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'It Is A Tug Of War For Trump'

'Will he be on Europe and Ukraine's side? Or will he decide that Russia is more important for America?' IMAGE: Rescuers work at the site of an apartment building which was hit by Russian missile......

'Money Is Trump's Driving Vice'

IMAGE: US President Donald Trump at the UFC-316 mixed martial arts event at the Prudential Center, Saturday, June 7, 2025, in Newark, New Jersey. Photograph: Frank Franklin II/Pool via Reuters ......

'Will Pahalgam killers decide...': Omar in I-Day speech

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday delivered a forceful Independence Day speech, criticising the practice of linking terror attacks to Jammu and Kashmir's political future and......

'Munir's US Visits: Something Else Is Afoot'

'Trump has personally weighed in to overcome doubts and reservations about Pakistan among his top advisors.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff "Clearly, not all of the US national security......

'New Delhi Can Hobnob With Moscow And Beijing, But...'

'...it should not delude itself into thinking that India's security or its great-power ambitions will be advanced by those partnerships.''Instead, what India should focus on is on riding out the......

BRICS to use own currencies for credit, grants

Rediff.com's Nikhil Lakshman, who is travelling with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the BRICS Summit in the Chinese town of Sanya, reports that the next BRICS Summit will be held in India in 2012......

The cult of Khan... Shah Rukh Khan

Women grow weak at the knees. Grown-up men weep during his films. Nikhil Lakshman encounters SRK and Bollywood in Lima, Peru. In the midst of discussions about safety and shopping in Lima, Rosa,......

'Varun's Citadel Character Is Fully Bambaiya'

'So while playing Bunny the stuntman, he had a happy time.''He used to do these impersonations of Sanjay Dutt, Mithun Chakraborty, Govinda and Anil Kapoor.' IMAGE: Samantha and Varun Dhawan in......

The Many, Many Faces Of Ram

Hailed as a symbol of courage, compassion and sacrifice, the many virtues of Lord Ram are chronicled in sage Valmiki's epic Ramayan whose hallowed and historical value enjoys a revered place in......

An Evening With A Cricket Legend

An illuminating conversation with Chandu Borde, 90, one of India's finest cricketers in the 1960s. IMAGE: Chandu Borde outside the Chandu Borde Pavillion at the Poona Club. Photograph: Archana......

'I struck the winning run and became a hero that day'

'We used to get Rs 250 for a Test match, and if the match was over in 4 days, 50 rupees were cut.' IMAGE: Chandu Borde at the Chandu Borde Pavillion at the Poona Club. Photograph: Archana......

'India is the No 1 team in the world'

'They have the greatest number of cricketers, they have the greatest enthusiasm for the game, they have the greatest resources, they have the greatest stakes in their own success.' IMAGE:......

Ashes: 'A Battle of the Flaws'

'What we are about to watch in Australia is a mid-table contest -- 3rd versus 5th in the ICC Test championship table.''Both teams seem full of flaws.' IMAGES: Joe Root walks off after being......

'There is a uniqueness about Kohli'

'He is setting a new paradigm.' Virat Kohli, as the television pundits and cricket's number crunchers never tire of emphasising these days, is 'in the form of his life.' The Sunday before his 29th......