NRIs: Pop Nationalism To Identity Supremacy

Brand India's societal divisions and distortions have remained as much relevant in 'liberal' America and Europe as it still is in the structurally stratified Indian society of the 21st century,......

The A-W Of Desi Guests At the White House Dinner

The dinner Jill Biden and her husband US President Joe Biden hosted for Prime Minister Narendra D Modi, June 22, at the White House brought together, Indians and Americans from so many firmaments,......

Why Stalin Wants NEET To Go

The real battle for NEET abolition can take much more time and energy, observes N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin during the discussion on the bill to dispense with......

Can India fight China and Pakistan simultaneously?

'Given the present force levels, India cannot fight and win.''India can't hope to terminate the conflict on India's terms and impose the nation's will upon the adversaries,' says Brigadier Gurmeet......

Starbucks names Laxman Narasimhan as its new CEO

Laxman Narasimhan, a veteran in leading and advising global consumer-facing brands, has been named as the new CEO of coffee giant Starbucks, joining a growing cohort of Indian-origin business......

When 'national pride' trumps obvious questions

Should we not stop uncritically celebrating NRIs' elevation without regard to what kind of companies they are getting to run, and the nature of their products or business practices, asks T N Ninan.......

Why are More Women Jobless?

Indian women have education, inspiration and perspiration -- but not enough employment, points out Mahesh Vyas. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The world celebrated International......

How footprints of Indian-origin corporate honchos are expanding

The footprints of Indian-origin corporate executives at multinationals is expanding, with Sandeep Kataria taking over the reins of footwear major Bata as its global chief executive officer.......

WATCH: Guys who made Paisa Yeh Paisa & Mungda

Other composers tried their luck with Paisa Yeh Paisa, but Director Indra Kumar wasn't happy with the outcome.'"Induji asked us to try and we are glad we did because the song has turned out too......

'Many attempts were made to damage Parmanu'

'There were so many attempts made to stop the film, damage our reputation...''Irrespective of all that, we got it released.''In trade language, they said Parmanu is a 100 crore movie, but it did 65......

What the Great Grand Masti cast is *really* thinking!

How many references can a sex-com franchise make to private parts to force a titter out of the audience? If addressed to director Indra Kumar, the answer is, unlimited. After Masti and Grand......

Peepli [Live]: Best film of the year!

Sukanya Verma and Sudarshana Dwivedi review Peepli [Live]. Sukanya Verma: Oh my god, 2010 is turning out to be fabulous at the movies.Ishqiya, Inception, Udaan and now Peepli [Live]? Sudarshana......

Cricket in Olympics: Multi-billion dollar broadcast market, BCCI's push and ICC pitch perfect presentation

IMAGE: Cricket’s inclusion in the 2028 LA Olympics was an outcome of a ‘pitch perfect’ presentation alongside several major contributing factors. Photograph: Adnan......