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Schoolboy in playground: Tharoor on Trump's 'dead economy' remark

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has said United States President Donald Trump's remark terming India a “dead economy” was meant to be an "insult" and must not be taken "literally". IMAGE: US......

IAS probationers to learn critical thinking through crosswords

Solving crosswords as part of training modules will enable future civil servants to enhance their critical thinking and decision-making, and a plan towards that objective is afoot, the director of......

Vikram Seth and Chandra win Crossword awards

While booklovers and the media are busy celebrating Indian authors who write in English, they still harbour (subconsciously?) a step-motherly attitude towards those who write in Indian languages.......

Salman Rushdie: The free speech champion whose 'verses' put his life at risk

The attack on Rushdie sent shock waves around the world, with world leaders and literary stalwarts saying they were appalled at the attack on the author who championed free speech and lived under......

A Serendipitous Civil Service Career

Every twist and turn in KMC's civil service career is attributed to serendipity, an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident. He plays down his capabilities, which took him to the top......

Raheja group may exit Crossword

Eleven years after buying Crossword Bookstores, the K Raheja Group -- the promoter of Shoppers Stop -- is reviewing the future of the book retailing chain.According to three people in the know, it......

Documents you must keep handy to file income tax returns

The Income-Tax (I-T) Department nowadays provides pre-filled forms to make the filing of income-tax return (ITR) easier. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Nonetheless, you must have a number of......

Shoppers Stop shuts 4 unprofitable stores

Raheja-owned departmental store chain Shoppers Stop on Friday said it has shut three of its unprofitable book stores 'Crossword' and airport store 'Stop & Go' in the country. "They were not......

Now, pens to erase errors

Writing instruments manufacturer Pilot has launched a new pen, Frixion Ball, with thermo sensitive ink that helps erase mistakes.Pilot Frixion Ball contains a thermo sensitive ink that disappears......

How COVID is changing the game plan for booksellers, publishers

In the future, publishers will need to think of digital immersive marketing just like marketing a movie or show on Netflix is an immersive experience. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com After......

'I Had No Worry About Getting A Bad Name'

'I enjoyed my fiery exchanges with Akshay Kumar, who was extremely gracious and generous when the camera was not rolling.''I enjoyed locking horns with him in court.' IMAGE: Simon Paisley Day in......

The Magic That Was Sanjeev Kumar

For Sanjeev Kumar, it was the role, and what he could do with it, that mattered.Videos: Afsar Dayatar/Rediff.com IMAGE: Anil Kapoor launches Sanjeev Kumar: The Actor We All Loved. Photograph: Kind......

'I don't like the new films from Yash Raj'

'Rani has changed Adi for the better. If he is happy, why should I not be happy?' Pamela Chopra, in a fascinating interview with Patcy N/Rediff.com, on her sons, Aditya and Uday Chopra, and her......

Mahesh Bhatt and Anupam Kher: 2 friends, 2 ideologies

At a time when even family relationships have come under strain over political differences, how have Mahesh Bhatt and Anupam Kher remained friends despite their ideological differences?Syed Firdaus......

Review: Cyber Yugadol Nava is preachy

Srikanth Srinivasa says Cyber Yugadol Nava... could have been more light- hearted rather than being preachy.Cyber Yugadol Nava Yuva Madhura Prema Kavyam, the Kannada film with a long title, has......

Swiatek survives wind, rain, and errors to advance

IMAGE: Iga Swiatek said she kept focused by solving crossword puzzles during the break. Photograph: Yves Herman/Reuters Fourth seed Iga Swiatek solved crossword puzzles during an hour-long rain......

Jeffrey Archer to Team India: Don't be Bollywood stars!

Jeffrey Archer talks cricket and more in this very special edition of Silly Point. Jeffrey Archer loves cricket. So Abhishek Mande-Bhot/Rediff.com decided to bowl Lord Archer some googlies. Did......

Spotted: Prakash Padukone in Bangalore

Reader Saurabh Tandon sent us this photograph. 'We spotted Prakash Padukone (All England Badminton Champion 1980) at Crosswords, Residency Road, Bangalore. In the picture, my mother Kusum and my......