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Remembering Anglo-Indian Courage For The Motherland

'Anglo-Indians have played a significant role at the forefront, meeting every challenge to the security of the motherland.'A fascinating excerpt from Barry O'Brien's The Anglo-Indians: A Portrait......

A 9/11 in Trump's America

September 11, 2001 changed everything. Doubly so for South Asians in America.They faced ignorance. They faced bullying. They faced hate deep enough to kill.But they also fought back and gained back......

Of commoners and crows: The genius of R K Laxman

'No one took umbrage at his depictions, and the subjects least of all, because they knew that Laxman had no malice in him.' One had to meet him but once and his ever twinkling eyes blew away any......

RIP RK Laxman: Common Man just lost its first citizen

Capturing the entire gamut of idiosyncrasies of Indian politicians in an innocuous newspaper box with his cartoons, R K Laxman immortalised the passive, hapless common man with an uncanny......

Good/Bad/Ugly: What will Obama's visit be like for India?

'The real test will be in defence-related deals, for instance the Javelin anti-tank missile: Is the US willing to co-develop something with India, on terms that will support the 'Make in India'......

The job-eating economy

The October unemployment rate of 6.5 per cent is just the beginning. Author David P Bernstein notes that this 6.5 per cent is actually higher than the unemployment figures for all but one of the 10......

Shantaram Review: Too Verbose

If future episodes are as verbose and unwieldy, it might be difficult to keep from switching channels, points out Deepa Gahlot. When the book Shantaram came out in 2003, it became a bestseller and......

Golden Globes 2020: Renee Zellweger wins

The 77th Annual Golden Globe awards have been announced. There were a few surprises and some expected nods. This year's Carol Burnett Award was presented to Ellen DeGeneres and the honorary Cecil B......

'Wow. The power of women'

'I want tonight to express gratitude to all the women who have endured years of abuse and assault because they, like my mother, had children to feed and bills to pay and dreams to pursue.' Stirring......

How IIFA played out with the stars

The stars behind the biggest films of the year like Prabhas, Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan may have been absent, but IIFA was quite an extravaganza.P Rajendran reports for Rediff.com from New......

What inspired Rangoon?

Did the human drama provoked by the Japanese invasion of Burma and the Indian exodus from Rangoon inspire director Vishal Bhardwaj's forthcoming epic? IMAGE: Saif Ali Khan in Rangoon. The railway......

3rd Test PIX: Australia reign on gloomy day one as Proteas frustrated

IMAGE: Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne speaks with Kyle Verreynne and Simon Harmer of South Africa. Photograph: Mark Kolbe/Getty Images Marnus Labuschagne and Usman Khawaja grabbed......

Warner, Warne watch on as Nadal makes history

The stars were out in force for the Australian Open men's singles final in Melbourne on Sunday, between Rafael Nadal and Daniil Medvedev. In the stands was a very relaxed Aussie spin legend Shane......

Australian government cancels Djokovic visa again

IMAGE: A relaxed looking Novak Djokovic practised his serves and returns with his entourage on an empty court at Melbourne Park on Friday. Photograph: Daniel Pockett/Getty Images Australia......

No Indian umpire in ICC Elite Panel

Sundaram Ravi's below-par performance both on-field and as a TV umpire dring various assignments came in for some sharp criticism. IMAGE: Umpire Sundaram Ravi of India. Photograph: Stu......

Cricket Buzz: Daggubati to produce Muralitharan biopic

IMAGE: The Mularitharan biopic to be produced by Rana Daggubati will go on floors in December. Photograph: Rana Daggubati/Twitter Actor Rana Daggubati is set to produce the biopic on celebrated......

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