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What provoked the Chinese in Ladakh

We should have anticipated it on August 5 last year, when we made the big changes in J&K.Amit Shah left nothing to chance when he told Parliament that 'we will bring back Aksai Chin even at the......

Why Modi is so obsessed with Pakistan

'India serves itself poorly with its latter-day discovery of Pakistan as an instrument in domestic politics,' notes Shekhar Gupta. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com=   How do we define a......

India's embrace of mediocrity

IMAGE: One of India's famed IITs. Photograph for representation only. Indians thrive in ordinariness -- from academia and science to business and military power. Sports is just an apt metaphor,......

4 Pak brothers face life sentence for gang rape

Four Pakistani immigrant brothers, who repeatedly raped two teenage girls in Sydney last year, were on Thursday convicted and face life imprisonment under new gang rape laws in Australia.A New......

How can globalisation succeed?

Threat to job security and plummeting labour incomes have fuelled protectionism, say Abheek Barua & Bidisha Ganguly.  The UK might not have faced the dire consequences that analysts had......

What is fueling the rise of Sanders and Trump in US primaries?

Donald Trump's success has been based on the anti-Trump vote being divided between a number of contestants, rues Deepal Lal For the last two months I have been in Los Angeles basking in the......

Inventories of Vadra's realty firm zoom 10 times in 3 years

Image: Robert Vadra. Photograph: Rediff Archives The real estate inventories of Robert Vadra firm Sky Light Realty zoomed nearly 10 times in three years since it previously filed the balance......

When big brands hide behind a veil

Patrick Jake O'Rourke, an American political satirist and journalist recounts a very interesting story in his book Age and Guile – Beat Youth, Innocence and a Bad Haircut. It was 1969 and......

Mamata's mantra for the Railways

She is strong, aggressive, determined and fearless. Now, at the helm of one of India's most enterprising ministries, she promises the best service from the Indian Railways. Meet Mamata Baneerjee,......

Why Rocky Handsome won't release anytime soon

John Abraham, who made a comeback to the big screen after two years with Welcome Back recently, is in no hurry for his next film, Nishikant Kamat-directed Rocky Handsome, to release.  While......

The Expendables 3 Contest: Win COOL Prizes!

If you missed Sylvester Stallone's The Expendables 3 in theatres, here's a second chance! Directed by Patrick Hughes, the third film in the superhit series features Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger,......

Can you recognise this actor?

It took us a couple of seconds to believe the actor playing Whitey Bulger in the upcoming Black Mass -- an old man with a receding hairline and eerily light eyes -- was Johnny Depp. ......

Review: Sin City: A Dame to Kill For falters with its script

Sin City 2 doesn't quite illicit the same response as the film film, says Paloma Sharma.Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller co-directed sequel to Sin City has come so late that we've almost already......

Review: The Expendables 3 looks very tired

Suparn Verma may have issues with The Expendables 3 but the joy of watching its iconic cast on screen is a movie event marked in his calendar until they keep making them. As kids, we found our......

Will New Zealand recall retired Neil Wagner for Christchurch Test?

IMAGE: Neil Wagner called time on his 64-Test career earlier this week. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Reuters New Zealand might be tempted to recall retired pacer Neil Wagner to the side for......

Ton-up Cameron Green powers Australia in Wellington

IMAGE: Cameron Green struck an unbeaten ton to lead Australia’s fightback. Photograph: @cricketcomau/X All-rounder Cameron Green thwarted New Zealand with a sparkling, unbeaten century after......

Bedingham hits ton as South Africa set Kiwis tricky run chase

IMAGE: David Bedingham celebrates his century in the second Test against New Zealand in Hamilton on Thursday. Photograph: ProteasMenCSA/X David Bedingham scored his maiden Test century as South......

Great Danes skittle Kiwis as South Africa take shocking lead

IMAGE:  South Africa took a stunning lead in the first innings against hosts New Zealand. Photograph: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters South Africa skittled New Zealand's tail to dismiss their hosts......

SA fightback after Ravindra's strikes in Hamilton

IMAGE: South Africa put up a fight despite Rachin Ravindra’s three-wicket haul . Photograph: BlackCaps/X All-rounder Rachin Ravindra continued to bolster his reputation with three for 33 as......

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