Booker Prize-winning author Salman Rushdie has warned against the “alarming” threats to freedom of expression around the world, including in India, as he accepted the Freedom to Publish......
Democracy is the heart of our body politic and elections are its life blood. Because there is some disease that affects it, we cannot apply leeches to drain it off, killing the body in the process,......
'The burden of the BJP's song is not development and delivery.''It is communalism,' argues Aakar Patel. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party supremo and Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi and BJP......
Whether it liked it or not, the Ukraine crisis forced India to choose between the aggressor Russia and the US-led free world, a decision it hated to make, Virendra Kapoor point out. IMAGE: A......
So, what's the problem if our present is screwed up when the future promises to be profitable? It's an Indian habit, notes Shyam G Menon. Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Having......
Asia's richest man Gautam Adani, besides looking at opportunities to expand his vast empire, is hooked on ChatGPT - the programme that trawls vast amount of information to generate natural-sounding......
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday unveiled a Rs 39.45 lakh crore Budget with a view to fire up the key engines of the economy to sustain a world-beating recovery from the pandemic.......
Google on Wednesday launched its global 'Be Internet Awesome' programme for children in India in partnership with Indian comic book publisher Amar Chitra Katha to interweave critical internet......
After waiting for decades, the Land Rover Defender is now available in India. And this time, in its newly launched, more capable, Hybrid avatar. IMAGE: The 2020 Land River Defender. Photograph:......
'What made him different was that he was not a banker at all by temperament.''He was a businessman, a typical lalaji at that.''He had to win at any cost.'Raghu Mohan glances at Rana Kapoor's fall......
A spread of eclectic entertainment on OTT for you. Sukanya Verma lists everything you can watch. Article 370Where to watch? NetflixLanguage: Hindi Yami Gautam and Priyamani star as......
Diljit Dosanjh's switch in singing style as he smoothly assumes Amar Singh Chamkila's vocal persona highlights the brilliance of his artistry, observes Sukanya Verma. Back in the 1980s, popular......
Forget comic chops, you'll not find an ounce of camaraderie between Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff as they go about firing ammo and flexing abs at a zombie-like army for nearly three excruciating......
Its callous perspective and comical treatment of a sensitive matter makes a complete hash of things, asserts Sukanya Verma. A group of heavily pregnant women holding big matkss next to their bare......
1999 in Hindi movies marked the end of a vibrant young decade and a gentle promise of electrifying new things to come in the new millennium. Where madcap masala still reigned supreme, morally......
Ben Stokes set the tone for a 160-run victory over the Netherlands SCORECARD IMAGE: England's Ben Stokes celebrates after reaching his century. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters England......
West Indies, who have zero points, must win all three of their remaining games to stand a chance of reaching the ODI World Cup in India in October-November. IMAGE: The Netherlands' players......
MSD is CSK and CSK is MSD IMAGE: MS Dhoni guided CSK to a fifth IPL trophy in 11 final appearances and he remained unfazed. Photograph: BCCI Mahendra Singh Dhoni was numb. He didn't raise his head......
In 2019, World Champion Magnus Carlsen was asked to guess the nationality of the reigning world champion in 2050. He responded: 'India will have had many by then!' IMAGE: 16-year-old R......