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'Imran Khan will win elections hands down'

'Therefore, these people want Imran Khan out of the elections whenever it is held.''For this, he will have to be disqualified from contesting on the basis of cases against him, declaring that he is......

How 25 Indians Escaped Ukraine!

'There were moments when you didn't know if you will get out of there alive.' IMAGE: Relief is palpable on the faces of Ukrainians entering Moldova at the border crossing in Tudora, March 6, 2022.......

Devi Shetty to be health minister?

Among the other names tipped to make it to the Cabinet are Jyotiraditya Scindia, Sarbananda Sonowal, Baijayant Panda. IMAGE: Dr Devi Shetty. Photograph: ANI Photo Prime Minister Narendra......

'Modi govt failed to understand or to tackle COVID'

‘There are queues to get an oxygen cylinder, queues to refill the cylinder, queues to get life-saving medicines, queues to get a hospital bed, and now there are queues outside......

Wildlife photographer of the year -- people's choice

A coconut octopus, a burning forest, a rare rhino's last moments and a pair of sleeping squirrels all feature in the shortlist for the Natural History Museum's Wildlife Photographer of the Year......

The Farce Called Market Forecasts

Conventional wisdom is that when the US sneezes, emerging markets like India catch a cold.And yet the Indian stock market went up last year, points out Debashish Basu. Illustration: Dominic......

Reliance Retail enters general trade with own FMCG brands

Reliance Retail has entered the Indian fast-moving consumer goods space as it takes its private label brands, sold at its supermarkets and hypermarkets, Reliance Fresh and Reliance Smart, to......

Competition Law in Digital Platform Era

Are we running a cricket match using football rules, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The rules of football are clear even to schoolboys: Only the......

Modiji, this is your last chance

'The most important thing to do is to stop taxing citizens so brutally,' recommends T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Now that practically every economy in......

The businessman who got richer during the lockdown

Radhakishan Damani is the only billionaire to see his wealth grow by around 20% during the lockdown.Sachin P Mampatta and Viveat Susan Pinto on the rise and rise of DMart's reclusive billionaire.......

Ray review

As an exercise, Ray is an effort worth encouraging.As a collaboration, it is a hit and miss, notes Sukanya Verma. Edgar Allan Poe once said, 'A short story must have a single mood and every......

The movie theatre experience, post lockdown

Movie theatres may reopen around the second week of July. The next time you walk into a cinema hall, be prepared to find an empty seat adjacent to you. India's movie-going experience has been......

'Gulabo Sitabo is going to 203 countries simultaneously'

'It is the biggest release for me.' IMAGE: Amitabh Bachchan flanked by Producer Ronnie Lahiri, left, and Director Shoojit Sircar, right, on the sets of Gulabo Sitabo. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

The Bigil Review

Bigil packs in enough entertainment in its three-hour running time, feels A Ganesh Nadar. Vijay's latest film Bigil has *a lot* of action. The actor fights in every imaginable situation -- on......

Blackmail Review: A Must Watch

Abhinay Deo's film never runs short of bite and sting, says Prasanna D Zore. Director Abhinay Deo and his bunch of talented cast with their wicked, witty and vicious acts make Blackmail a must......

Meet Dhruv Jurel, India's New Test Pick

IMAGE: UP wicket-keeper-batter Dhruv Jurel has made a good start to his domestic career, scoring 790 runs from 15 matches, at an average of 46. Photograph: Kind courtesy Dhruv Jurel/Instagram......

Powerplay puzzle: SKY's plan to level series unveiled

We need to use Powerplay more effectively: Suryakumar Yadav IMAGE: Suryakumar Yadav has a strategy to dominate the Powerplay. Photograph: BCCI/X Captain Suryakumar Yadav emphasised on the need for......

Pakistan unleash 'slinger' Zaman Khan

IMAGE: Zaman Khan made his debut during Pakistan’s Asia Cup match against Sri Lanka. Photograph: PCB/X The endless chain of fast bowlers that Pakistan has produced over the years has......

PIX: India's WC batting aspirants flop as WI level series

Images from the second One-day International between West Indies and India at Kensington Oval, Barbados, on Saturday. SCORECARD IMAGE: Ishan Kishan celebrates with Shubman Gill. Photograph:......

Beware SKY, The Prankster!

Photograph and Video: Mumbai Indians/Instagram You can make out from his cheeky grin and the glint in his eye that Suryakumar Yadav is a prankster when he is not at the crease whalloping the ball......

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