'Why Can't Mr Modi Reopen The Passes To Tibet?'

On August 5, 1953, Jawaharlal Nehru sent a strange note to the foreign secretary. It is worth mentioning because it was symptomatic of the lack of knowledge about Western Tibet in India and in......

'A Domestic Dispute That Became A National Dispute'

'I wanted to go for the heart, and at the same time, open the audience's mind.' IMAGE: Yami Gautam with Director Suparn S Varma on the sets of Haq. Photograph: Kind courtesy Suparn Varma Does......

Hindi Diwas: Modi, Shah hail Hindi as 'unifying force'

Hindi Diwas was observed across India on Sunday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other top leaders underlining Hindi's role as a unifying factor in this linguistically diverse country while......

Why The Americans Were Opposed To Agni

'The heat shield technology for re-entry vehicles was first mastered in DRDO for the Agni missile.''This is why the Americans were so opposed to Agni in the 1980s, unlike other missiles -- it was a......

Why Are FPIs Selling?

You can't be the second-most expensive market in the world and deliver just 10 per cent EPS growth, points out Akash Prakash. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff   India has now gone five years......

'We Expect 1 Million Start Ups By 2035'

'Binary fission will happen -- startups will lead to more startups.'Nandan Nilekani's 8 recommendations for India's economy to hit the $8 trillion mark by 2035.Peerzada Abrar listens in. IMAGE:......

What Indian taxpayers want from CBDT

An Income-Tax Department internal committee reviewing the old direct tax law to pave the way for a new one has "largely" received suggestions for "simplifying" the language, better "structuring"......

'RBI In No Hurry To Do Big Rate Cuts'

'If you look at where inflation (headline and core) is today in India and where the rates are, there's clearly room to cut rates.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The US Federal Reserve......

The Good Road misses Oscar short-list for Best Foreign Language Film

Gyan Correa's film The Good Road has not made it to the nine films that were short-listed for the 86th Annual Academy Awards. Correa, who recently returned from Los Angeles after promoting......

Devdas wins MTV's Best Asian Foreign Language Film

Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Rs 500 million film, Devdas, won MTV's Best Asian Foreign Language Film Award at a ceremony held on January 24. The director, now in Singapore, says happily, "For me, the......

The Top 10 Foreign Language Films of 2013

The best of the year lists are a good way to bid farewell to what we loved, held close to us. But it is also the time to revisit memories of what took us through good times and especially bad......

Top 11 Foreign Language Films, 2014

Beautiful movies, from across the world. The year 2014 was big when it came to foreign language films, as many film festival award winners played in theatres in New York City. This year 83......

Sharath Kamal's 11-year plan to win TT Olympic gold

‘It's almost like two and a half Olympic cycles where we can identify talent between the age of 11 to 15 and grow with them and groom them at the same time’ IMAGE: Sharath Kamal acknowledges......

'Indian Cricket Changed My Life'

'I have a deep affection for Indian cricket. If someone asked me to come back, I wouldn't say no.' IMAGE: Suresh Raina and Virat Kohli carry Coach Gary Kirsten after India won the World Cup......

Petr Cech's 'Arsenal' is THREE languages

Arsenal's Cech calls the shots in any language IMAGE: Petr Cech boosts Arsenal’s defence. Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech has given an insight to the......