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Swachh Bharat Not A Game Changer

If we as citizens, do not take ownership of public places, public facilities and public conveniences, Swachh Bharat will remain just a hollow slogan, notes Biswajit Dasgupta. Kindly note the image......

'Are You On The Side Of Hatred?'

'The time has come for all those believe in a democratic India to stand up and be counted and to make a choice.' IMAGE: Trinamool Congress candidates Sagarika Ghose, right, and Mamata Bala Thakur......

'Hamas is not stupid'

'The Israeli government is saying, "OK, leave northern Gaza, because we're going to fight Hamas there".''But Hamas is not stupid. They are going to put militants in southern Gaza too. And then......

Delhi HC rejects NewsClick founder's plea against arrest

The Delhi high court on Friday refused to interfere with the arrest and subsequent police remand of NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and the news portal's human resources department head Amit......

California governor vetoes anti-caste discrimination bill

California Governor Gavin Newsom on Saturday vetoed the anti-caste discrimination bill recently passed by the state assembly, saying that laws to ban caste-based discrimination already exist in the......

India Inc making workplace more inclusive for persons with disabilities

As the world celebrated International Day of Persons with Disabilities (PwD) on December 3, corporate India has kept up with efforts to make workplaces more inclusive and accessible. Image used......

Chips: Why govt's dream to make India self-reliant may be premature

Mumbai-based Indian Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (ISMC) and Singapore-headquartered IGSS Ventures have one strategy in common: They have told the government in their application for......

Trump suspends H-1B, other visas till year end

The proclamation that comes into effect on June 24, is expected to impact a large number of Indian IT professionals and several American and Indian companies who were issued H-1B visas by the US......

The many loopholes of pension scheme for unorganised sector workers

According to official statistics, half of India’s GDP comes from as many as 420 million workers in the unorganised sector including street vendors, rickshaw pullers, construction workers, rag......

Retirement homes? You must read this!

Developers are coming up with societies specifically designed for senior citizens. One can live there after turning 55 Retirement homes’ segment might be at a nascent stage in India but with......

Mismatched 2 Review: Needs More Laughs

The youngsters in Mismatched look like angels.There are no bullies, no mean girl cliques -- they are all a mostly cheerful, helpful, clean-cut lot, for whom kissing and mild swearing is about as......

Have we stopped responding to movies?

'If you can tell the quality of a movie-watching experience, only and only by referring to set standards, you *aren't really* going to the movies,' argues Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Ramya Krishnan,......

Mercury Review: Ghost movie with no spirit

There's something very pompous about the basic pitch of this movie that slowly chews away at its core, feels Sreehari Nair. If anything, Mercury will make you realise how good Nila Madhab Panda's......

Who's Who in Baahubali: A Quick Guide

Here’s a spoiler-filled recap of the key players in the riveting saga! Two years ago, S S Rajamouli’s epic fantasy Baahubali: The Beginning took the country by storm with its......

Who doesn't want to escape reality for a while?

'While there cannot be any doubt that the national anthem should be shown utmost respect, cinema halls are not the most appropriate places to play the national anthem,' says Mohammad Asim......

Paddler Bhavinaben wins historic silver at Tokyo Paralympics

IMAGE: India’s Bhavinaben Patel had to settle for silver after losing to Chinese paddler Ying Zhou in the women's singles Table Tennis Class 4 final at the Paralympics on Sunday. Photograph:......

Bhavinaben scripts history, storms into Paralympics TT final

IMAGE: India's Bhavinaben Patel will take on world No. 1 Chinese Ying Zhou in the Class 4 Table Tennis final at the Tokyo Paralympics on Sunday. Photograph: Kind courtesy Table Tennis Federation......

PHOTOS: Defining moments of the decade in Sports

PHEW! What a decade of glorious sporting events we have witnessed. Sportsmen falling from grace, India winning the ICC Cricket Cup in 2011 and then coming up short in the following two editions,......

Sports Shorts: Shetty-Rankireddy pull out of BWF Worlds

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, left, and Chirag Shetty. Photograph: Badminton Association of India/Twitter India's new doubles......

Inspiring! This Marathoner wants you to break free

Partially paralysed, but with unbreakable will power and determination, Nihad Panju beat the odds to run his 4th Mumbai Marathon on Sunday.The 26 year old tells Rediff.com's Norma Godinho he wants......

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