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No bail to Kundra; SEBI imposes Rs 3 lakh fine on him, Shilpa

A Mumbai court on Wednesday rejected the bail plea of businessman Raj Kundra, arrested in a case of alleged creation of pornographic films and publishing them through apps, after the prosecution......

Author Sunjeev Sahota among Booker's 13 contenders this year

Indian-origin British author Sunjeev Sahota is among the 13 authors longlisted for the prestigious 2021 Booker Prize for fiction for his novel China Room, alongside Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro......

'If we want to escape future waves, we need more and more vaccination

'Wherever the Delta variant is spreading, and the population is not vaccinated, there is death and devastation.' IMAGE: Vaccination in Mumbai, July 23, 2021. Photograph: ANI Photo IMAGE: Tourists......

The king who shunned glamour

'Simplicity was very much a hallmark of the Kerala lifestyle those days.' IMAGE: The last maharaja of Travancore as the chief scout. All photographs: Kind courtesy History Liberated: The Sree......

'Photography is to capture the times we live in'

'If journalism is the first draft of history, then photojournalism is the first draft of its evidence,' Raghu Rai, arguably India's finest living photojournalist, tells Pavan Lall. IMAGE: Indira......

Can Zomato match the exuberance over its IPO?

The high IPO valuation that Zomato has asked for from India’s public markets can only be sustained if businesses are able to convert their innovative ideas into financial metrics such as cash......

Tokyo Olympics: Yen for Losing Money

Atanu Biswas explains the economics behind hosting a Games in pandemic times. IMAGE: Fireworks light up the Olympic stadium in Tokyo during the opening ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, July......

100% FDI in PSU refiners gets nod; to aid BPCL sale

Current policy restricts FDI in oil PSUs to 49%; most bidders who have shown interest in acquiring BPCL have foreign investment. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The Union Cabinet on Thursday......

'As finance minister, it is very difficult to do as much as one should'

'Since the NDA took office in 2014, and aggressively since 2019, the Union government seems hell bent on centralising all power and resources, only to fail spectacularly,' Tamil Nadu Finance......

How Zeta acquired Unicorn status in the very first round of funding

In the start-up world, hitting the $1-billion mark, which accords the “Unicorn” tag, is a milestone. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Enterprises typically reach the milestone only......

Why Daniel Craig didn't do Rang De Basanti

'Daniel Craig was my first choice, but he requested if we could allow some time as he was also being considered to be the next James Bond.' IMAGE: Sonam Kapoor holds a copy of Rakeysh Omprakash......

Doesn't Patralekhaa look WOW?

Anushka poses... and we see Rinke again! Photograph: Kind courtesy Patralekhaa/Instagram Patralekhaa stares right back at us. Photograph: Kind courtesy Anushka Sharma/Instagram Anushka......

Jagame Thandhiram is an Important Failure

Jagame Thandhiram is a failure alright, but it is certainly an interesting one, given that both the ideas that it was borne out (twin seeds, if you may) were sure-shot movie ideas on their own,......

Why Manoj Kumar doesn't make movies anymore

'Sadly, I don't have the comfort of working with Manoj Kumar the actor anymore.''He is capable of telling home truths in the most understated manner.''So I've to select from the stars today.'......

'Some of the best things in cinema are happening in India'

'Of the people here in Europe who have watched The Story of Film: A New Generation, the most talked-about clip is the one from Ram Leela.' IMAGE: Ranveer Singh in Goliyon Ki Raasleela: Ram Leela.......

Olympics: Meet the 10 Russians competing in Athletics

World Athletics, the sport's governing body, limited the number of Russians eligible to compete internationally this year to 10 in response to doping offences by senior staff at Russia's suspended......

Olympics Boxing: Pooja Rani in 75kg quarter-finals

IMAGE India's Pooja Rani in action against Algeria's Ichrak Chaib during the women's 75kg Olympics boxing bout, at Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo, on Wednesday. Photograph: Frank Franklin Ii/Reuters......

Deepika keeps archery medal hopes alive after Rai, Jadhav exit

Pravin Jadhav stuns world No. 2 archer, loses in next round IMAGE: India's Deepika Kumari competes against Jennifer Mucino-Fernandez of the United States in the Olympics 1/16 elimination round.......

Chirag-Satwik win but miss out on badminton knock-outs

All three teams finished the group stage level on points after two wins each, but when the number of games won was considered to identify the qualifiers, the Indians lost out. IMAGE: India's......

Suryakumar, Shaw to join Indian team in UK

Bengal opener Abhimanyu Easwaran added to main squad IMAGE: On the back of an impressive showing in the ongoing limited overs series in Sri Lanka, Suryakumar Yadav was added to India's Test......

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