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Indian-Origin man fights for life after machete attack by teens in Aus

A 33-year-old Indian-origin man was brutally attacked with a machete by a group of teenagers in Australia, leaving him with multiple injuries, including a nearly severed hand. Image used for......

'5 of them punched on her face': Indian-origin girl attacked in Ireland

An Indian-origin nurse who has been working in Ireland for eight years is distraught after her six-year-old daughter was attacked by a group of boys while she played outside her home in the city of......

Odisha police's 30-hr op to rescue missing minor girl

The police have rescued an 11-year-old girl, who went missing from her home following a heated exchange of words with her mother, after conducting a 30-hour-long search operation in Bhubaneswar.......

The Kashmiri Militant Who Killed 300 Terrorists

'A man with a gun commanded respect. I thought if I also got a gun, I could save my family.''With this thought, I went to Pakistan and got training there.' IMAGE: Mushtaq Ahmed Bhat. Photograph:......

Can Prashant Kishor Shake Up Bihar Politics?

'Prashant Kishor is a businessman before he is a politician, and given that the expected average turnout for JSP candidates is 5,000 to 6,000 votes and since Bihar has a significant number of seats......

'Lever'-aging the old boys' network online

Hindustan Unilever becomes the first company in the Lever global system to create a portal for its alumni network. Hindustan Unilever has many firsts to its credit. Now, it adds one more. India's......

Hail the power of networks!

Not just in the fight against COVID-19, but also in politics, economics and society, observes Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Words such as 'infection', 'social......

Why Future Of Cars Don't Look Electric

When it comes to electric cars, the electric dream is turning out to be a six-letter word starting with f, ending with y, and having antas in between, notes Suveen Sinha. Kindly note the image has......

IITs: Indian Institutes in Trouble

Next week, about 20 faculty members of the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, will cut short their vacations and teaching assignments across the globe to congregate in San Francisco's Bay......

What happens in a Mumbai high-flyers club...

Ranjita Ganesan visits The Indus Club, which is not just another old boys' club. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Groucho Marx, the Hollywood comedian, quipped famously that he did not want......

Sector 36 Review: Nightmarish

Sector 36 goes for gruesomeness and shock; watching it needs a tough heart or a quick averting of the eyes, warns Deepa Gahlot. The Nithari Killings of 2006 had pierced India's doesn't-happen-here......

Now, Watch Nushrratt, Kareena, Ranveer At Home

Amazon Prime Video has announced 69 assorted Web series and movies, and the slate sure looks interesting. Here's looking at the movies that you will be watching this year! Do Read: Watch Vijay......

The Crown Has Lost Its Way

Was descending into the telling of only Diana's tale in four long, slightly-draggy soap-opera-ish episodes of the last season the original premise of The Crown? asks Vaihayasi Pande Daniel. IMAGE:......

'Why does India need to be woken up?'

'Today, in India, if we do good to others, people feel s/he has some motive.''Politics has corrupted our minds.' Made on a shoestring budget, The Kerala Story has emerged a blockbuster. Ever since......

The Night Manager Review: Thrilling, And Yet...

The Night Manager has no surprises, observes Deepa Gahlot. For those who may have read the book by spy thriller maestro John Le Carré and watched the 2016 series, The Night Manager based on......

'Gill Is The Chosen One Of Indian Cricket'

'If they have picked him ahead of Yashasvi Jaiswal, and as many felt, Sanju Samson, you can imagine how extremely privileged he is.' IMAGE: Shubman Gill made a comeback to the shortest format for......

Kohli's clash with Konstas: Did he get off lightly?

I like the emotion but didn't want it to be tainted by physical contact: Usman Khawaja IMAGE: Screengrab of Virat Kohli and Sam Konstas bumping shoulders. Several former players disapproved of......

'Utter rubbish': Langer rejects reports of rift with Australia players

'Any thought there’s war between Patty and I could not be further from the truth' IMAGE: Justin Langer has denied reports of a rift with captain Pat Cummins. Photograph: Paul......

DC's Dilemma: Drop Shaw to turn fortunes around?

IMAGE: Prithvi Shaw's failures have been a big concern for the Delhi Capitals this season. Photograph: BCCI Prithvi Shaw, Delhi Capitals' blue-eyed boy till last season, could become the......

Patience the key for Australia on Day 5, says Smith

SCORECARD 'For us it is just being patient, not searching too much, bowling good areas and just letting it happen.' IMAGE: Steve Smith waves to the dressing room after completing 50 in......