Demographic Dividend: Has India failed to cash in?

India remains a young nation, but it will not get younger in future.India has not managed to noticeably improve education.Nor has it managed to create employment opportunities, observes Devangshu......

Will Name Change Erase Faceook's Toxic Reality?

Adversarial Harmful Networks -- India Case Study, cited in Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen's SEC complaints, revealed, among other things, that Facebook was a preferred platform for......

What are Sex-Workers Doing With Cryptos?

The OF saga has led to sex-workers looking at cryptocurrency as an alternative, notes Devangshu Datta. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Sex-workers are early adopters of new......

How Covid has CHANGED India

The pandemic has changed the way people see the government.It has eroded trust in the administration's ability to tackle a crisis, any crisis, observes Devangshu Datta. IMAGE: A beach in Goa,......

Is the NFT you're buying authentic?

Figuring out the nuances in the NFT market will mean opening and examining multiple new cans of worms, warns Devangshu Datta. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Last month, the artist Liam R......

Switch to Laggards for Stock Rewards

The laggards include FMCG (16 per cent), Energy (37 per cent) and Media (34 per cent).Devangshu Datta reports. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   The bull-run is still going strong......

Is the NFT phenomenon a bubble? Or a new beginning?

Non-Fungible Tokens are unique crypto codes driving collectors of art and music. Devangshu Datta traces the history of NFTs. IMAGE: Non-fungible token is a new type of digital asset that has......

Another storm brewing on Wall Street?

Given the dimensions, it is bound to have at least ripple effects across markets. Could ripple turn into cascade? asks Devangshu Datta. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Can an......

Was IPL a distraction to hide governance failure?

'It is no accident that politicians strive to control sports bodies, and get their names associated with popular sports, sometimes by renaming stadiums after themselves,' observes Devangshu Datta.......

World Cup 2019: When coaches took over

'This World Cup is likely to be much more a clash of plans than of talent,' says Devangshu Datta. IMAGE: Head Coach Ravi Shastri and Captain Virat Kohli confer after rain stopped play during the......

The World's Youngest Grandmaster

At 12 years, seven months and 17 days, Dommaraju Gukesh is the second youngest Grandmaster of all time.Devangshu Datta meets the ace. IMAGE: Dommaraju Gukesh, Grandmaster! Photograph: Kind......

How cricket has changed since that historic day!

'Perhaps the biggest change is in terms of mindset when it comes to the art of the possible when chasing.''A modern team knows that knocking off 120 runs in 10 overs is eminently possible.''When......

How Pragg, 12, became India's youngest Grandmaster

'It was a big relief to get it out of the way. Now he can concentrate on future progress.'Devangshu Datta reports from Chennai. IMAGE: Praggnanandhaa and his sister Vaishali. Photograph: A Ganesh......