Putin calls on 300,000 reserve troops to join Ukraine war

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced a "partial mobilisation" of some 300,000 reservists with immediate effect in the wake of setbacks suffered by Russia in its raging conflict......

Sunak allies find no space in Liz Truss cabinet

Prime Minister Liz Truss has unveiled one of the United Kingdom's most diverse cabinets, with key frontline posts going to ethnic minority members of Parliament, including Indian-origin Suella......

Liz Truss becomes 15th PM to be appointed by Queen Elizabeth II

Conservative Party leader Liz Truss was on Tuesday formally appointed as Britain's new Prime Minister by Queen Elizabeth II, becoming the third female premier of the country. IMAGE: Queen......

Truss plans shake-up of UK cabinet, Sunak unlikely to join

Britain's Prime Minister-elect Liz Truss will spend Monday putting finishing touches to her new cabinet after being elected Conservative Party leader and is expected to unleash a complete shake up......

King of good times just refused to grow up

'As he goes down, he will almost certainly drag a few others down with him.''Once the mutual mudslinging has died down, collateral damage will probably include more bankers than politicians, given......

How the Communists killed Bengal's industry

West Bengal's longest serving chief minister Jyoti Basu once told an industrialist that capitalists were class enemies and he should expect no sympathy.Ishita Ayan Dutt tracks the political......

Meet the Lord of Battles

Saurabh Mahajan, a former Indian Army officer, is making history in medieval battles grounds.Rediff.com's Archana Masih meets the man who has supplied vintage armour and war props to Assassin's......

Vijay Mallya: A man who knows the law too well

Mallya has lived on the edge for long enough to know that his extradition from the UK is not a given, says N Sundaresha Subramanian. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   His recent......

The Godfather: A Hell to Make

Despite the Oscars, the box office glory, and the universal acclaim, Francis Ford Coppola, I am sure, remembers The Godfather with as much frustration as pride.Like Michael Corleone, he got into it......

C U Soon review

What Director Mahesh Narayanan captures perfectly in C U Soon is the texture of our online conversations, observes Sreehari Nair. I emerged from Mahesh Narayanan's C U Soon, plagued by one......

10 Ways to Survive the Lockdown

Entertainment that's the equivalent of easily digestible food can only make this lockdown more frustrating for you. You know what can be equally frustrating? Watching movies with apocalyptic......

How Shah Rukh beat Letterman at his game

Shah Rukh Khan had David Letterman in his grip, giving him no quarter whatsoever, declares Sreehari Nair. The David Letterman of the post-Late Night, post-Late Show phase is a man on a spiritual......

FIH Pro League: India down Great Britain

IMAGE: India defeated Great Britain via penalty shoot-out. Photographs: Hockey India India defeated Great Britain 4-2 in a penalty shoot-out to earn a bonus point after both sides were locked at......

Hockey WC: Germany, Netherlands snatch semis slots

Semi-final line-up: Australia vs Germany; Belgium vs Netherlands IMAGE: Germany's players celebrate with goalkeeper Alexander Stadler, who brought off many saves, after the men's hockey World Cup......

Hockey WC PIX: India, England in exciting goalless draw

IMAGE: India's players cut off an England foray inside the circle during the men’s hockey World Cup match at the Birsa Munda Stadium, in Rourkela, on Sunday. Photograph: Hockey India/Twitter......

Day 1: What's hot at the Beijing Winter Olympics

IMAGE: Norway’s Therese Johaug celebrates after winning gold. Photograph: Marko Djurica/Reuters Norway nabbed the first gold medal of the Winter Games on Saturday as the politics......

Can the Scots STUN Pakistan?

IMAGE: Scotland's Mark Watt in action during the match against India at the Dubai international cricket stadium, November 5, 2021. Photograph: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters   Rajneesh Gupta lists......