NEET-PG counselling: Govt talks to striking doctors, urges to call off stir

Intensifying their stir over the delay in NEET-PG 2021 counselling, a large number of resident doctors on Tuesday protested on the premises of Centre-run Safdarjung Hospital, even as police......

Speed Up Peace Process In Nagaland

Exploiting the killings to ratchet up the tension in the region and harden negotiating positions with the central government serves nobody, least of all the people of Nagaland.The peace process......

The A to Z of 2020

Wow -- 2020, huh? From the deadly coronavirus to lockdowns, wildfires to the Black Lives Matter movement, to the Bihar and US elections, it's been a year we won't forget. It's hard to believe it......

Will Kamala Harris spell trouble for India?

Events in America have strengthened the hand of those leaders there who wish India well, but think of India as being a collection of Indians.If Indians are mistreated, they will object, asserts......

Why advertisers are boycotting Facebook

'This is the first time there has been an attempt to use market forces to counter disinformation on social media,' notes Devangshu Datta.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The advertising......

Remembering TT

'Through an old train ticket, a ubiquitous red and black pencil, his promotion letter to me, my plane ticket to Bangalore and Thomas House -- five objects and institutions -- my memories of his......

'The next 15 to 20 years are India's decades'

'...Unless we muck up our policies.' 'We have to become a modernised economy.' 'Our institutions should be stronger. And that is most important.' 'The rule of law should prevail and contracts......

Anji Reddy, healer extraordinaire

Dr Reddy, an innovative technocrat par excellence, led from the front the countless initiatives of his famed laboratory in discovering many effective, affordable, cures for the numerous ailments of......

Om Puri: The Chronicler Of Cities On The Boil

'If it weren't for Om Puri, a whole range of our big city experiences wouldn't have found their honest representations on the screen,' notes Sreehari Nair on the legendary actor's birthday. IMAGE:......

Oppenheimer Review: Simply Brilliant

Oppenheimer is a very politically significant film for our time, observes Utkarsh Mishra. When 'American Prometheus' Dr J Robert Oppenheimer decided to lead the Manhattan Project to make the......

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......

Bollywood Vamps: Armed With More Evil Than Hell!

Full of smouldering glares and scathing words, she's armed with more evil than hell can contain. She can also kill with a kiss and crush with a smile, all in a day's work. Beware! Buxom babe or......

Lalit Modi Was Born To Take Risks

The IPL, which was perhaps the biggest gamble of his life, turned out to be the biggest success story ever, making Lalit Modi a cult in the echelons of global sport.A fascinating excerpt from Boria......

Don't speak your mind on the Tokyo Olympics podium

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Tokyo Olympics/Twitter Athletes should not make 'political demonstrations' or express their private views on the medal podium at the Tokyo Games, the International......

Hamilton leads tributes to George Floyd on death anniversary

'We never forget. We continue our work ... We work to build an equal world for George, for his children, and for all the other victims of racism.' IMAGE: One Tuesday, Formula One champion Hamilton......

Australia cricketers to make barefoot anti-racism gesture

IMAGE: The players and umpires are seen in bare foot on the field. Photograph: Mark Kolbe/Getty Images Australian players will form a barefoot circle to acknowledge the culture of indigenous......

'Olympic Games cannot be marketplace of demonstrations'

IMAGE: International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach. Photograph: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said the Olympic Games are not......