Is This Lady Behind Missing Chinese Foreign Minister?

China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang has not been seen in public since June 25.Is he unwell, or has he been purged? IMAGE: Fu Xiaotian, left, interviewing Qin Gang, then China's ambassador to the......

The Watchdog That Didn't Bark

In our mystery the watchdog agencies are silent, but it is the market that has barked and has not stopped barking, notes Aakar Patel. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters One can refer to the......

Cruise ship drug case: NCB arrests 1 more drug peddler

The Narcotics Control Bureau has arrested one more drug peddler in connection with the seizure of banned drugs from a cruise ship off the Mumbai coast, an NCB official said on Wednesday. IMAGE:......

Will Partha's arrest in SSC scam impact Mamata?

After the Trinamool’s overwhelming majority in the West Bengal assembly elections last year, the SSC scam has given fresh ammunition to the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Communist Party of......

BBC to launch DVDs in India

Cashing in on the fast growing DVD market, BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), has decided to launch its DVDs in India. It is likely to rope in music......

The watch dogs that didn't bark for IL&FS

Did men and women of redoubtable experience and public service, upholders of the country's steel frame and paragons of corporate governance, never smell a rat? asks Sunil Sethi. Photograph:......

Why blame DeMo and GST? Slowdown was on for over a decade

The watchdogs of the economy have not been barking and it is high time we noticed it, says Shreekant Sambrani. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Even the woman on the street unlearned in......

Mistry Review: Mildly Entertaining

Mistry may work for some, but also raises the question about mental illness being treated as a means of amusement for audiences, notes Deepa Gahlot. Monk, the series on which Mistry is based, came......

Ready For A Thrilling Weekend On OTT?

Soldiers, cops, detectives, K-Pop idols, here's everything you can catch on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists some options.   Ground ZeroWhere to watch? Amazon Prime VideoLanguage: Hindi Emraan......

Detective Sherdil Review: Whodunit? Who cares?

The silliness Detective Sherdil packs in the guise of humour not only trivialises a likeable star but squanders its ensemble cast into one-note distractions, notes Sukanya Verma. Some filmmakers......

Detective Sherdil Trailer: A Diljit Dosanjh Comedy Show

It looks like Diljit Dosanjh is having a field day with this one, one hopes his joy rubs off on viewers as well, notes Mayur Sanap. In my book, there’s no such thing as a bad Dilijit Dosanjh......

Yuvraj, Kapil to grace Laureus World Sports Awards

IMAGE: Laureus World Sports Awards academy member and former Australian cricket captain Steve Waugh with fellow academy member and Brazilian racing legend Emerson Fittipaldi. Photograph: Steve......

Novak Djokovic, Genzebe Dibaba bag Laureus Awards

Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic and Ethiopian sprinter Genzebe Dibaba were named the Laureus Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year respectively in a glittering ceremony.  The......