Real Heroes Of Web Revolution

The tech creators, or the ones who made billions, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Just the other day, gazing from my home balcony at the distant hills of Raigad, I......

10 intense hostage situations from the past

An armed gunman on Monday took several people hostage at the Lindt Chocolat Cafe in Sydney and forced 2 people to hold what appeared to be a black flag bearing Islamic slogans written in Arabic in......

6 Taiwan inmates commit suicide, ending 14-hour long hostage standoff

Police officers stand guard outside the Kaohsiung Prison in southern Taiwan where six inmates who held two prison staff hostage killed themselves early Thursday after a 14-hour standoff with......

Why India must protest China's Hong Kong policy

'India need to look beyond the economic prism.''China had no qualms in taking the Kashmir issue to the UN Security Council last year -- not once, but thrice -- thus violating Indian sensitivities,'......

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.......

Why Emmys 2022 Was Such A Fun Show

Will Smith was not invited to the Primetime Emmys at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, but what's an award show without mention of his now-famous slap? Host Kenan Thompson didn't make a direct......

Dressing up for the Oscars 2019!

Stars get ready for Oscars! Eight-time Oscars host Billy Crystal once said, 'Nothing can take the sting off the world's economic problems like watching millionaires present each other golden......

MKDNH: A Mumbai Bollywood ignores

'Mard Ko Dard Nahin Hota is exactly why Hindi cinema needs more film-makers who know a South Indian language,' notes J Jagannath. IMAGE: Abhimanyu Dasani in Mard Ko Dard Nahin Hota. Vasan Bala......

Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota Review: A must-watch!

Vasan Bala creates a world so mad yet meticulous and unlike no other in Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota, raves Sukanya Verma. When I first watched Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota at a film festival last year, I......

Mannepalli shocks top seed in Macau, Sen also advances

IMAGE: Lakshya Sen won in three games to advance. Photograph: Lakshya Sen/X India's top shuttler Lakshya Sen advanced into quarterfinal of the Macau Open Super 300 tournament, in Macau on......

Is Jimmy the Sachin of fast bowling?

Jimmy Anderson is the fast bowler to take 600 Test wickets.Rajneesh Gupta has all the numbers on this incredible feat. IMAGE: James Anderson celebrates taking 600 wickets in Test cricket, during......

Pooran named West Indies white ball captain

IMAGE: West Indies' Nicholas Pooran will lead the side at this year's T20 World Cup and the ODI World Cup in 2023. Photograph: Lee Smith/Reuters Nicholas Pooran has been named captain of the......

PIX: Root scores half-ton as Lord's Test evenly poised

IMAGES from Day 3 of the opening Test between England and New Zealand at Lord’s on Saturday. Scorecard   IMAGE: England's Joe Root bats en route an unbeaten 77. Photograph: Paul......

WTC: Stokes urges England to stay aggressive

IMAGE: England captain Ben Stokes said he was hopeful that Anderson can recover in time for the one-off Test against India at Edgbaston, which begins on July 1. Photograph: Lee Smith/Action Images......