Why Oppenheimer Liked Hinduism

'Hinduism meshed with his sense that the world was paradoxical and puzzling.' IMAGE: Robert Downey Jr as Lewis Strauss and Cillian Murphy as Dr J Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan's film.......

Lockdown Times: A unique Goan perspective!

Sheela Jaywant invites you to explore the GoaWriters's interesting look at the lockdown. IMAGE: Authors Shashi Deshpande, second from left, Jerry Pinto, right, and Damodar Mauzo, second from......

The Hindi-speaking Aussie who loves India

Charles 'Biharilal' Thomson, is an Australian who speaks fluent Hindi learnt on the streets, trains and buses of India's hinterland.Biharilal tells Rediff.com's Archana Masih how India has......

Is a free press also a good business?

A simple look at the prices of 10 media stocks during the tenure of the current government tells an interesting tale, says N Sundaresha Subramanian. Over the past week or so, NDTV and its founders......

Edtech giant Byju's CBO Prathyusha Agarwal, two senior executives quit

Three senior executives have resigned from Byju's at a time when the most valuable edtech company has been trying to address challenges such as due diligence issues, legal battles with lenders,......

Lessons To Be Learnt From Nitin Desai's Death

We must stop stigmatising business failures.Particularly when startups are mushrooming all around, the financial system, backed by the RBI and the government, can explore ways of extending support......

Despite NCLT setback, analysts remain positive on Zee Entertainment

The National Company Law Tribunal’s (NCLT’s) declaration that Zee Entertainment is bankrupt adds a new measure of uncertainty to the proposed merger with Sony. Three entities -- Aditya......

NCLT admits Zee Learn for resolution on Yes Bank plea

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has directed to initiate insolvency proceedings against Zee Learn, following a petition filed by private sector lender Yes Bank Ltd. Yes Bank Ltd (YBL) had......

All India Rank Review: Tender Must Watch

All India Rank achieves a fine balance of authenticity and sensitivity in the fine portrayals of its young actors and old, points out Sukanya Verma. I first saw Varun Grover's All India Rank at......

Spend Your Weekend With Shah Rukh Khan

Celebrate the weekend with Shah Rukh Khan and more on OTT. Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations. DunkiWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage: Hindi Shah Rukh Khan and Rajkumar Hirani's first......

Ranbir Or Vicky: Who Will You Watch?

Ranbir, Rashmika, Raveena, Vic, Nic, it's raining movie stars on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations.   AnimalWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage: Hindi Sandeep Reddy Vanga's......

Choose From 20 New Shows/Films On OTT

Catch one of Mammootty's career-best films, Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh and more on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations.   Kaathal: The CoreWhere to watch? Amazon Prime......

How Chirag Patil got to play his dad in '83

'Ranveer Singh is on a different level, he is a super human.''The kind of energy, the kind of seriousness and dedication he has towards his work, it is just phenomenal.' IMAGE: Former India......

Tata Steel Chess: Anand beats Firouzja, jumps to joint sixth

IMAGE: With his second victory, Viswanathan Anand clawed his way back to a fifty percent score and will now hope to end the tournament on a high. Photograph: Spectrum Studios/Grand Chess Tour......