Does Congress Matter Any Longer?

Every time we look at the Congress, its future, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, we find the situation more hopeless than even a few months earlier, observes Shekhar Gupta.......

5 Assembly Seats To Watch Today

Aditi Phadnis picks five key seats in the three states where assembly elections are being held today, February 14, 2022.   Goa Panaji The constituency was earlier represented by the chief......

How Blood Donors India Saves Lives!

'Our network somehow saves 3,000 lives every year, but there's so much more to do, as every death due to shortage of blood is easily avoidable.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Vegasjon/Wikimedia......

My Floyd Cardoz story

For Chef Thomas Zacharias, Chef Floyd Cardoz -- who sadly passed away last week after being infected by coronavirus -- was a partner, mentor, friend, colleague. And family. IMAGE: Chef Floyd......

Jaydeep Barman is changing India's restaurant business

'As long as people are eating we will be there,' Rebel Foods CEO Jaydeep Barman tells Viveat Susan Pinto and Niraj Bhatt.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   We are not surprised when......

Any idea why economists don't write autobiographies?

For a bunch that fancies itself so greatly and does not hesitate to express an opinion on everything, this is very odd behaviour, says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan. Illustration: Dominic......

Policy hurdles mess up 'Make in India'

Make in India needs policy support for access to markets, says Shyam Ponappa.  It is a truism that Make in India requires the implementation of supportive policies for Indian manufacturers,......

Remembering Charles Correa and his 'breathing' buildings

India's foremost architect and town planner was renowned as much for his 'breathing' spaces as for his irascible personality Obituaries can be hagiographic, at least in the immediate aftermath of......

A Must-Watch Film On Domestic Violence

'When I looked closely at people and stories from that region, I realised that the landscape contributes a lot to how people behave.' IMAGE: Chellapandi in Koozhangal. For a film that strips down......

Bawaal Review: Varun-Janhvi Juggle History And Honeymoon

Varun Dhawan finds a sweet spot between an Ayushmann Khurrana role-meets-a Salman Khan role and makes it his own, notes Sukanya Verma. He's full of shit. She's full of smarts. Together, they......

Watch The Best Of Satyajit Ray On OTT

Had he not taken his final curtain call on April 23, 1992, Satyajit Ray would still, undoubtedly, have been making movies. His films still dazzle with their technical artistry and are relevant even......

An Action Hero Review: Cool Idea, Choppy Execution

An Action Hero's oil and water combination of genres doesn't always gel, gets overly far-fetched in places but still holds up on the strength of whimsy and surprise, notes Sukanya Verma. While......

US Open PIX: Kyrgios stuns No. 1 Medvedev to reach quarters

A summary of Sunday's action at the US Open. IMAGE: Australia's Nick Kyrgios gets the crowd cheering after reaching match-point against Russia's Daniil Medvedev in the fourth round of the US Open......

Why Mohamed Salah deserves to win the Ballon d'Or

'The silky touch, the swerving runs, the parabola pass perfection, the goals -- Salah on a football pitch these days is a sporting experience so celestial you feel inebriated just witnessing it.'......

Jamaica's Powell banned for 18 months

Former 100 metres world record holder Asafa Powell was banned for 18 months by a Jamaican anti-doping disciplinary panel on Thursday after he tested positive for a banned substance last year. The......

Now, Powell says he 'forgot' supplement names

Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell, who tested positive for a banned substance last year, told a disciplinary panel on Tuesday he did not list the supplements he was taking because he could not......

Simpson insists she is no drug cheat, blames trainer for testing positive

Jamaican sprinter Sherone Simpson, who tested positive for a banned substance last year, told a disciplinary panel on Tuesday that she saw no "red flags" before taking a supplement supplied by her......