Indians Star In World's Toughest Race

Race Across America -- which spans a little over 3,000 miles, from the west coast of the US to its east -- is often called the toughest race in the world.Indian cyclists are now returning multiple......

Rubber Prices, The Church, BJP's Kerala Ambitions

With elections elsewhere in India showing that multi-pronged contests usually work to the BJP's favour, the party can gain if it hangs on stubbornly.In the meantime, any additional support......

Opposition uniting against BJP's crackdown on corruption, charges Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday linked opposition parties coming together against the Bharatiya Janata Party to his government's campaign against corruption, and asserted that the clampdown......

What Electoral Politics Can Learn From Cricket

Cricket has taken many steps forward towards excellence and fairness.Electoral politics has a lot of catching up to do, points out Rajeev Bhargava.An excerpt from his fascinating new book, Between......

IRFC, NBCC, SJVN, BHEL: PSU stocks are on fire; analysts see more headroom

Stocks of public sector undertakings (PSUs) have been on fire in the past year as investors cheered an improvement in key operating metrics and embraced counters of these state-owned enterprises,......

Tata Motors drives past Maruti as most-valued auto firm

Tata Motors surpassed Maruti Suzuki (India) (MSIL) to become the most-valuable automobile company, in terms of market capitalisation (mcap), after a gap of seven years. Photograph: Mike......

Realty stocks' rally may hit valuation hurdle

Shares of real estate firms have been outperforming over the past year. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters The rally, analysts say, may hit roadblocks in the near term amid stretched valuations,......

Costly veggies push wholesale price inflation to 8-month high

Wholesale price-based inflation rose to an eight-month high of 0.26 per cent in November, driven by a sharp jump in food prices, especially onion and vegetables. Photograph: Danish......

A Must-Watch Film On Domestic Violence

'When I looked closely at people and stories from that region, I realised that the landscape contributes a lot to how people behave.' IMAGE: Chellapandi in Koozhangal. For a film that strips down......

'Women in Pakistan feel like they are being watched'

'There's this presence, a sense of patrolling and surveillance. And it's not coming from a place of safety.''It's coming from a place of 'You don't belong here'.''It's a malevolent force, the......

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Review: WOW!

Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse feels like a lovely celebration of Spider-Man as the superhero we all love, raves Mayur Sanap. Of all the big-league superheroes Marvel has to offer, Spiderman......

'We almost went bankrupt'

'Bottomline, hairline and waistline -- you have to watch them always.' IMAGE: Ajay Bijli, Chairman and Managing Director, PVR Ltd. Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com "Let's film him here.........

What's next for Serena Williams?

IMAGE: Serena Williams continues a tradition of celebrities and athletes diversifying their business portfolios to include startup investing. Photograph: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters As Serena......

Paralympics: Lekhara fails to qualify for final; swimmer Jadhav disqualified

IMAGE: Avani Lekhara finished a disappointing 27th, with a score of 629.7, and bowed out in the qualification round of the mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 event at the Tokyo Paralympics on......

Advances in spike technology are laughable and unfair, says Bolt

IMAGE: Usain Bolt poses with his shoes after winning the 100m final at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Photograph: Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images Usain Bolt said that advances in spike technology......

Who should be part of bio-bubble in IPL?

'We need to ensure only those who are really required to be with the players are part of the bubble' Photograph: Kind courtesy BCCI Kings XI Punjab co-owner Ness Wadia, on Thursday, said the......