"We saw what happened yesterday (when Germany and Belgium were knocked out in the group stage) but this is not surprising. When you say big national teams deserve to be in the next stage, that doesn't always happen."
Start-ups don't care that mad-money funding comes to a hard stop after an IPO, observes Debashis Basu. As a listed entity, corporate actions have to take the interests of all shareholders, especially minority shareholders, into account. So far, we are not seeing any sign of it, observes Debashis Basu.
'Most of these dating sites are nothing but hook-up culture and I don't relate to that.'
Amazon had decided not to participate in the bidding as the company did not find it a viable option for growth in India
Images from Day 2 of the third Test between Australia and South Africa at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday
The trend has generated a wave of social media memes and satire, and even the creation of an app that allows you to track where to get the coveted stickers. New stock has been selling out in a matter of hours.
'Alia's chemistry with Shefali was great, and you can't rehearse chemistry.'
Sukanya Verma goes down memory lane to recap the desi sightings at the Oscars.
The actress confesses that she missed choreographer Saroj Khan during the making of her comeback film.
Quinton de Kock says it will become difficult for players to participate in all three formats
Rediff.com's Hitesh Harisinghani captures the unfiltered chaos backstage at the FDCI x Lakme Fashion Week.
Praggnanandhaa turned things around in the all-Indian battle after his opponent blundered
Asim's brother Umar sets the record straight.
The answer came in an impressive 2-0 victory over a strong and organised Serbia team who did not make it easy for Brazil and frustrated them in a goalless first half.
'Whenever I prepare a joke for my performances I always have the family in mind: Would any member of the family feel offended by my joke?' 'If the answer is yes, I immediately drop it.'
Argentina look set to keep Julian Alvarez in attack for Sunday's World Cup final
Nick takes Priyanka to Mexico... Shraddha's new look... Varun's serious message...
AAP is arguing quietly that indifference, alienation have to go. These are symptoms of disempowerment. For AAP, the battle to empower people demands new engagements with the marginals and corporations, says Shiv Visvanathan.
The remarks of Maryam came after Khan called India a "nation with a great sense of honour".
'I am not going to try and set up any particular tactical plan to counter Kylian'
If Aylan Kurdi was a Bangladeshi boy on the border with Assam or West Bengal, would you call him an infiltrator, asks Mango Indian.
Hands down, the winner of Anurag Kashyap's patriarchy and privilege pooh-poohing exercise is Amit Trivedi and Shellee's spirited soundtrack, notes Sukanya Verma.
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania falls short of the signature Marvel magic, says Mayur Sanap
Jubilee's irresistible celebration of cinema and all its good, bad, ugly ways lives up to its title, applauds Sukanya Verma.
There is a superhero, a super woman, a super solider and a super ghostbuster arriving in theatres!
What will you do for the latest iPhone?
Former Test captain Shahid Afridi said it would be a dream come true to have a Pakistan vs India final on Sunday at the MCG.
Risk is difficult to evaluate, warns Harsh Roongta.
'It was Maulana Azad's foresight which created the IITs, UGC, science academies across the country.'
Israel's President Isaac Herzog on Monday appealed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to immediately halt his controversial judicial overhaul, warning that the move has put the country's security, economy and society under threat.
Had he not taken his final curtain call on April 23, 1992, Satyajit Ray would still, undoubtedly, have been making movies.
'My parents were there to see me enrol as a lawyer. From afar itself, I could see tears in their eyes.' 'Three days after, I appeared in court for my first case, and my father was there to see me. He had tears in his eyes.' 'And even before I completed two months as an advocate, I won a case!'
IMAGES from Day 1 of all the action from the Wimbledon Championships played at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Monday.
'Life was a canvas and Pradeep Sarkar painted with full intensity -- be it an ad film or a feature film.'
For the family and supporters of blogger Avijit Roy, who was hacked to death in Dhaka in February, it is a time to reflect on where Bangladesh is heading, says Indrani Roy.
Rediff.com Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar camera-captured these stars on Tuesday.
The Argentine forward's glittering resume has one major omission -- a World Cup winner's medal.
'I don't come to the film with an agenda. I come to a film with a story. When the story excites me, I go bonkers.'
'If you love your nation then you are a nationalist if you are obsessed with your nation, and every single action of yours is directed at its well being every penny that you spend you want your nation and its people to benefit then you are a an ultranationalist'.
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