When Akshata Murty Wowed The Tories

IMAGE: Akshata Murty speaks at the Conservative party's annual conference in Manchester. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters   On Wednesday, October 4, 2023, an unusual event occurred at......

PIX: Parliament moves into its new home

In a historic transition, the Parliament moved into a swanky new complex on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging MPs to forget all past bitterness and start a new chapter and the......

Gujarat to MP, the saga of missing 240 British era gold coins

A special investigation team (SIT) has been formed to unravel the mystery surrounding the alleged theft of 240 British-era gold coins by four policemen in Madhya Pradesh's Alirajpur district, an......

In a first, UK Parl complex plays host to Indian Independence Day celebration

A first-of-its-kind celebration to mark the 76th year of India's Independence was hosted at the UK Parliament complex with cross-party support and the backing of the India (Trade and Investment)......

UK tax row: FM Rishi Sunak offers himself for independent review

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has written to his boss, Boris Johnson, to be referred to one of the British Prime Minister's independent advisers to review all his ministerial......

Pandora Papers: A Rich Man's Game

The money stashed away in tax havens is estimated at between $5.6 trillion and $32 trillion, numbers to make your eyes pop, asserts T N Ninan. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   'The main......

Reforms are about implementation, not announcements

'The promises of netas and babus and new laws, however well-meaning, mean little.''What matters is implementation on the ground.''Every law is finally implemented by a vast army of officials,......

Will Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan Be A Blockbuster?

A great story-teller, Mani Ratnam is experimenting with a real-life historical in Ponniyin Selvan, points out N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Vikram as Aditya Karikalan in Ponniyin Selvan. Now that Mani......

Mutiny at the BBC: Lineker row causes huge crisis

IMAGE: Manchester City fan with a sign in support of BBC presenter Gary Lineker at the Selhurst Park stadium in London on Sunday. Photograph: Tony Obrien/Reuters Britain's BBC faced a mounting......

Rashford's mural vandalised as Eng players racially abused

'Those responsible for this appalling abuse should be ashamed of themselves.' IMAGE: Bin bags cover offensive graffiti on the vandalised mural of Manchester United and England striker Marcus......

Rashford welcomes UK Govt U-turn on school meals campaign

Manchester United's Marcus Rashford said he spoke to Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday and was briefed about the government's plans to provide 170 million pounds ($220 million) of extra......

Man United back Rashford, to provide 5,000 free school meals

Now, working together with the charity FareShare, meals will be prepared and packaged individually at Old Trafford by club staff before being shipped to local Manchester United Foundation partner......