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'Indian crews are very good'

'Indians are basically liked because they are educated, they are intelligent.' IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph: Reuters Captain Peter......

Now govt is formed through 'khokas': Uddhav

Shiv Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday questioned the need to "steal" the Nationalist Congress Party if the Maharashtra government is already enjoying the majority as claimed by the......

Let Freedom Never Be Extinguished

A week has passed since Salman Rushdie was stabbed and left critically wounded at an event at the Chautauqua Institution in New York . Uttam Ghosh riffs on a quote from Rushdie's double Booker......

I'm feeling great: Trump in 1st public event after COVID

United States President Donald Trump on Saturday made his first public address after being discharged from hospital where he was treated for COVID-19 infection, assuring his supporters that he felt......

A rally that cost Rahul many voters

Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com attended the Congress president's rally in Mumbai on Friday, and explains why people who came with high hopes left disappointed. IMAGE: Congress President Rahul......

Why does PepsiCo want to curb free speech?

'Ask a beat journalist their opinion, and you will always be told that they are more worried about writing something that would upset a company than something that would anger a politician,' says......

Meet electricity's marathon man, Rajiv Mishra

Being a company with its headquarters in Hong Kong, CLP saw early that the pollution caused by China’s rush for industrial growth would lead inevitably to demands for cleaner......

10 Tamil Comedies You Must Watch On OTT

Comedies are a difficult genre to pull off in today's day and age, thanks to the audiences' increasing exposure to diverse content and dwindling attention spans. Still, there are quite a few Tamil......

'Emotion is missing in today's times'

'You have to fight your own battles and I fought mine.' IMAGE: Sanjay Kapoor was seen in Sriram Raghavan's Merry Christmas. Photograph: Kind courtesy Sanjay Kapoor/Instagram After a promising......

50 Years Of Abhimaan

Hrishida's Abhimaan captured the real life pair Jaya and Amitabh Bachchan's dazzling chemistry in the many stages of the husband-wife relationship, observes Sukanya Verma. 'Kala main jo baat keh......

Did Sinead O'Connor Die By Suicide?

IMAGE: Sinead O'Connor in the Nothing Compares 2 U video Sinead O'Connor, the gifted Irish singer-songwriter who became a superstar in her mid-20s and was known as much for her private struggles......

No, Friends is Not The Best Sitcom Ever!

'The pride of the devoted Seinfeld fan is that he happens to love a show that doesn't take his love for granted, so that even on repeat viewings he is never really sure what directions an episode......

Jwala Gutta Still Loves Badminton

Jwala Gutta, India's iconic badminton doubles player, may not be playing the sport anymore, but her love for the racquet and shuttlecock is eternal. Her Instagram posts are evidence that badminton......

Delhi Capitals' colourful jersey a head turner

IMAGE: Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer, right, and his team-mates in their new jerseys. Photograph: BCCI Delhi Capitals took the field for their game against the Royal Challengers......

PHOTOS: Bowlers put India on brink of victory

Images from Day 4 of the third Test between Australia and India in Melbourne on Saturday. Scorecard IMAGE: Mayank Agarwal, left, celebrates with Rishabh Pant after taking the catch to dismiss......

Tip Gear: Some advice for Jeremy Clarkson and the boys

After being booted out of BBC's Top Gear -- the world's most watched factual television programme, with an estimated 350 million viewers! -- for bad behaviour, Jeremy Clarkson is back. This time on......

Abhijeet Gupta suffers shock defeat in Cappelle chess

Indian Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta suffered a shock defeat at the hands of Kaido Kulaots of Estonia and went out of contention for a podium finish after seventh round of the 31st Cappelle La Grande......

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