The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Centre and the states in the National Capital Region (NCR) to implement the orders of the panel on air quality management to curb air pollution while ruing that some sections of the media have 'portrayed' it as a 'villain' which wants to close down schools in New Delhi.
Did you know New Delhi's air is the most polluted in the world?
Whatever mildly political or pandemic relevance Army of the Dead means to imply is floundered by its mindless mood and clumsy characterisations, observes Sukanya Verma.
Meenakshi Sundareshwar is a Basu Chatterjee slice-of-life packaged in a glossy ad film whose source of heart are its two genuinely likeable leads, feels Sukanya Verma.
Sukanya Verma lists her 10 favourite male performances of 2021.
Successive elections have demonstrated that the BJP campaign switches towards polarisation when it is faced with palpable discontent among the electorate, notes Utkarsh Mishra.
Jeff Nichols' Mud, with its lyrical storytelling, makes for a moving watch.
For a city that has a timeless spirit to it, one can probably spend an eternity here, says Lakshmi Sharath.
Of the six out of eight episodes shared by Netflix, I finished all in one effortless go, says Sukanya Verma who applauds this well-made thriller.
A copious amount of blood, beating, crying, saving, sacrificing, nationalism fills up its staggering three hours running time. Emotions run sky high, but you feel nothing, sighs Sukanya Verma.
Pessimists argue that India cannot be decoupled from disturbing global trends.
His most recent film Desi Boyz was appauling.
The author wins for The Sellout, a satire of US racial politics.
Eight tips to help you if you are buying a home with a short investment horizon.
Wake Up Sid has its heart in place, but it still doesn't have much of a plot or novelty to rely upon.
The Shiv Sena, the party that champions the cause of Maharashtrians, has turned this year's stock market boom, which saw the Sensex rise some 700 points, into a political opportunity.
The government is left with the only option of risking inflation and presumes that it can fudge figures and get away with it in the onrushing elections.
The trend of acquiring land abroad for growing food and other crops may have got a fresh boost, following the food security concerns provoked by high agricultural prices in 2007 and 2008, but it began a long time ago.
It is a bit of a sad commentary on our democracy but the general election is going to be only the first step in forming a government. The second step will come only when the party leaders -- specifically from regional forces -- judge their positions after the polls.
Speculation about Apple founder Steve Jobs's health has been rife since the company's Worldwide Developer's conference in June, when he looked unwell. His claim that he had been ill but was now recovering did nothing to settle the speculation; Jobs is a pancreatic cancer survivor and there were those who wondered if the dreaded disease was back.
Aishwayra's The Last Legion and Salman's Marigold bomb. SRK's Chak De! India, meanwhile holds steady abroad.
He is the showman of Hollywood.
The quota system was originally meant to boost the enrolment of minorities. The judge had allocated 60 per cent seats to the whites and 40 per cent to the minority students.
It is impossible for anyone to explain how markets are hitting record highs during an economic recession. It is both mysterious and surreal, notes Debashis Basu.
The Olympic spotlight falling on Athens in August will be the latest illumination of a city that has fascinated thinkers, poets and writers down the ages.
Senior bankers are trying to impress upon the central bank that the shift to external benchmark-linked lending be postponed to April 1, 2020.
Rediff readers take the 10 year challenge and tell us what has changed.
US-Pakistan relations are poised to touch a qualitatively new level under the Biden administration, notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
'If Mr Modi continues growing as a Hindu Hriday Samrat, better that it is done by restoring ancient temples than demolishing medieval mosques,' says Shekhar Gupta.
Baaghi 3 is a senseless beast of a movie that solely exists to rupture the screen in images of broken, blasting, blaring men or machines flying mid-air and slow motion, feels Sukanya Verma.
Who better than India's beloved storyteller to teach you how to spin a yarn?
'After it was finished, Shah Jahan visited the Taj only twice.' 'There is a letter from Aurangzeb to him after a visit, reporting that the dome was leaking and needed to be fixed.' 'Shah Jahan wasn't bothered: He had moved on to designing his next project, Shahjahanabad,' reveals Aakar Patel.
Bosses have played a stellar role in stifling the voice of their junior colleagues.
Doughty frontline workers say this is what they signed up for and that is what they do.
Last week's slum fire at Bandra east highlights the stark difference between the two sides of the neighbourhood's railway station. But Piyush Goyal can change it, says Anil Singh.
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