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US could have defeated the Taliban...

The US military efforts in Afghanistan were akin to filling a bucket that had gaping holes, asserts Colonel Anil A Athale (retd). IMAGE: US Marines stand guard at the Hamid Karzai international......

Venezuela: Before the Implosion

As Venezuelans continue to flee the starvation, crime and the horrific inflation that continues to mark the worst crisis it has ever faced, Radha Roy Biswas looks back at a devastated country she......

Missing CCD owner's body found near Mangaluru river

Billionaire coffee tycoon V G Siddhartha, whose body was fished out of a river two days after he went missing, was on Wednesday cremated at his estate in his home district of Chikmagalur......

The meteor who blazed across a revolutionary sky

'George Fernandes was an innocent among the cut-throats and pickpockets who infest the political jungle.''He was too good a man to achieve spectacular success in the game of thrones,' notes Sunanda......

George Fernandes, former defence minister, dies at 88

Fernandes, who was born to a Christian family in Mangalore, Karnataka, burst into national limelight when as a firebrand trade unionist in Mumbai he organised a railways strike in 1974 that brought......

Would you pay to see Sachin, 46, bat today?

'Can Tendulkar recreate the magic of his youth?', asks advertising guru Sandeep Goyal. IMAGE: The 2003 Cricket World Cup: India vs Sri Lanka. The Wanderers stadium, Johannesburg, March 10, 2003.......

India must stop being the West's digital colony

'India missed the software products revolution (and now is in danger of missing the platform revolution), complacent that we are the software experts of the world based on IT services prowess,'......

'India needs businessmen in Parliament'

'When you come through the hassles and struggles of business life, your mind is wired differently.''You are more connected to reality,' Akali Dal MP Naresh Gujral tells Rahul Jacob and Archis......

George Fernandes: The minister who threw Coke out of India, stalled HPCL privatisation

Fernandes wanted Coca-Cola Company to not just transfer 60 per cent of the shares of its Indian firm but also the formula for its concentrate to Indian shareholders. IMAGE: A file photo of former......

Who's the fairest of them all? Emami-HUL spat revives an old brand war

The two battle it out in the controversial but lucrative fairness cream market, spark a fresh bout of aggression in the war between the brands Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Hindustan......

Guilty Minds Review

Guilty Minds has too much going on to wolf down it all in one big binge watch session, notes Sukanya Verma. A pair of yin and yang Delhi lawyers clash and collaborate to seek justice for their......

The Godfather: A Hell to Make

Despite the Oscars, the box office glory, and the universal acclaim, Francis Ford Coppola, I am sure, remembers The Godfather with as much frustration as pride.Like Michael Corleone, he got into it......

The BEST and WORST of 2021

It was a turbulent time for everybody as COVID-19's second wave left every single individual affected one way or the other. And though entertainment was the last thing on most minds, a distraction......

'My mother is always in my heart in a way I don't realise'

'My mother is a lady with a lot of emotional stability and strength. And wisdom.''When I was younger, she would tell me that if I ever refused water to anyone, I would have to drink gutter......

Shershaah review

This is the meatiest role of Sidharth Malhotra's career and the man sure enough gives it his all.There's charm, swagger, warmth, empathy, verve, authority -- a lively portrait of a lion, a legend,......

IPL 2024 Auction Buzz: Who will win the bidding war?

Photograph: Kind Courtesy IPL/X As anticipation builds for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, slated to be played between March 22 and the end of May, there's a unique twist – the......

Olympic sponsor Toyota pulls out TV ads for Games

IMAGE: A banner advertising Coca-Cola beverages, Toyota, Nissay and NTT, Olympic Games partner for Tokyo 2020, in Fukushima prefecture, Japan. Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters/Files Tokyo......

Images: Barcelona vs Real Madrid

Barcelona players celebrate after beating Real Madrid 6-2 in their Spanish Primera Liga match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, on Saturday night. It was the first time in the 80-year......

Bucknor bound to get in India's Hair

The International CricketCouncil choice of officials for the India-Pakistan Test and one day series have raised more than a few eyebrows in both countries.A look at some of the ICC officials, who......

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