In a surprise development, a top Chinese military general has cast aspersions on the People's Liberation Army (PLA)'s much-publicised 'real combat-oriented exercises' as 'fake combat capabilities'......
In a state where thin margins and minor swings decide electoral outcomes, nothing can be left to chance, even for those relishing the cocooned life, observes Shyam G Memon. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata......
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday conveyed his 'deep appreciation' to Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani for the release of eight Indians, previously on death row, even as the two......
'You can still hear gunshots, and this time even children know they are not normal.' IMAGE: Lin Laishram protests at Azad Maidan in Mumbai. Photograph: Kind courtesy Lin Laishram/Instagram......
'Ajit Pawar and some other people felt it was better to be supporting the BJP and have a coalition with the BJP than support the Congress.''But Sharad Pawar did not want to be a party to this kind......
In an unexpected turn of events, Elon Musk, the world's richest man and the biggest shareholder of Twitter, has decided not to join the board of the micro-blogging platform. Photograph: Mark......
China's central bank on Tuesday devalued its tightly controlled currency by two per cent to improve central parity system, amid slowing down of the world's second-largest economy and recent stock......
Are you always at a loss while planning your finances? Are you aware of the investment options available in the market? How best can you plan your finances? What are the crieria for evaluating an......
In a tussle between two index heavyweights, it seems like ICICI Bank won the battle for the day as Reliance Industries, which also reported better-than-expected results pared gains as the day......
The India-born global management guru not only helped companies but also MBA students and faculty to think laterally, write Archana M Prasanna and Chitra Unnithan. Seventeen years ago, the 1993......
'My definition of a true star is when they enter a room, the energy of the room changes.' 'She has the aura of a true star.' IMAGE: Sushmita Sen plays Aarya Sareen in Aarya. Photograph: Kind......
Sreehari Nair presents his Top 20 movies of the decade. The story of Indian Cinema in this decade pivots around the Nirbhaya Case of 2012. The sheer brutality of that incident coupled with the......
Making her film debut with The Householder, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala wrote more screenplays than novels, winning two Oscars -- for A Room with a View and Howards End.She kept her distance from the film......
'Sooraji said the hugging scene had to look passionate because it was the first intimate scene in the film. I looked at Salman and burst into tears.' It was a combination no one forgot -- an......
IMAGE: Rest of India players celebrate with the trophy after winning the Irani Cup on Sunday. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/Twitter Rest of India's bowling unit performed like a well-oiled machine as......
One cricketer made all the difference when the first All India cricket team toured England in 1911.Baloo Palwankar startled the English with his guile and genius.A fascinating excerpt from Prashant......
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Wednesday IMAGE: Bengal captain Manoj Tiwary celebrates his half century. Photograph: Ashok Bhaumik/PTI Opener Abhimanyu Easwaran cracked a second......
IMAGE: Bhuvneshwar Kumar of India celebrates the wicket of Mitchell Santner of New Zealand during Day 2 of the second Test held at the Eden Gardens stadium in Kolkata on Saturday. Photograph:......
As part of a series of weekly chats on cricket, Prem Panicker appeared on the rediff Chat at 1300 EDT/1000 PDT on December 8. Following is a transcript of the chat. Transcript of Dec 1 chat: 'On......