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India's Foreign Policy Panchnama

There has never been a moment in India's history when it has been so adrift in the world, so confused about what it stands for and against and so humiliated, asserts Aakar Patel. IMAGE: Prime......

Comical, says HC as jail officials refuse Wodehouse book to Navlakha

The Bombay high court on Monday was amused after it was informed that the Taloja prison authorities in Maharashtra refused to hand over a book written by noted English author and humourist P G......

How UK became Global Money Laundromat

Oliver Bullough's book offers a whirlwind trip of the dark underbelly of global finance, covering everything from tax law changes to aiding criminals to decamp with money from bank accounts.......

He Threw Eggs At A King!

'This country was built on the blood of slaves!' Patrick Thelwell yelled as he hurled eggs at Britain's King Charles III and Camilla, the queen consort, during a walkabout in York. Charles and......

SC judge Justice Ravindra Bhat recuses from hearing activist Navlakha's plea

Supreme Court judge Justice S Ravindra Bhat on Monday recused from hearing jailed activist Gautam Navlakha's plea that he be placed under house custody instead of judicial custody in the......

New status symbol of India's elite

The Italian jacuzzi is on the blink. The Japanese client has to be entertained and everything must be perfect. Don't worry, the great white butler is here to navigate well-heeled Indians through......

Trying times at Patel Stores

At the southern tip of Bombay, where Colaba Causeway meets Wodehouse Road, wedged between Flashman Cleaners ("Curtains, Carpets, our Specialty") and Teenage Library, is Patel General Stores.......

Super-rich young Indians have a new success mantra!

Nikita Puri and Dhruv Munjal explain why new-age businessmen are turning to exclusive, uber-rich clubs.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com A speaker is addressing some 50 people. The audience,......

Why India's telecom secretary feels like a chess player

'I feel more like a chess player, thinking for long hours how to make the next move," Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan tells Surajeet Das Gupta.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com She says......

Review: Potter gets real in Half-Blood Prince

I've said it before, and I say it again: The core of the Harry Potter books is closer to P G Wodehouse's school stories than to J R R Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. The real magic of J K Rowling's......

The role Roger Moore most cherished

He played James Bond seven times.But the role Roger Moore most cherished was a different one.Shreekant Sambrani pays tribute to the gentleman Bond. IMAGE: Roger Moore on the sets of Live and Let......

Raja Sen: The movie I can never review

It's *your* turn now, says Raja Sen. I was left thunderstruck by an invitation to a press screening two days ago. As of this minute, it still haunts me. This is not, by any definition, normal.......

Review: Dum Laga Ke Haisha is genuinely sweet

Dum Laga Ke Haisha is so simple that it never gives you a single moment of unpredictability, writes Raja Sen. There’s a lot to be said for the 1990s, and Kumar Sanu doesn’t......

Review: Saving Mr Banks is a vintage Disney treat

'It's too long, too sentimental, too hacky in bits, but, ultimately, it’s truly chipper in a way most films have forgotten how to be.' 'It might not be......

Is This India's Team For The Perth Test?

'There will be a lot of spice to the contest -- there is a reason India is the only team other than England against whom Australia is keen to play a five Test series.' 'I'll watch, as I suspect......

Hollywood Cricket Club honours Gavaskar

The Hollywood Cricket Club, one of the oldest and most popular in the United States, bestowed 'Honorary Life Membership' to former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar at Sequoia Centre in the city of......