Would Manipur Violence Have Continued If...

...the BJP's template of operation was different or if the Centre and the state were ruled by dissimilar parties? asks Shyam G Menon. IMAGE: Manipur Students Union members protest in Imphal, July......

The Race To Be Called Visionary

Unfortunately, in India, infrastructure projects are lost in a miasma of political and personal vanity, observes Shyam G Menon. IMAGE: Construction work underway on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet......

US scientist who worked at Wuhan lab says Covid was manmade virus

In what appears to be an astonishing revelation, a US-based scientist who worked at a controversial research lab in China's Wuhan, has said that Covid-19 was a "man-made virus" that leaked from the......

Remembering Diana: The life of a princess

On July 1, 2021, Britain's Princess Diana would have turned 60 and two decades after her tragic death in a car accident near the end of summer 1997, she still holds an exalted place on the altar of......

5 things Modi got right on the economy

'Good economics isn't necessarily bad politics, or vice versa,' says Shekhar Gupta.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Depending entirely on where your voting preference lies, the Narendra......

What Makes Sonam A Global Style Icon

Sonam Kapoor Ahuja has found a place on Britain's Top 40 Best Dressed Celeb list alongside Harry Styles, Kate Middleton, Rosamund Pike, Sienna Miller and Kate Moss. Since Sonam is already a style......

Deepika's Brush With LA

Katrina attends the Red Sea Film Fest... Raai Laxmi enjoys a race... Amyra goes cycling... Photograph: Kind courtesy Deepika Padukone/Instagram Movie stars know just how to mix business with......

Indian Heroes In Hollywood On OTT

In the new Tom Harper film, Heart of Stone, Alia Bhatt plays a pivotal role alongside Gal Gadot. She is the latest in a small line of Bollywood stars who have made a dent in Hollywood. In the old......

Upasana's Comfortable Maternity Style

Ram Charan and his wife Upasana Kamineni Konidela are expecting their first child together in July. While Upasana may not be a hotshot celeb like her star husband, she sure knows her way around......

Sharapova Stuns Vanity Fair Oscar Party

IMAGE: Maria Sharapova at the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar party. Photograph: Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for Vanity Fair Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova graced the red carpet for the Vanity Fair......

Kolkata 2001: The Odyssey, viewed from the sidelines

20 years ago this week, India and Australia played one of the greatest Test matches in cricket history.Sreehari Nair relives the sound and the fury of that unforgettable game at the Eden Gardens.......

Five-time major winner Sharapova retires aged 32

'I'm new to this, so please forgive me. Tennis -- I'm saying goodbye.' IMAGE: Maria Sharapova has played only two matches this year, losing in the first round of the Australian Open, with her......

Kobe Bryant's wife Vanessa wishes 'this nightmare would be over'

'My brain refuses to accept that both Kobe and Gigi are gone.' IMAGE: Kobe Bryant with his wife Vanessa as they attend the 2018 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg......

Kobe Bryant's widow breaks silence on NBA superstar's death

IMAGE: Kobe Bryant and his wife Vanessa attend the 2018 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, California, on March 4,......