When Will Vijay Smell The Coffee?

TVK cadres are worried, the leadership looks weak, and the party is not fully prepared for the 2026 elections, observes N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Movie star-turned-politician Vijay. Photograph:......

Why Calcutta Remains A City Of Bhoy

A year after the RG Kar rape-murder Swarupa Dutt looks at the city where it happened, Kolkata -- a study in dichotomy, at once the self-proclaimed cultural capital of India as also a petri dish for......

Life From A Hospital Room

Thanks to a close one's illness, I have seen quite a few hospital rooms in the past half a year or so.They have revived my respect for life reinterpreted via its essentials, notes Shyam G Menon.......

US court dismisses Pannun's claim of serving summons on Ajit Doval

A US court has said that no complaint was delivered to national security advisor Ajit Doval during his visit to Washington in February, dismissing a claim by Khalistani separatist Gurpatwant Singh......

8 Of India's Oldest Companies

Which were India's first companies that still exist today? Many trace their origins to over a century back. These venerable organisations are business entities. But they chronicle the beginnings of......

Can Private Bankers Transform Public Sector Banks?

Yes, the entry of private bankers, particularly with global experience will add value to PSBs, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff   Last week's column on the......

India-US BTA: Sangh Affliates Warn Govt

'India's farmers will be unable to compete with the US, given the subsidies that the latter provides its farmers.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump at the White......

BSE: Stock Exchange That Refused To Die

The story of the Bombay Stock Exchange and the people who shaped its growth: From wars and bomb blasts to speculators, reformers and wealth creators. IMAGE: The informal beginnings of what would......

'Despite Massive Success, We Know So Little About Him'

'If you watch songs like Acha Ji Main Haari Chalo Maan Jao Na, Lag Ja Gale or Jhumka Gira Re, you'll notice they're not just a distraction. There's a story unfolding within them.' IMAGE: Raj......

He Quit Amazon To Make Films

'You need the drishti, the experience. I am beginning to see things differently.' IMAGE: A scene from Ghich Pich. Delhi-based film-maker Ankur Singla is a former lawyer and tech entrepreneur, who......

The Shyam Benegal I Knew

His cinema of compassion inspired me, gave me tools to develop empathy for others. But it also made me understand that serious, socially committed cinema with deeply engaging narratives and great......

Deepika, Hrithik Wrap Up Fighter In Italy

IMAGE: Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone, Siddharth Anand, his wife Mamta Bhatia Anand, Arfeen Khan and Choreographer Bosco Martis. Photograph: Kind courtesy Arfeen Khan/Instagram Hrithik Roshan......

What are Gill & Co's favourite English things?

IMAGE: In a video shared by the BCCI on 'X', Indian cricketers, who are gearing up for the five-match Test series, shared what comes to mind when they think of playing in England. Photograph:......

Gaza War: Cricket club to rescue of Indian researchers in Israel

IMAGE: Israeli firefighters extinguish a car which caught on fire after a rocket was launched from the Gaza Strip in Ashkelon. Photograph: Nir Elias/Reuters A cricket club in the southern Israeli......

PHOTOS: How Dhawan spends his day off in Sydney

IMAGE: India opener Shikhar Dhawan enjoys a yatch ride as he goes past the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House in the background. Photograph: PMG India opener Shikhar Dhawan had a......