'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......

The Man Who Captures Vultures On Camera

Like the dinosaurs, vultures face extinction.From 40 million 33 years ago, only 35,000 to 45,000 vultures remain in India. IMAGE: Nitish Agrawal captures the Long Billed Vulture in flight. All......

BJP-AIADMK Gift Stalin An Election Issue

Amit Shah seemingly encouraging AIADMK dissident Sengottaiyan after party boss Edappadi K Palaniswami had removed his one-time mentor from all party posts has not gone down well with party cadres.......

Why So Much Hatred For English?

There is no guarantee that if we speak in only Indian languages, all our faults will be washed away and India will shine. questions Shyam G Menon. Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Why does the......

The BEST International Films of 2021

2021 may go down in the history of world cinema as having produced the largest number of good quality films from across the world. What is remarkable is that practically all of these films were......

2024: Top 10 International Films

Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite 2024 films that he watched at film festivals in Berlin, Cannes, Toronto and India. It's that time for the year to track its very best. These are personal choices,......

Why This Film Sentenced Its Director To Prison

'One's country is the best place to live, no matter what problems, what difficulties.''My country is where I can breathe, where I can find the reason to live, and where I can find the strength to......

Oscars 2026: The Films Homebound Is Competing With

Photograph: Kind courtesy Dharma Productions/Instagram Neeraj Ghaywan's film Homebound has been shortlisted and moved to the next round of voting in the Best International Feature Film category......

Kolkata marks hockey centenary with India's largest stadium

Beighton Cup to throw open '22,000-seat' hockey stadium in Salt Lake IMAGE: Built at an estimated cost of Rs 20-crore, the state-of-the-art facility located inside the Salt Lake Stadium complex,......

Mohsin Khan relives cricket glory and Bollywood days

From facing Dennis Lillee to filming with Dharmendra, 70-year old Mohsin Khan goes back in time in a freewheeling interview. IMAGE: Former Pakistan opener Mohsin Khan made 2,709 Test runs and......

Messi keen to play 2026 World Cup: Argentina coach

IMAGE: Lionel Messi had led Argentina to the 2022 World Cup title. Photograph: Claudio Villa/Getty Images Argentina great Lionel Messi wants to play in the 2026 World Cup, but is too early to......