25 student suicides in 2023 at India's coaching hub Kota have revealed the mindboggling stress children confront every day, reports Prakash Bhandari. IMAGE: Students at Bansal Classes in Kota. All......
Two of Xi Jinping's chosen officials have disappeared from view, an indication of turmoil in Xi's government, months after he installed a collection of loyalist leaders in his cabinet, observes Dr......
At this poignant historic moment, one can only wish that institutions, which are not built by brick and mortar, but by rich Parliamentary traditions which have stood the test of time, are......
With some variations, all regional political formations, whether in power presently or out of it, share some common features: Tight family control of the political apparatus, key members in elected......
Only the future will tell if Modi can leave his mark on the Ukraine crisis.Nonetheless, it is both a challenge and an opportunity for India's diplomacy, notes Rup Narayan Das. IMAGE: The Ukrainian......
Given the security dilemma prevailing between India and China, India should curb the operation of Chinese telecom companies in India, assserts Dr Rup Narayan Das. Photograph: Rafael......
'Their dharma propels them to pay their workers; otherwise, they know the boys would starve.''At the same time they will not allow their business to suffer,' observes Dr Sudhir Bisht. Kindly note......
Employees asked to work from home... cancelled travel plans... curtailed meetings...Caution and precaution dominate Corporate India's response to Covid-19. IMAGE: Security personnel scan a visitor......
‘The announcement has come too late. This should have been done years ago.’ IMAGE: BSNL employees protest against the non-payment of their salary in time, at the BSNL office in......
'Tilting at the government in English in front of India may make him feel like Joan of Arc, but without a feel for Bharat he will merely be Don Quixote,' says S Muraleedharan, former managing......
The Freelancer has been made with workman-like efficiency, but the subject of Islamic terrorism could do with a break, Deepa Gahlot points out. A young Mumbai woman, Aliya (Kashmira Pardeshi),......
India's caste system rears its ugly presence in Anubhav Sinha's well-received Article 15. Apart from its rousing commentary on the sickening degree of social hierarchy, following the brutal rape......
'Taking a side could be a fallacy to do. Because you don't have all the answers. So how do you take one particular side?' Meghna Gulzar asks Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com IMAGE: Konkona......
Over Dosas in Mumbai, Oscar winner Megan Mylan tells Vaihayasi Pande Daniel why she chose India and girl empowerment as the subject of her new documentary. Image: Megan Mylan (centre) with her......
3 Dots held a lot of promise coming from the winning team of Ordinary but couldn't stay up to the expectation. Director Sugeeth, who made a successful début last year with Ordinary, which......
IMAGE: West Indies all-rounder Deandra Dottin was signed for Rs 60 lakh by the Adani-owned Gujarat Giants, but before the start of WPL 2023, she was excluded from the squad on medical grounds........
Kolkata Knight Riders won thefifth edition of the Indian Premier League, beatingdefending champions Chennai Super Kings in a thrilling final last week. Rajneesh Gupta sums up the highs and lows of......
Highest individual innings: Runs For Vs Venue Year BB McCullum 158* KKR RCB Bangalore 2008 M Vijay 127 CSK RR Chennai 2010 PC Valthaty 120* KXIP CSK Mohali 2011 V Sehwag 119 DD DC......
India sent in their two most experienced batsmen to open the innings -- Rahul Dravid (336 ODIs) and Sachin Tendulkar (428 ODIs) -- with the obvious intent of giving them more overs to settle in and......