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'Imagine hostile forces getting their hands on data'

'Maybe the State wants to be watching people all the time. But when they are watching, others too may be watching!''The State is becoming more and more secretive while throwing people to the......

1962 War: 'Secret Reports' lost forever?

'The Himmatsinghji Report is still 'missing'.' 'It is a great loss for the knowledge of India's borders.' 'It would have an immense value at a time China is bound to shift its attention to other......

Sheena Bora Trial: Indrani and the DNA Puzzle

At the back, Indrani whispered to Accused No 2 Sanjeev Khanna: 'This is really important.'Vaihayasi Pande Daniel reports from the Sheena Bora murder trial.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

What it's like to be Picasso's grandson

'As a child I was very glad to be around him, to breathe his happiness.''I was aware that he would focus 100 per cent on whatever he was doing, whether it was playing with me, or going to the......

Indian Muslims: Trapped between the devil and the deep sea

'If chutzpah nationalists brought the Babri Masjid down, chutzpah secularists did precious little to stop it from being torn down.' 'If chutzpah nationalists ensured carnage in Gujarat, chutzpah......

Must Read: The Great Diamond Heist

'If there is any industry that is unfit for modern corporate form it is the diamond trade.''But no one was asking the right questions.''The music was playing and so the game was on,' says S......

SBI's merger plan may lead to a banking meltdown

'SBI is already too big. Too big to fail.''It already is a moral hazard. What will it do with 20,000 branches that it cannot do with 14,000, especially in these days of online and mobile banking?'......

Can brands be taught to disrupt?

The start-up economy is challenging how we do business and how brands grow and developA recent despatch on astronomical valuations raised many an eyebrow. Not all in a bad way, I might add. As my......

New era of gold benchmarking to start with handful of pioneers

ICE Benchmark Administrator to replace gold fix on March 20 Four chairs to rotate during first 6 months - source A handful of banks will start setting gold prices electronically on Friday, sources......

Google aims to store all human knowledge

The search giant is building a system that stores information so that machines as well as people can read it Google is building the largest store of information in human history - a knowledge base......

Farrey review: Confident Alizeh Scores In Cheating Games!

Alizeh demonstrates smarts as sharp as her cheekbones and a restless fire in her eyes raging to conquer the world, observes Sukanya Verma. Cheating in exams is a little like stealing diamonds from......

Review: Dangal is India's best sports film

If sporting films were pitted against one another, Dangal would be champion, says Raja Sen. This summer, India learnt the name Produnova. An intricate gymnastic move named after a legendary Russian......

The man who wanted to save cinema

P K Nair, the legendary founder-director of the National Film Archive of India, passed away into the ages on March 4. He was 86. Nairsaab had dedicated his life to restoring and archiving films,......

Kolkata 2001: The Odyssey, viewed from the sidelines

20 years ago this week, India and Australia played one of the greatest Test matches in cricket history.Sreehari Nair relives the sound and the fury of that unforgettable game at the Eden Gardens.......

How athletics meets will look post COVID-19

Athletics meets to feature chlorinated water jumps, sanitised sand pits IMAGE: Officials should clean the landing mat between each jump using a mop and virucidal solution. Photograph: Hannah......

Meet the first Indian woman to be elected as IOC member

Nita Ambani, an Indian businesswoman and owner of the Mumbai Indians Indian Premier League franchise, was among eight new members elected to the International Olympic Committee on Thursday on the......

Golf: Howell makes positive start

Britain's David Howell, eager to make an impact on the lucrative PGA Tour, got off to a bright start at the Nissan Open on Thursday. The 31-year-old Englishman, embarking on his second full season......

Ghei fires 6-under 66 to snatch lead

Gaurav Ghei put to excellent use his knowledge of his home course to return a round of six-under 66, thereby pole-vaulting into the lead at the Rs Five million PSPB Open Petroleum Golf Championship......

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