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Don't Underestimate Indian Voters!

Voters can be relied on to punish a party which makes reckless promises without actually implementing them, asserts Virendra Kapoor. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com It is hard to......

14 images from this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest

It's a wild and brutal world outside and it is evident in this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest. Chosen from almost 50,000 entries submitted from 92 countries around the world,......

Defence deal may repair India-Russia ties

The $10.5 billion arms and equipment deal helped to arrest the recent drift in the 'special and privileged' strategic partnership, observes Brigadier Gurmeet Kanwal (retd). IMAGE: Prime Minister......

Exclusionary 'nationalism' won't solve everyday needs

'The top-most functionaries and destiny-makers of the nation have thrown away the pretensions of statesmanship.''They seem to have made a categorical announcement that the next general election......

Pak army chief prepares to turn on LeT, Jaish

Pakistan's new army chief has begun setting the stage to act against groups like LeT and JeM.Ajai Shukla reports. In Pakistan, a new year and a new army chief appear to be heralding a new approach......

Obama win and BPOs: Can we talk of self-respect?

The headline 'Will Obama take away Indian jobs?' made me cringe. Not because I question the epochal breakthrough of America's 44th presidency, but because it doesn't seem to me that outsourcing......

MFs that can get you good returns

Do things like mutual funds baffle you? Are you aware of the investment options they provide?What are the best mutual funds available in the market? Which funds accrue maximum profits? What are the......

Sensex down 10 points at close

The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 13 points at 10,748. Fresh buying in the opening deals saw the index spurt to a new all-time intra-day high of 10,753. However, profit-taking emerged soon,......

A spectacular new era

For most of us, the '90s felt like an era of breathtaking, unstoppable change. It was, after all, the decade when we wonderingly learnt to navigate the Internet (does anyone remember life in the......

Why Sahir Ludhianvi Is Relevant Today

While the country is gripped by Ram Mandir frenzy, Danish Husain -- without shouting from the rooftops -- silently staged his opinion with this play on one of India's best-known poets, observes......

Romance Meets Avatar On OTT This Week

It's raining sequels and true stories on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists everything you can watch. Avatar: The Way of WaterWhere to watch? Rent on Amazon Prime VideoLanguage: English After......

'Yeh Bachchan saab hain ka?'

'He made me feel like a crorepati even without sitting in the hot seat.' Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters Rediff.com Senior Contributor Roshmila Bhattacharya reels back to her interactions......

'The trick is to look forward with excitement, then you're alive all the time'

Varsha Bhosle salutes that effervescent icon of Indian cinema, Dev Anand, who would have turned 99 today, September 26. IMAGE: Dev Anand. This feature was first posted on Rediff.com on April 4,......

What Made KK EXCEPTIONAL

'KK had an emotional bandwidth which echoed all the seasons of the heart.' IMAGE: Mahesh Bhatt with KK during the recording of a song for Sadak 2. Photograph: Kind courtesy KK/Instagram Mahesh......

Japan wants to modernise its toilets for Tokyo Olympics

IMAGE: Toilets ready for shipment cover the floor of a Toto toilet factory in Kitakyushu, Japan. Photograph: Sakura Murakami/Reuters On southwestern Japan’s Miyajima island, a......

Sehwag takes a dig at four-day Tests

Char din ki chandni hoti hai, Test cricket nahi: Sehwag IMAGE: Virender Sehwag delivered the 'MAK Pataudi Memorial Lecture' at the annual BCCI awards on Sunday night. Photograph: PTI "A fish......

'You want to push that few extra miles but the body decides not to respond'

Zaheer Khan has called time on his international career. The 37-year old pacer made the announcement on Thursday, closing a 14-year international career. He made his India debut in 2000 and played......

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