'In the short term the relationship will get worse.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Rajnath Singh/X Gautam Bambawale is one of only three Indian diplomats who have served as the Republic's ambassadors......
There they were, showing the world that there are still people motivated not by religious structures, not by past glories, not by hatreds deliberately stoked. These were ordinary folks doing......
'When you do some job for a few hours, you are hardly earning enough to survive.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com There was euphoria in social media about India becoming a $4 trillion......
'It is flabbergasting to think that this heavenly region has, for decades, been coveted by India's aggressive neighbours,' says Claude Arpi after a recent visit to Ladakh.'Wanting to use the newly......
''Hamas is going to be prepared. There will be booby traps and tunnels; it's going to be door to door fighting.' IMAGE: Smoke and flames billow after Israeli forces struck a high-rise tower in......
The purchase or construction of houses by large numbers of people can add meaningfully to India's economic growth, points out Neelkanth Mishra. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com India needs......
'Last year (FY21), we had about 1 million intimated claims for Covid.''This year (FY22), in six months, we got about 1.6 million claims.' IMAGE: Children who lost their parents to COVID-19 engagE......
A combination of demonetisation, a poorly and hurriedly implemented GST, and more recently the "botched up" lockdown of the economy to control the spread of Covid has brought the economy to its......
IT services major Infosys on Wednesday posted a 22.7 per cent rise in net profit to Rs 5,195 crore for the April-June quarter of 2021-22, and raised its revenue growth outlook for the full fiscal.......
TCS, Infosys ramp up onshore hiring; Infosys committed to hire 25,000 over 5 years, reports Shivani Shinde. IMAGE: Between April last year and January 2021, onshore hiring, including taking in......
Larger-than-life fun and froth are Karan Johar's mainstay.It's his ability to surprise in places he's least expected to that make him more versatile than he lets on. Karan Johar is a world within a......
Ram Gopal Varma's last few films were so cringingly bad that a new generation of film-goers might not even remember that he was once admired as a maverick, who marched to the music of his own drum,......
Why can't Salman end his self-praising screen time and play a good role instead, asks Rajesh Karkera. Who doesn't love Bhai? It was for this love alone that I wanted to miss Salman Khan's Kisi Ka......
'The Elephant Whisperers is a hopeful story of respect and cooperation with nature in an era rife with conflict and threat to our beautiful planet.' IMAGE: 'There was never a moment when......
The essence of the film is in its simplicity.All the characters in the film look real. You can find them in your neighbours, colleges, cafes, theatres, observes Hemant Waje. If you are stuck in a......
IMAGE: George Wellington tackles a player during a Kabaddi match at the London School of Economics. Photograph: Hollie Adams/Reuters The mention of kabaddi often leaves Britons scratching their......
Sanjay Singh, the Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh loyalist, on Wednesday exuded confidence of sweeping the much-delayed Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) elections, saying the fraternity knows who......
IMAGE: Pace bowler Titas Sadhu's figures of 3 for 6 helped India crush Sri Lanka to win the Asian Games gold medal on Monday. Photograph: BCCI/X Titas Sadhu must believe in pleasant coincidences.......
'He has talent and he will go a long way if supported properly. But he is just beginning, so don't compare him with legends like Lasith Malinga or Chaminda Vaas.' IMAGE: Sri Lanka's......
From land of hockey to cricket stardom, Vidwath Kaverappa takes seven-star route IMAGE: Vidwath Kaverappa bagged seven wickets. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/Twitter Vidwath Kaverappa entered the......