Gujarat/Himachal's 2024 Message For Modi

The message for 2024 is that the man on the street is not going to be euphoric if the G-20 crowns Modi as king-emperor for 2023, or if India sends its first man to space just ahead of the Lok Sabha......

How BRICS Is Expanded Is Crucial

With its political colour dominated by less than democratic trends, BRICS currently leaves some of us wondering -- where in this grouping is there an assurance that human freedom will be respected......

Will the REAL Shashi Tharoor stand up please?

Will Indian democracy benefit from the potential that Shashi Tharoor stores in his mind, spirit and intellect?Or will it be the saga of another leader who promised much but delivered too little,......

The Battle of Panipat, revisited

Colonel Anil A Athale (retd) recalls how the Battle of Panipat, 258 years ago, changed the history of India for the next century-and-a-half. The doyen in the field of military history, Dr......

What financial gifts can you give your kids?

Jimmy Patel, MD & CEO, Quantum Mutual Fund, suggests some valuable financial gifts for your children. IMAGE: Cricket legend Mahendra Singh Dhoni with his adorable daughter Ziva. Kindly note the......

6 lessons from the stock markets in 2017

Salil Dhawan shares his stock market wisdom as 2017 is all set to ring out.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The year-end festive season is on and we all are busy contemplating how the year......

Why the bullet train makes sense for India

Questioning the bullet train in view of the investment needed in Indian Railways is similar to saying that India needed to invest in primary education rather than in IITs, says Shreekant Sambrani.......

'I give him A+ for his speech'

Modi’s statement that ‘California is where the sun sets last and new ideas see the first light of the day,’ drew huge applause 'It is a good thing for India that it has a leader......

10 OTT Shows That Make Us Nostalgic

Scoop reminded viewers of a time in the not-so-recent-past when Mumbai was in the grip of the underworld. The new Web series Guns And Gulaabs is set in the opium town of Gulaabganj sometime in the......

Is Dileesh Pothan our finest film-maker?

'I might in the future step out of a Dileesh Pothan movie not completely satisfied, but content I'll be in the knowledge that our greatest living film-maker had failed striving to be something more......

The White Tiger review

The White Tiger makes a stinging commentary on New India's half-baked vision, but Ramin Bahrani isn't telling a Slumdog fairy tale here, observes Sukanya Verma. Things are in a state of disarray......

25 GRAND Frames of Mughal-E-Azam

Mughal-E-Azam is an epic event in the history of Indian cinema. Just a mere mention of Karimuddin Asif's extravagant labour of love evokes wows, sighs and adjectives. All the blood, sweat, money,......

CSK seeking home comfort against rampaging KKR

KKR are unbeaten with 6 points from 3 games, while CSK have 4 points after two wins and as many defeats. IMAGE: Chennai Super Kings will be banking on Rachin Ravindra and Ruturaj Gaikwad to fire......

Should Selectors Stick With The Old Or...

We need to make sensible choices that are in the long-term interest of Indian cricket -- and the game itself, suggests Indrajit Gupta. IMAGE: Rinku Singh bats during the fourth T20I against......

IPL 2020: The TOP 10 bowlers

The doctrine that T20 is a batsman's game was rejected at IPL 2020 where bowlers dismantled teams with acclaimed batting superstars. If Royal Challengers Bangalore paceman Mohammad Siraj bowled two......

Champions League PIX: Sterling, Mbappe net hat-tricks

Late Dybala goals earn Juventus victory over Lokomotiv IMAGE: Raheem Sterling celebrates scoring Manchester City's third goal during Tuesday's Champions League Group C match against Atalanta, at......

'Cricket needs to wake up. But how?'

'Put cricket, first and foremost, at the centre of every decision you take.''The bottom line must always be the sport that we love.'Rahul Dravid as eloquent as always in his M A K Pataudi Memorial......