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'Despite Covid we don't care about health'

'The first duty of the government is to learn lessons from a bad experience and course correct. It's a pity that the government is making policy without looking at evidence and differentiating......

A Temple Fit For The Prince Of Ayodhya

The temple, you realise, is true to hype and is stunning in its beauty.A marvel in white, it's simply eye-catching, and every inch a temple for the new India, notes Saisuresh Sivaswamy/Rediff.com......

A Rainy Day Check-List for Chennaiites

If only you had thought ahead, you would have stocked snacks and biscuits, bread and cake, and vegetables suited for Amma or pondatti to make your favourite bajji and pakoda, observes N Sathiya......

'100% guarantee all workers are alive'

'We are hoping that in three-four days we will surely get a positive result.' IMAGE: Rescue operation underway at the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi, part of which collapsed on November 12, 2023.......

Assam's child marriage arrests rise to 2441 even as protests continue

Amid protests in Barak Valley, Morigaon and Dhubri, the crackdown on child marriage in Assam entered the fourth day on Monday, with the number of arrests rising to 2,441. IMAGE: Relatives react......

Bengaluru's water crisis: India Inc adopt innovative methods

From installing water-saving aerators on taps to using cans for washing hands and dishes, Bengaluru is adopting diverse strategies to tide over the water crisis. Photograph: ANI Photo While......

How ONGC's project delay is bleeding India's forex reserves

At a time when crude oil and natural gas prices are sky-high, public sector behemoth ONGC's haphazard planning and mismanagement in developing showpiece deep-sea KG-D5 block is costing the nation......

Explained: Why are fuel prices rising in India?

The oil crisis could not have come at a worse time for the Modi government as its tax collection has fallen short of its 2020-2021 target by Rs 5.2 lakh crore. IMAGE: Congress workers pulli a car......

Covid-19: Good, bad and ugly of Indian aviation sector

The year gone by has also forced all airlines to turn the lens sharply on their own costs, workings and internal dynamics, opening their eyes to their vulnerabilities. Fewer, leaner, nimbler......

Lawsuit filed against Trump's new H-1B visa rules

Several individuals and organisations, including the US Chambers of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers, have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration's recent rules......

Silence 2: The Night Owl Bar Review: What A Waste!

Towards the end of the film, when one character exclaims, 'What a crazy case!' your sentiments feel validated, observes Mayur Sanap. A complex murder case, a killer on the loose, police hunt and......

Crakk Review: AVOID!!!

Crakk is absolute crap, declares Mayur Sanap. Sometimes mere words cannot describe something adequately to pinpoint just how idiotic and vapid some film experiences are. Witnessing Vidyut......

Fighter: Blood On The Dance Floor

Siddharth Anand's artistry bespeaks an upbringing filled with GI Joes, plastic combat boots and plastic bayonets, fake punching noises and fake sounds of gunshots, rudely interrupted by an adult......

Dunki Review: SRK Is Earnest, The Film Is Not

Dunki doesn't have any repeat value unlike other Hirani films. And that perhaps is saying a lot, notes Mayur Sanap. As I was watching the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Dunki, the thought crossed my mind......

Pippa Review: More Pipsqueak

More than the jingoism overkill, it's the tedious tone of telling stories of this genre that hurts Pippa, observes Sukanya Verma. Three siblings find their patriotic voice in 1971. But if you......

Tiger Woods struggles on return to PGA Tour

IMAGE: In his first PGA Tour start since April, Tiger Woods mixed five birdies with six bogeys including one at the last after he shanked his second shot into the trees. Photograph: Jason......

'Forget foreigners, even local coaches don't want to work with PCB'

IMAGE: The former cricketer believes Pakistan cricket is suffering because of the sport’s governing board. Photograph: Samuel Rajkumar/Reuters Former Pakistan captain Misbah ul Haq feels......

Babar forced out: Miandad, Akhtar furious at PCB

Javed Miandad, Shoaib Akhtar lash out at PCB for 'forcing' Babar Azam to step down from captaincy IMAGE: Babar Azam was blamed for the run of Pakistan's defeats against India, Australia and......

I Don't Get this Indian Cricket Team

They represent a new tribe whose grace and skill-sets lie well beyond my comprehension, notes Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Mohammed Shami celebrates with team-mates after taking Rassie van der Dussen's......

India's incredible comeback! Dramatic win over Malaysia seals 4th Asian Champions Trophy title

IMAGE: Indian players celebrate. Photograph: Hockey India/Twitter A spirited India eked out a fighting 4-3 win over Malaysia in the final to clinch the Asian Champions Trophy hockey......

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