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Was US India's Ally Or Foe In The 1962 War?

What appeared to be a generous act of friendship was, in truth, a manoeuvre within a much larger strategic game. The United States used the 1962 war not just to aid India but to test how far it......

Kerala: The Puzzled Book Of Questions

Can a culture survive as a way of life, even as the language and writing at its core, alter with time? asks Shyam G Menon. Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff First week of January. My first rail......

When a US president wanted Indian minister sacked!

'Galbraith had a powerful ally in Washington -- not as blunt and direct as the ambassador -- but committed to see Krishna Menon go.''This was President Kennedy himself.'A revealing excerpt from......

'People hated him. People loved him. But people could never ignore him'

'The Congress party hated him because he had not gone to jail, he was not lathi charged, he had not gone on hunger strike.''They felt he had lived in London all his life and then he came to India......

MUST READ! How India can steal China's thunder

A document titled "Nonalignment 2.0-A foreign and strategic policy for India in the twenty first century" -- the product of collective deliberations of Sunil Khilnani, Rajiv Kumar, Pratap Bhanu......

Crypto industry faces funds dry-up, some exchanges may shut down

Several exchanges are facing a cash crunch with committed investment not coming from venture capital funds and trading activity seeing a sharp decline, reports Rajesh Bhayani. Photograph: Dado......

Bang Bang, Haider to cash in on festive weekend at box office

Indian cinemagoers will be spoilt for choice this festive weekend, as not one but two high-profile films will be hitting the screens on Thursday. While on the one hand, Fox Star Studios is......

Look who's giving Premam star Nivin Pauly tough competition

A lowdown on what's happening in the Malayalam film industry. While Malayali men took to the Premam look of black shirt, white mundu and dark sunglasses this Onam, the man who started......

'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......

7 Underrated Performances of 2023

Even as we tip our hats to the best performances of 2023, there are quite a few that may have gone unnoticed. Subhash K Jha lists the actors who deserve the spotlight. Abhishek Chauhan in......

'Peddlers is about alienation and loneliness'

The story of Vasan Bala, a 34-year-old former bank officer with hardly any savings of his own, and who raised a few thousand rupees to fund his first feature film Peddlers through Facebook is......

Nora Fatehi, Kay Kay Menon, Rochelle at the movies

The stars step out for movie night. Before their movies release, Bollywood makes sure to screen the film for friends and family. Find out who attended the screenings of this week's releases, My......