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India Must Be Ready For Chinese Challenge

'One Chinese interlocutor said India should realise that "China can do without India, but India could not do without China", pointing to its inability to do without Chinese intermediates and......

Want A Brahmos Rakhi?

Glimpses from India and around the world that will make you smile and cry. Patriotic Rakhi IMAGE: A rakhi in a BrahMos missile model made up of gold was introduced ahead of the Raksha Bandhan......

This Is India's Oldest Surviving Tiranga

The first national flag in Independent India was hoisted at Fort St George in Madras, not at Delhi's Red Fort. IMAGE: The oldest surviving national flag in the Fort St George Museum in Chennai.......

Why Chase The Black Box?

Why not stream all the data in real time to multiple recipients?It would make the investigation of aviation incidents much easier and far more transparent, recommends Devangshu Datta. IMAGE:......

How Delhi cops busted an order-based inter-state car theft network

The Delhi police busted two inter-state car-jacking syndicates operating across Delhi-NCR and beyond, arrested seven autolifters and recovered four stolen vehicles, including an SUV, an officer......

Rain havoc: Over 30 Darjeeling tea gardens destroyed; Rs 50 cr loss feared

The recent flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain in north Bengal have caused massive destruction in at least 30-35 tea gardens in Darjeeling, with reports of loss of plantation areas,......

$282 Billion Indian IT Industry In US Right Wing's Cross Hairs

The US remains the largest market for IT outsourcing, and for Indian giants TCS, Infosys and Wipro, it contributes around 40 per cent of their top line. IMAGE: US President Donald J Trump speaks......

'GST Council Should Jack Up Rates'

'Rates go up, revenues go up, and the need for compensation diminishes.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The Goods and Services Tax Council has turned into a "rate cutting panel",......

Can Numbers Be Trademarks?

Delhi high court ruling on numbers as trademarks could be a trendsetter. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff A recent Delhi high court ruling allowing arbitrary and distinctive numerical......

The Om Puri You Never Knew

'One is not allowed to smoke on the sets of a Hollywood film even during a break.''When I asked an assistant to suggest some place where I could light a cigarette, he recommended the bad boys'......

Om Puri's Life In Pictures

Om Puri would have been 75 in October. We look back at his early years through these 16 pictures from his life. Photograph: Kind courtesy Nandita Puri Born in Ambala into a family of modest means,......

'Gabroo, Chooza, Sometimes Nalayak'

'On the set, he was this big personality, the great Om Puri. But at home, he was like a fluffy teddy bear. IMAGE: Nandita Puri's book Unlikely Hero: Om Puri. In public perception, Om Puri was a......

Diane Keaton Had My Heart

This weekend, we lost Diane Keaton, that piece of American heart, Hollywood's darling hummingbird.Thank God she is still alive in her films.Aseem Chhabra on the Hollywood star he was in love with.......

Robert Redford: The Man Beyond The Sex Symbol

With his killer smile, the sex symbol image, Robert Redford would go beyond just being an actor, remembers Aseem Chhabra. IMAGE: Robert Redford in Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid. I discovered......

England bring in all-rounder Jacks for second Ashes Test

IMAGE: Although Will Jacks took 6/161 on his Test debut in Pakistan three years ago, he is better known for his prowess with the bat and will be expected to stiffen the bottom end of England's......

Bazball under microscope as England face pink ball demons

IMAGE: England need at least a draw in the second Test in Brisbane to have genuine hope of contending in the five-match series. Photograph: Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/Reuters England's unyielding......

F1: Norris says he has most to lose in Abu Dhabi

IMAGE: Lando Norris goes into Sunday's title decider in Abu Dhabi 12 points clear of Red Bull's Max Verstappen with McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri a further four behind. Photograph: Jakub......

Pink-Ball Test: Australia take lead over fumbling England

Images from Day 2 of the second Ashes Test between Australia and England at The Gabba, Brisbane, on Friday. SCORECARD IMAGE: Josh Inglis is bowled by Ben Stokes during Day 2 of the second Test......

2nd Ashes Test: Root's 135 powers England despite Starc's 6 Wkts

IMAGE: England's Joe Root celebrates after completing his century. Photograph: Hollie Adams/Reuters England's Joe Root conquered his final frontier with a first Ashes century in Australia as the......