In Photos: The Man Who Will Be Crowned King

King Charles III spent 70 long years as the heir to the British throne. In those years as a prince -- a record number among royal families -- he led a colourful and unusual life, indulging so many......

He told the middle class not only to become talkers, but doers

'... That they should emerge as role-models to be emulated by the fellow countrymen; and that the middle classes should not stick only to hate-filled and scornful criticism and condemnation against......

Schools, colleges reopen after months of lockdown in UK

Wearing masks, hundreds of thousands of children and young people across England returned to their classes at schools and colleges on Tuesday after over five months of lockdown imposed to curb the......

'What do they gain by getting rid of 2 MPs?'

'The nominations were not meant to last permanently, but depended on the government of the day.''There was no question of revoking it during Congress, Janata Dal or even Vajpayee's NDA rule.''But......

Doctors, lawyers and academics on strike

Ajit Balakrishnan offers a thinking man's guide to the angst of the professions.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com I stare stupefied at headlines like these: One from last June said, 800,000......

'Demonetisation is theft'

'Demonetisation, is in principal, a mistake, because it involves a theft -- a taking of private property by the State.''It is one of those bad Indian ideas that has been tried twice in the past,......

Indian's work of art sold for Rs 16.75 cr!

If Anish Kapoor isn't written of by the Indian media, you can't really blame it because the 54-year-old, for all his celebrity status in the West - where his following is huge - has nothing to show......

How to be a good CEO

What can a CEO do to improve organisational performance when you cannot hire and fire? Not much, most would say. Yet Raghunath Anant Mashelkar, Director General, Council of Scientific and......

'I would have been the king of limited overs cricket'

'I am not envious of those who are making millions. It's their era and I had my era.' IMAGE: Cricket legend Salim Durani trains budding cricketers in Jamnagar in this January 2004 photograph.......

'BCCI should become player centric'

'There should be total transparency in the system.' IMAGE: The Indian cricketers celebrate an England wicket during the T20I series, July 9, 2022. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images   Vinod......

Shastri@60: 'You won't hear one negative word out of his mouth'

Former India batter and national selector Jatin Paranjpe regards Ravi Shastri as one of his mentors. Jatin, who made his debut for Mumbai in domestic cricket under Shastri's captaincy, hails......

Did umpiring error help England win World Cup?

'It is unfair to look at one decision, one ball out of 600-plus on the day and say that was the reason one team won and one team lost.' IMAGE: Ben Stokes apologises after Martin Guptill's throw......

Sports Shorts: ATP investigate 'racial prejudice' claims by Young

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday IMAGE: US tennis player Donald Young (in pic) has accused Briton Ryan Harrison of making racism comments against him......