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'Today It Is Absolute Dictatorship'

'If you persist in opposing the government, they set the ED or the NIA on you. And the courts have not given us much hope.' IMAGE: Roop Rekha Verma at a protest showing solidarity with Gujarat......

US returns 307 antiquities worth $4m stolen, trafficked from India

A globe spanning, 15-year investigation has led to the repatriation of 307 antiquities by the United States that were stolen and trafficked from India and valued at nearly four million dollars, the......

Tough days ahead for Yediyurappa

The Modi-Shah duo are standing with B S Yediyurappa: But B L Santhosh refuses to be silenced.Aditi Phadnis reports. IMAGE: B S Yediyurappa addresses the media in Bengaluru. Photograph: ANI Photo......

Why Bihar's Musahars won't get vaccinated

'They are not ready to take the vaccine.''They fear that if they do, they will die.'M I Khan reports. *IMAGE: A file photograph of poor children in Bihar holding rats which they caught to eat.......

The Shahabuddin Effect

Nitish Kumar had a week's time to prove his majority, but Laloo Yadav made full use of Siwan don Mohammad Shahabuddin (who died of COVID-19 on Saturday, May 1, 2021). A revealing excerpt from......

World's most dangerous laptop auctioned as 'work of art'

Six pieces of malware present in the laptop had truly terrible track records.It's estimated that these six programs have logged combined damages of $95 billion between them, says Devangshu Datta.......

From top jeweller to liquidation, how Gitanjali Gems lost its sheen

Once a stock market darling, the jewellery chain heads for liquidation.Pavan Lall reports. IMAGE: Gitanjali Gems Chairman Mehul Choksi remains a fugitive. Photograph: PTI Photo How quickly the......

Delay in bankruptcy cases of the Dirty Dozen cost lenders dear

Around 241 companies were sent for liquidation under the IBC by various NCLT benches and in only 58 cases have the resolution plans been accepted Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The......

Hopes dashed, why India Inc fears Modi now

'The Modi government needs some big private sector trophies to affirm its anti-corruption credentials before the polls.''So on whose neck will the sword fall next?''To that extent, the outing of......

How Brand Adani plans to go for an image change

Under political fire and ecologists’ ire, the group hires Suhel Seth, who will work closely with the promoters and the social media, corporate communications and external public relations......

Lijo Jose Pellissery's Women And Mine

Somewhere in the back of my mind, Lijo Jose Pellissery's women have begun to stand for the women in my family, each of them with such an intensely vital sense of personality that she withstands all......

'Almost every song seems inspired today'

'I cannot be confined to just one or two kinds of music.' On a visit to New York in 2012, as part of an American concert tour, Bappi Lahiri, who sadly passed away on February 15, 2022, met with......

'The kiss had to be sensual, even sexual, not vulgar'

'Today, 25 years later, Raja Hindustani is as much a Dharmesh Darshan film as it is Aamir Khan and Karisma Kapoor's 'different' love story.' He was just 24 when he started Raja Hindustani and 27......

My FAVOURITE Indian films of 2019

Sreehari Nair could not put up with turgid and self-serious ones like Super Deluxe and Gully Boy. His list of favourite Indian movies of 2019 contains just five names. Before you read any further,......

Monsoon, Masala, MAST MAST: Celebrating Mohra

On its 25th anniversary, Sukanya Verma lists 10 things she still loves about Mohra. Monsoon and Mohra are intertwined in my nostalgia. On screen, Raveena Tandon was making a scintillating first......

Former captain Edulji takes on Engineer for 'snide remarks'

'I would like to tell you, I played 30 Test matches too. That's not little cricket I played. You said 'she has hardly played any cricket'.' IMAGE: Former India captain and Committee of......

Day-night Test: BCCI orders 72 pink balls from SG

Compared to the red ball, the pink one attracts a lot more dust and tends to get dirty rather quickly, making it tougher to sight. IMAGE: BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has already confirmed that......

Doping program fuelled Russian medals at Sochi Olympics?

IMAGE: Men's gold medalist Vic Wild of Russia and women's bronze medalist Alena Zavarzina of Russia celebrate. Photograph: Lars Baron/Getty Images. Dozens of Russian athletes who......

The Prem Panicker column: Shut up, Sree!

I don't know about you, but speaking for myself, I am heartily sick of the amount of discussion and debate that currently centers around "mind games". To quote the latest instance, Peter Lalor on......

FIFA to investigate Zidane head-butting

FIFA will open a disciplinary investigation into the circumstances surrounding France captain Zinedine Zidane's head-butt on Italy's Marco Materazzi during the World Cup final.Playing the last......

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