US May Finally Have Ambassador In India

IMAGE: On March 8, the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to advance former Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti's nomination as US ambassador to India. Photograph: Kind courtesy Eric......

Putin Offers Ukraine an Olive Branch

Russia's main gain will be that in geopolitical terms, Ukraine regains its sovereignty and ceases to be a de facto American colony, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE: Uniformed people......

'Omicron is a very, very obvious case for boosters'

'An individual who maybe has had two vaccines, or has had two vaccines, and a booster, is going to be pretty well protected.' IMAGE: A municipal corporation worker administers a dose of COVID-19......

China's new nuke-capable missile can strike from space

Revelations about an advanced Chinese missile test in August have startled many by the technological knowhow displayed by China. IMAGE: An LY-80 surface-to-air missile weapon system displayed at......

Amazon, Flipkart HQs get battle-ready: Draw up sales strategy in war rooms

Covid-19 has been an inflexion point for e-tailers. Photograph: Abhishek N Chinnappa/Reuters E-commerce companies managed to beat the odds by adopting a flexible approach in terms of transforming......

US court rejects Nirav Modi's plea against fraud charges

In a major blow to Nirav Modi, a bankruptcy court in the US has rejected a petition of the fugitive diamond merchant and two of his associates, seeking dismissal of fraud allegations against them......

Tokyo Olympics: Yen for Losing Money

Atanu Biswas explains the economics behind hosting a Games in pandemic times. IMAGE: Fireworks light up the Olympic stadium in Tokyo during the opening ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, July......

India set to have 150 unicorns by 2025

$47.6 bn capital invested across 921 deals in India in 2020, despite pandemic. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Mohanjit Jolly lost a good amount of weight during this pandemic as he walks......

No, Friends is Not The Best Sitcom Ever!

'The pride of the devoted Seinfeld fan is that he happens to love a show that doesn't take his love for granted, so that even on repeat viewings he is never really sure what directions an episode......

King Richard Review

Will Smith, who had once portrayed the irreverent Muhammad Ali with such aplomb, brings the character of Richard Williams alive.The accent, the dialect, the body-language and the ever-present chip......

'When you make love, it's an expression of love'

'When two people are in love, 'I love you' is also told physically.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Krishna Bhatt/Instagram Young Director Krishna Bhatt has made a mark on the OTT platform in a short......

How Much Money Does An IPL Game Make?

At $16.8 million per match, the IPL is only behind America's National Football League. Photograph: BCCI   The broadcasting rights per match for the prestigious Indian Premier League (IPL) are......

Super Bowl PIX: Taylor Swift shares the glare with Kelce as Chiefs win

IMAGE: Kansas City Chiefs' Travis Kelce kisses partner Taylor Swift as they celebrate after Kansas City Chiefs win Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, on......

Cricket in Olympics: Multi-billion dollar broadcast market, BCCI's push and ICC pitch perfect presentation

IMAGE: Cricket’s inclusion in the 2028 LA Olympics was an outcome of a ‘pitch perfect’ presentation alongside several major contributing factors. Photograph: Adnan......

How will we fulfil our dreams? Sujeet slams exemption granted to Bajrang

IMAGE: Bajrang Punia was handed direct entry for the upcoming edition of the Asian Games. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Twitter The reigning U23 Asian champion Sujeet Kalkal on Wednesday slammed......

Can Americans Crack Cricket Jargon?

The closest things to 'Cricket' that Americans have is baseball (because it involves a bat and ball) and the insect that makes that sound, used to associate with night scenes in horror films.......