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What To Expect from Modi-Kishida Summit

China, the Ukraine crisis and Quad will dominate the discussions, observes Dr Rajaram Panda. IMAGE: Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addresses the media in Tokyo. Photograph: Yoshikazu......

Those who live without doors

'There was no TV, no fridge, just illumination, so at least they could avoid the occasional snake, the frequent scorpions,' says Kishore Singh.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Two summers ago,......

Do you question a rape survivor?

I am only suggesting greater sensitisation and understanding of adults' sexual and lifestyle choices, says Shekhar Gupta. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Why did a young woman go to watch a......

Killings in name of cow unacceptable: Centre

Facing attacks over lynching incidents, the Centre on Thursday asserted that killings in the name of cow ‘sentiments’ was unacceptable and said the state governments should take stern......

An Olympics without a smile

'As each week brings fresh tales of the woes of Rio on the eve of the Olympics, I wonder whether my friends had a foreboding that the Gods of the Olympics will bring only misfortunes to their......

Google adds coral reef panoramas to its maps

Now, explore the world of beautiful reefs at a click of a button as Google has added the corals to their maps for the first time.Panoramic images of several coral reefs have been added to Google's......

Why the NREGA should not rely on banks

It was midday when Anish and I reached Karon, a block headquarter in Jharkhand, 45 km south of the district headquarter, Deoghar. We were part of a social audit team, scrutinising the......

Catering biz: Serving up the power sushi

The catering industry was once wedding-centric. Now it's learning to do things in style, to match the evolving tastes of a young, corporate India. Blue Label scotch but also custom-made rose-petal......

India rises, Silicon Valley drools

Promod Haque grew up in the old India, born into a lower-middle-class family, but he was lucky enough to attend a school in New Delhi for the children of wealthy dignitaries. His father was a......

High review

Unexpected twists and turns lead to a cliffhanger climax, observes Joginder Tuteja. What if there was a drug that eliminated the need of any other narcotic substance? What if there were......

Review: Pari wants to scare you...

...But ends up being oddly moving, says Sreehari Nair. Prosit Roy's Pari is Ek Thi Daayan in reverse. For a film with a cunningly baroque and riveting first half, Kannan Iyer's Ek Thi Daayan had......

What if Aladdin was made in Bollywood?

Here are the actors who can totally play Aladdin, Jasmine, Genie!     Twenty-five years after Aladdin set the Genie free in Disney's animated take on the classic tale, it's set to makes......

Children's Day Special: 10 Hindi Films Parents Should Show Their Kids

You can proudly show these movies to the impressionable ones! We don’t make enough children’s cinema in India. It’s tragic, but there you have it --- most of the films we consider......

Review: The Hundred-Foot Journey's got the recipe all wrong

The Hundred-Foot Journey is reduced to plot holes and factual inaccuracies of surprisingly epic proportions, writes Nishi Tiwari. When I think of Om Puri in......

Messi fails to match Maradona success in Argentina shirt

IMAGE: Lionel Messi with former Argentina coach Diego Maradona. Photograph: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images. They were two small Argentina players with the same enormous challenge -- to meet the......

Magical Puskas mesmerised defences

Ferenc Puskas, the most mesmerising of the Magical Magyars, was the captain, inspiration and match-winner of a 1950s Hungarian national team that some still argue was the best the world has ever......

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World Test Championship 2023

India held the top position in the ICC Men's Test Team Rankings while Australia secured the...

Manipur's Tragedy

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GUJARAT, HIMACHAL GO TO POLLS

The Bharatiya Janata Party was on Thursday poised for a landslide victory in Gujarat to retain...
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