Why Kerala Opposes Sand Sea Mining

If as critics point out, the environmental impact assessment study was commissioned only after the auction process got underway with not all the stakeholders getting to know of it, then the......

AAP + Cong Would Still Have Lost To BJP

Many were so disillusioned with AAP that they left it in droves. A 10% drop in AAP's vote share is a pointer to that.To assume that if AAP had teamed up with the Congress, the Congress' 6.3% vote......

Trump 47: Disruptor Or Savvy Dealmaker?

Donald Trump's exaggerated opinion of his dealmaking capacity can get him into trouble, observes R Sriram. The danger this time is that the overestimation of his deal making capabilities and the......

Al-Qaeda Genie Is Out Of The Bottle

... and there is no stopping its pan-Islamic agenda, cautions Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE: Women shoot a damaged picture of Bashar al-Assad in Qamishli, Syria, December 8, 2024 after he fled......

Why Are FPIs Selling?

You can't be the second-most expensive market in the world and deliver just 10 per cent EPS growth, points out Akash Prakash. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff   India has now gone five years......

Indexation: How Nirmalaji Can Fix It

The best solution would be the one followed in 2018 -- allow cost indexation until March 31, 2024 -- but exit at any time.The second-best alternative would be to allow time until March 31, 2025 for......

Tata Hitachi reaps rich harvest, from field to factory

It was the summer of 2006 (May 18). Writers’ Building, then the state secretariat, was buzzing with journalists. The event marked the start of Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s second term as......

Why Foreign Financial Firms Quit India

There was no smooth surge in middle class prosperity for foreign businesses to tap into because of the Indian economy was mismanaged, argues Debashis Basu. Photograph: Nick Zieminski/Reuters Among......

Adolescence Star Wins Emmy, Says Namaste

IMAGE: Stephen Graham, left, signed off his speech with Namaste. Photograph: Kind courtesy Emmys/Television Academy/Instagram Stephen Graham won two awards at the 77th Emmys, including Best Actor......

'Abhishek Has Gone Through A Lot'

'It's a tremendous accomplishment to have a father like Amitabh Bachchan and still be so sorted, to not taste the kind of success that he should have and yet be so balanced.' Photograph: Kind......

The White Lotus 3: Hell Is Other People

It is said money doesn't buy happiness, and the show proves it -- there is romance, heartbreak, affairs and murder.A place that should be heavenly quickly turns into a hell of misery, observes......

What Makes Andaz Apna Apna Such Fun Even Today

Andaz Apna Apna is practically the most quoted film since Sholay, observes Sukanya Verma, as she celebrates 30 years of this cult classic movie. IMAGE: Shakti Kapoor, Aamir Khan and Salman Khan in......

'India must be wary of dangerous Pakistan in Asia Cup final'

'Pakistan is probably not as strong as it used to be, but on its day, it could still beat India.' IMAGE: Abhishek Sharma bats during the Asia Cup match against Pakistan. Photograph: ANI Photo......

Kasparov takes lead over Anand at Clutch Chess

It was in the first game that Anand had outplayed Kasparov and the former world No 1 survived thanks to some unforced error by the Indian ace.   IMAGE: Interestingly, the first two games of the......

Injury-hit Kyrgios withdraws from US Open

IMAGE: Nick Kyrgios will be replaced in the draw by a Lucky Loser. Photograph: Jonathan Hui/Reuters Nick Kyrgios will not compete in the US Open for a third consecutive year after withdrawing from......

Boos, heartbreak: Sweden's World Cup hopes fade

Sweden's World Cup hopes in shreds after 2-0 defeat by Switzerland IMAGE: Switzerland's Ricardo Rodriguez in action with Sweden's Viktor Gyokeres Jonas Ekstromer. Photograph: TT News......

Chennai lad earns surprise Davis Cup call-up!

Dhakishneswar, ranked 626, will open the tie against Switzerland's World No. 155 Jerome Kym. IMAGE: Doubles specialist Yuki Bhambri will miss the tie against Switzerland with a heel injury.......