Who Gains From Prigozhin's Death?

There is a congruence of interests between Ukrainian intelligence and its Western mentors to destroy Wagner and eliminate it from the geopolitical chessboard altogether, argues Ambassador M K......

'What Gives Me Hope About India Is...'

'Our civil society here is vibrant, and courageous, although it is beaten up and beaten down, repeatedly.' IMAGE: A Tiranga walkathon on the eve of Independence Day in Mumbai, August 14, 2023.......

Will Modi Contest 2024 Elections From Vellore?

Vellore is one of the two seats that the DMK alliance won by the narrowest of margins in 2019, observes N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin and Prime Minister Narendra D......

'Kalnirnay belongs to the people of India'

'Kalnirnay is like a bible for any family.' Shakti Salgaonkar, executive director, Sumangal Group in a freewheeling chat with Satish Bodas/Rediff.com, discusses 50 years of Kalnirnay, a calendar......

Has Citi 'stolen' its ad idea from Matheno Films?

A film-maker has accused Citi India of  'picking up' his idea for their latest ad. But the bank denies this vehemently and has threatened legal action. Plagiarism is back centre-stage. A......

How Amrapali's Anil Sharma had a great fall

At one point the Amrapali group was spearheading more than 50 major residential and commercial projects in 24 cities. Sharma was everywhere, a regular at glitzy Page Three parties, important......

The Zomato boomerang

'For the likes of Zomato or Swiggy or Foodpanda or similar others, the customer has been sensitised for all times to the perils of the food pack being pilfered.''An important matter of trust has......

Ananya, Alia, Adah Win Awards

While Hollywood attended the Oscars on Sunday night, film folk back home were busy getting glam for the Zee Cine Awards in Mumbai. Kriti, Mouni Win Hearts   Alia Bhatt continues to win......

Oscars 2024: Charlize Theron Goes For Silver

The 96th Annual Academy Awards saw a lot of glamour on the red carpet, as Hollywood's A-listers attended the biggest awards night of the year. Photograph: Sarah Meyssonnier/ Reuters Charlize......

Amy Jackson-Ed Westwick Attend BAFTA

The 2024 British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) were held at the Royal Festival Hall in the Southbank Centre, London, and saw its share of the good and the bad. The best was, of......

'We View Wildlife As A Threat'

'We need to understand and respect wildlife behaviour.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Shonet Anthony Barretto/Facebook Before turning to film-making, Shonet Anthony Barretto was a choreographer who......

Guarding the face: ex-boxer Haye launches mask to fight COVID-19

  IMAGE: Former boxing heavyweight world champion David Haye poses for a photograph following the launch of his premium range of high-tech face masks. Photograph: Peter Nicholls/Reuters......

Boxing champ loses licence for promoting domestic abuse

WBO super middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders apologised for his social media post on the weekend and then on Monday: ‘I just want to say sorry again for everyone I've offended’.......

Dhoni lays foundations for another Indian fairytale

Virat Kohli might be the captain but his leadership is strengthened by having Dhoni close by. IMAGE: Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been in stunning form in 2019. Photograph: Hannah Peters/Getty Images......

IPL sidelights: What scares flamboyant Pant?

IMAGE: Rishabh Pant is once again all set to set ablaze the Indian Premier League with his swashbuckling batting. Photograph: Delhi Capitals/Twitter Known for his swashbuckling batting style,......

FIFA World Cup: 'Battle of the Cleaners' ends in draw

'We don't come here to leave the rubbish here. We have to take it out after every game to show the world that we are nice people.' IMAGE: Japan's fans clean up the stands after their match against......