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Uttam's Take: Uncertain America

Accusing the Democrats of 'stealing the election', United States President Donald J Trump claimed on Thursday night that as per the 'legal' vote count, he 'easily wins'. Trump, who has 214 votes so......

'My Son Doesn't Want To Come Back To India'

'Techies who did a master's there and moved to US companies look down on Indian companies who they consider as just doing body shopping.' IMAGE: United States President Donald John Trump.......

Modi's Media Triumph With Uncertain Returns

'Unsurprisingly, Trump shared Modi's podcast with Fridman on his Truth account.''The intentions of Trump, a transactional president, are never easy to tell.''We will know in the next fortnight if......

'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......

Trump's Tariffs Defy Economic Principles

No experts, clearly, were involved in the design of these new tariffs, which have been the subject of bemused wonderment across the world in how completely they ignore logic, rationality, fairness,......

Infosys Q2 profit up 13% to Rs 7,364 crore

IT company Infosys on Thursday posted a 13.2 per cent increase in consolidated net profit to Rs 7,364 crore for the second quarter ended September 30, mainly on account of large deal wins.......

Global headwinds likely to show in IT firms' Q2 results

Indian information-technology (IT) service providers are likely to report another quarter (July-September) of low, single-digit growth owing to macro uncertainties, chiefly emanating from America,......

'Lenovo to Double 'Make in India' Devices in 2 Years'

'We are increasing our footprint, but other markets also compete — like Indonesia or Vietnam.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Lenovo India/Instagram It is the largest personal computer (PC) player in......

India hopeful of concluding trade pact with US by 'Nov or so': Piyush Goyal

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday expressed hope that India will conclude the proposed bilateral trade agreement (BTA) with the US by the fall or November this year.......

India Now World's Fourth Largest Economy, Overtakes Japan

India has become the fourth largest economy in the world, overtaking Japan, NITI Aayog CEO B V R Subrahmanyam said on Saturday. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Briefing reporters after the......

Bong Joon Ho: Master of Unsubtle Symbolism

Only Bong Joon Ho -- whose film Parasite won the Oscars for Best Film, Best Director, Best International Feature -- knows how to work with a heavy hand and still get respectable results, says......

11 BEAUTIFUL STORIES From Around The World

Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite films from the recent Toronto International Film Festival. As the pandemic situation began to improve and movie theatres opened up in North America, the Toronto......

'People still remember me as the Chak De girl'

'I didn't even know where Bombay was before I came here.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Shilpa Shukla/Instagram "People still remember me as the Chak De girl!" Shilpa Shukla says with a laugh. It has......

Did Parasite deserve all those Oscars?

Parasite's razor-sharp characterisations ensure that the picture is thoroughly entertaining though it falls short of greatness, declares Sreehari Nair. Is it just me, or has there been a......

India to vie with Canada, Nigeria for 2030 CWG hosting rights

In all, seven countries have expressed interest in hosting future Commonwealth Games with five of those focused on staging the centenary edition. IMAGE: All the bids are single rather than......

Soccer PIX: Suarez farewell ends in goalless draw; Italy stun France

IMAGE: Uruguay's Luis Suarez in action during the World Cup - South American Qualifiers against Paraguay at Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay, on Friday. Photograph: Mariana Greif/Reuters......

'Don't get scared': What Neeraj told high jumper Kushare

IMAGE: From doing practice on fodder-made makeshift mat to becoming the first Indian high jumper to qualify for the Olympics, Sarvesh Kushare has come a long way. Photographs: Sarvesh......

The World Cup That Cheers

In cricket, we have something that we can share with our families, neighbours and indeed, the whole country. It is colour-blind, language-neutral, truly secular and transcends all regions, from......

Copa America: Chilean Jara pays dearly for 'fingering' Uruguayan Cavani

German club Mainz 05 are ready to offload Gonzalo Jara after the Chile international whipped up a storm at the Copa America by sticking his finger up the backside of an opponent before falling to......