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Wildlife Photographer of the Year winners revealed

Have a look at these photos taken from the incredible world we live in. These are the winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition 2020. The Duchess of Cambridge announced the award......

Fake news has been around from Mahabharat times

The ultimate was surely Yudhishthira's immortal "Aswathama hatha...", followed by a whispered "iti narova kunjarova..."," says Sunanda K Datta-Ray.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com ......

68th Republic Day celebrations end on high note

Foot-tapping music and soulful classical renditions rent the air as Republic Day celebrations culminated with the Beating Retreat ceremony in New Delhi where President Pranab Mukherjee rode the......

Video: Operation Desert Lark in Rajasthan

Indian and American forces had earlier this month carried out a joint training exercise codenamed Operation Desert Lark, during Yudh Abhyas, the annual exercise between the two armies.......

Why the Radia tapes are a threat to our democracy

The 2G spectrum scandal and the expose of the Nira Radia tapes indicate a deep rot in the system, argues Praful Bidwai. As the 2G scam reverberates, shocking revelations have emerged of another......

How Big Brother Stole Diwali

Gone are the days of over-the-top Diwali parties, says Kishore Singh.This year round, the taxman is the invisible -- and unwanted -- guest at these once extravagant affairs.Illustrations: Uttam......

The most powerful woman in Indian business

'I want to leave behind the bank stronger and better than when I took over,' SBI Chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya tells Niraj Bhatt and Abhijit Lele. IMAGE: Arundhati Bhattacharya was appointed......

Metro, the best thing that ever happened to Delhiites

There are plenty of reasons to take the Delhi Metro - meeting polite and helpful people is just one of them, notes Anjuli Bhargava. Roughly a year ago, I dispensed with the services of my driver of......

Looking East via the North-East

Opening up borders between India and countries like Bangladesh can make the North-East region the fulcrum of India's 'Look East' policy, writes Jyoti Malhotra. During her meeting with a handful of......

Email: For God's sake, use it!

The other day, a Maharashtra government official called me up, wanting to resume contact after several years in postings elsewhere. The new posting was in Mumbai and wanted to know who was where.......

The VERY BEST of Surekha Sikri

An effortless artist at all times, Surekha Sikri's emotional eloquence and authoritative presence showed a knack for turning moments into meaning. Things that begin for a lark end up making......

Review: Aquaman makes a splash!

This is the most fun Sukanya Verma has had since Wonder Woman. I can imagine Julie Andrews to do a lot many things. Sing like her life depended on it, play an airborne nanny at 17 Cherry Tree Lane......

Ant-Man and the Wasp Review: Fast, fizzy, fun!

The smile stays on long after you've left the theatre, says Sukanya Verma. For a premise where the main guy can size-shift from ant to giant, the struggle is surprisingly real. No matter how......

'Thank you Shashi Kapoor sahab'

'He was full of life & Life was full of him'. As Shashi Kapoor passed into the ages, friends, colleagues, admirers mourned the Eternal Charmer's passing and shared their memories: Anupam Kher......

Review: Inferno is a dreadfully dull affair

Inferno is a yawn, warns Raja Sen. Tom Hanks is not Nicolas Cage. This, for the most part, is a good thing. Academy Award winners both, Hanks and Cage first made their bones with off-kilter......

Team spirit secret to England's recipe for success

IMAGE: Dele Alli of England celebrates after scoring his team's second goal with teammate Ashley Young. Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images It has been seven long weeks of hotel rooms and......

Boult praises Indian youngsters for patient batting

New Zealand pacer Trent Boult was ecstatic at getting the prized wicket of Sachin Tendulkar but rued that they could not rein in the Indian youngsters, who steered the hosts to an assuring score on......

Bruised India hope for a miracle against Sri Lanka

Facing the risk of an early exit, India will not only have to produce a miracle against Sri Lanka in their last Super Eights match at St Lucia but also hope for a favour from Australia if they......

Complacent India crushed in final ODI

- Scorecard: NZ vs India, 5th ODI India's winning streak finally snappedas New Zealand cruised to an eight-wicket consolation win in the fifth and final One-Day International in Auckland on......

Australia's magic potion runs out

The seven dwarfs in the fairy tale had it pretty good; all they had to worry about was keeping Snow White safe from the wicked stepmother doubling up as a witch (or was it the other way around).The......

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