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Kangana says '1947 freedom was bheekh', sparks outrage

Actor Kangana Ranaut kicked off a firestorm on Thursday for declaring that India attained 'real freedom' in 2014, when the Modi-led government came to power, and describing the country's......

Pilot camp moves HC, plea to be heard on Friday

Sachin Pilot and 18 other dissident leaders on Thursday moved the high court, challenging notices from the Rajasthan Speaker over a Congress move to disqualify them from the state assembly. The......

How Floyd Cardoz redefined Indian cuisine

A month ago, on March 25, Floyd Cardoz, chef extraordinaire, passed into the ages, a victim of coronavirus.Ranjita Ganesan remembers the culinary genius. Photograph: Kind courtesy Floyd......

Parliament approves amendment to RTI act

The Opposition's motion to send RTI (Amendment) bill to a select committee of the House was negated by 117 members voting against it and 75 members voting in favour. Parliament approved the......

EC to decide on release of Modi biopic on Friday

The Election Commission said it will take a final call on the release of a Hindi biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, as Opposition raised the pitch for deferring the release of the......

SAT slams Sebi over delay in probing Zee matter

The Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) on Thursday questioned market regulator Sebi's credibility on completing its investigation within a stipulated time in the Zee Entertainment Enterprises'......

EV Sales May Cross 100,000 Monthly, But...

China's covid crisis could provoke a raw material crunch for India's EV industry later this year. IMAGE: The new Tata Tiago EV. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com India's electric......

Amazon in talks to buy Jabong for $1.2 bn

Image: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos at a press conference.Photoghraph: David McNew/Getty Images In its first acquisition in India, American online retail giant Amazon is planning to buy out fashion......

Connaught Place has something for everyone!

Once in decline, the central Delhi landmark is buzzing with new restaurants, cafés and public events. Image: Connaught Place, New Delhi. Photograph: Reuters Walking through the colonnades......

40 Years Ago... And now: L&T, graveyard of corporate raiders

Larsen & Toubro has managed to fend off hostile takeover bids from renowned corporate groups in the past 4 decades. Image: L&T’s Metro Rail Project. Photograph: Courtesy, Larsen &......

10 Must See Cop Thrillers On OTT

Thrillers are the most popular shows on streaming platforms, and Hindi OTT channels do this genre well, even of some of the series are adapted from foreign sources. The crime thriller can be......

Dasvi Review

Abhishek packs a punch and Nimrat is deliciously wicked, but Dasvi falls short of being the razor-sharp satire it deeply aspires to be, observes Sukanya Verma. Abhishek Bachchan has found his......

Was Kangana's National Award calculated?

'Of all artists who openly support the current political dispensation, she is far and away the finest,' argues Sreehari Nair.'With the exception of perhaps Tabu, no Indian actress has done more to......

Which book-to-screen is YOUR fave? VOTE!

In Parineeti Chopra's upcoming Netflix release The Girl On The Train, the actress goes against type to play an alcoholic, whose obsession around a happily married couple lands her in the middle of......

Have you watched these short films?

Streaming a diverse range of moods and moments, these films are a fairly commendable effort, if not always riveting, feels Sukanya Verma. Short films can achieve so much in so little. In a fraction......

Sports Shorts: Sindhu, Prannoy in Thailand Open pre-quarters

IMAGE: PV Sindhu beat Bulgaria's Linda Zetchiri in the opening round. Photograph: Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images Top shuttlers P V Sindhu and HS Prannoy progressed to the women's and men's singles......

Kashyap wins, Sindhu loses at China Open

Young P V Sindhu went down after a gallant fight in the opening round, but London Olympics quarter-finalist Parupalli Kashyap kept Indian hopes afloat with a straight-games win to reach the second......

Readers wishes to John Wright

Name:Balakrishnan Sreenivas Message:May this genial man continue as our cricket team for many for years to come. He taught us what real professionalism is. A nation of 1 billion people who are......

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