amazement at the Kantara climax, 30 years on from now, will we remember these portions more fondly or the ones where Shiva is simply hanging......

Chhorii Review

By the time, the story decides it has dilly dallied enough and finally throws light on its long-drawn-out mystery, curiosity has died a natural death, sighs Sukanya Verma. When Aamir Khan hosted......

Why Are Our Anthologies So Bad?

I am yet to encounter an anthology of films (made in this country or elsewhere) in which every feature has adhered to a minimum level of quality, asserts Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Prayaga Martin and......

No regrets for Harshal on missing out on T20 World Cup

'And when it comes to selection, that is completely out of my hand.' IMAGE: RCB's Harshal Patel celebrates after taking the wicket of Rahul Chahar to complete his hat-trick. Photograph: BCCI Royal......

Revealed: Star India's IPL plans

100 commentators, across languages, will bring this season's games to viewers's homes in India and across the world.Urvi Malvania reports. Photograph: Kind courtesy IPL/Twitter Battling several......

Soorma: The magic and miracle of Sandeep Singh

He was blessed with celestial ability, a once-in-a-generation player destined to pull India out of its hockey inertia and lay down for it a new, exciting, path of greatness.Then he was shot and......

2016 Rewind: India's women shine bright; Kohli enjoys dream run

With a mixed bag of success and failure, Indian sports remains in a state of inertia in the absence of a proper vision from the administrators. IMAGE: PV Sindhu, left, and Sakshi Malik celebrate......

How Dortmund's Immobile found his touch and put Arsenal in state of inertia

Borussia Dortmund's Ciro Immobile celebrates after defeating Arsenal in their Champions League group D soccer match on Tuesday. Photograph: Ralph Orlowski/Reuters Dortmund’s Ciro Immobile......