'America shall pay price': China summons US envoy over Pelosi's Taiwan visit

China has summoned the American envoy in Beijing to lodge a stern protest over Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi's high-profile visit to Taipei, warning that......

China warns of possible military response if Pelosi visits Taiwan

China on Monday said it is keeping a close watch on reports of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's planned visit to Taiwan though it was conspicuously missing from her official Asia tour itinerary and......

Tsunami Memories: How we rebuilt the IAF's CarNic airbase

'Wanting to see the bright side of things, we always told ourselves, 'It could have been worse!', when the situation got tough.'Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd), who helped rebuild the IAF's Car......

Ayodhya case: SC to wrap up hearing a day earlier

The Supreme Court on Friday said it would wrap up hearing in the politically sensitive Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute at Ayodhya by October 17, a day sooner than the earlier schedule. A......

Rethinking our Westernised biases

Ajit Balakrishnan reflects on pariahs, small businesses, and blockchains.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Last weekend, on the way back from a weekend trip to Varanasi, my first trip there, we......

The extraordinary story of Radha Daga and Triguni Food

'One’s dreams never end. If you don’t dream, you don’t exist. You need to dream to look forward to in life.' Radha Daga, who went from a textile exporter to food entrepreneur at......

Modi kicks off air service for 'people who wear Hawaii chappals'

Regional connectivity will bring development to tier-2 and tier-3 cities which are becoming "growth engines", Prime Minister Narendra Modi said while inaugurating the first flight under UDAN.......

'It's a surgical strike against the country's poor'

IMAGE: Villagers queue outside a bank on the outskirts of Allahabad. Photograph: Jitendra Prakash/Reuters 'The execution has been 100 per cent faulty.''The scheme is also a stupid one, a real......

Why Juhi Chawla is waging war against cell phone radiation

'We have created an enemy we can't even see and that enemy is entertaining us while tightening the noose around our necks.''As the radiation increases, it will affect everything -- from your little......

Review: Double Dhamaal, but half the gags

Preeti Arora feels Double Dhamaal is devoid of taste, flavour and jokes. PostYOURreviews here!One more Friday and yet another sequel gets unleashed on an unsuspecting audience. Double Dhamaal,......

Goodbye, Mankada Ravi Varma

Shobha Warrier pays tribute toworld renowned cinematographer Mankada Ravi Varma.The setting was almost like an Adoor or Aravindan film; a small balcony with branches from trees falling onto it and......

Asiad sailing champ is now a COVID warrior

IMAGE: Dr Sweta Shervegar on duty at a COVID-19 clinic in south Mumbai. Photograph: Kind courtesy Sweta Shervegar Sweta Shervegar knows a thing or two about overcoming challenges to taste success.......

Tendulkar spends time with members of blind foundation

Soon after finishing a gruelling training session with his India team-mates, senior batsman Sachin Tendulkar, on Sunday, spent time with members of a Bangalore-based blind foundation, which......