Erred by retweeting video defaming BJP IT cell, Kejriwal tells SC

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday told the Supreme Court that he made a mistake by retweeting an allegedly defamatory video circulated by YouTuber Dhruv Rathee related to the Bharatiya......

Retweeting libelous content is defamation, says court in Kejriwal case

The Delhi high court on Monday upheld summons issued to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal as an accused in a criminal defamation case for retweeting an allegedly defamatory video circulated by......

Odisha CM's private secretary gets Cabinet rank post day after VRS

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's close aide V K Pandian was on Tuesday appointed chairman of 5T with the status of cabinet minister, a day after his voluntary retirement from government......

Is Nehru Responsible For Indian Muslims' Plight?

Pratinav Anil is able to foresee some agency and assertion on the part of India's Muslims.His hope emanates from the citizenship rights movement of Muslims in 2019-2020, notes Mohammad Sajjad.......

Data privacy: Tension between big technology firms and govt boils over

There is a perception getting built inside the government that big technology companies -- a common term used for firms like Facebook, Google, Twitter, Amazon and the like - are becoming very......

How COVID-19 could change India's political economy

'While the poor have little say in shaping India's intellectual or public discourse, they do have a significant role in deciding political outcomes,' points out Roshan Kishore. IMAGE: Indians walk......

Sachin Bansal wants to start a bank

'If the RBI blesses us with a banking licence, we would like to launch a successful bank,' Sachin Bansal tells Bibhu Ranjan Mishra.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   It might just be a......

How Banerjee-Duflo's economic theory is relevant for India

For Duflo and Banerjee, an important part of their work has been ensuring that the agency of the “beneficiaries” -- usually, in developing countries like India, poorer individuals -- is......

Swatantrya Veer Savarkar Review: Lost In Politics

With the kind of money and talent that has gone into making this movie, a really good biopic of a personality like Savarkar could be made. But this film is lost in polemics, as is the case with......

Top 10 Tamil Action Films On OTT

Action films of some substance are rare to come by these days. Most film-makers mistake gore and excessive blood for well-constructed action cinema that thrives on drama and interpersonal stakes.......

Review: Sam Bahadur: The Amar Chitra Katha Version

Sam Bahadur is a mechanical summary of his life, ticking off one chapter after another without bothering to pause or ponder over their significance and influences, observes Sukanya Verma. A......

Ganapath: A Hero is Born Review: Recycled Junk

All the six packs in the world can't compensate for an unenthusiastic performance, sighs Sukanya Verma.   Vikas Bahl's Ganapath: A Hero is Born is like that pitiful teenager who has watched......

These Awesome Ladies Inspire Me Daily

Through their triumphs and struggles, these athletes have not only rewritten the narrative of women in sports but have also ignited a flame of empowerment and inspiration, asserts Laxmi Negi.......

PICS: Spurs win group; Liverpool finish behind Napoli

A round-up of Tuesday's action in the UEFA Champions League. IMAGE: Mohamed Salah scores Liverpool's first goal during the Champions League Group A match against Napoli, at Anfield, Liverpool, on......

'There was Plan A. There was Plan B. There was Plan C... and then there was Rishabh's Plan'

Bandon Mein Tha Dum is about a team that hits rock-bottom, loses key players, has its global reputation shrink overnight, but despite all the setbacks, pulls off one of the greatest comeback......

EPL PIX: Spurs sink City to open up title race; Liverpool, Chelsea win

Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday. IMAGE: Harry Kane celebrates scoring the third goal for Tottenham Hotspur against Manchester City at Etihad Stadium in......

Time right for the great American cricketing dream?

'Similar to baseball, a lot of the same things go on in it, pitchers have similar curve balls and all that. It is going to be a lot of fun' IMAGE: Indian cricket fans during the 1st T20......