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Talking to Taliban is Pointless for India

Pakistan has too much at stake to allow even an iota of rapprochement between India and the Taliban, asserts Vivek Gumaste. IMAGE: Former mujahideen support Afghan forces in their fight against......

Parl panel to visit J-K and Ladakh from Aug 17

A parliamentary panel chaired by Congress leader Anand Sharma will be on a five-day visit to the Union territories of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir starting August 17 to examine the administration......

Virus Made Us Love the Internet Again

The wave of enthusiasm for digital technology had faded as we'd grown more and more worried about what smartphones and social media were doing to society and to us as individuals.Now that......

'Karunanidhi's legacy is retaining the plurality of India'

'He had given tools to fight all forms of homogenisation.' IMAGE: President Ram Nath Kovind unveils a portrait of the late Tamil Nadu chief minister Muthuvel Karunanidhi in the state assembly in......

Maha relaxes curbs in 25 districts; malls, gyms allowed

The Maharashtra government on Monday announced further relaxations of coronavirus curbs in 25 districts showing low positivity rate of the infection, extending the existing business timings of......

Unacademy raises $440 mn; valued at $3.44 bn

Unacademy on Monday said it has raised $440 million (about Rs 3,270.8 crore) in funding from a clutch of investors including Temasek, General Atlantic, and Softbank Vision Fund, valuing the edtech......

Middle Class STOPPED GROWING Under Modi

Like on Pegasus, like Covid, there have been no answers from the government about why the situation on the economy and India's future is where it is today, notes Aakar Patel. Photograph: ANI Photo......

Dubai tycoon slaps $8 bn suit on BoB, EY in New York for ignoring 'fraud'

Founder of Dubai-based firm NMC Healthcare, B R Shetty, claims it sank because the two entities turned a blind eye to a series of allegedly fictitious transactions. Dubai-based billionaire BR......

India's Cairn and Unable Moment

The Indian State does not believe in the rule of law. It does not even recognise the need to follow treaties that it itself signed.And so it is refusing to shell out to Cairn; and, as a......

'Lockdown put a full stop to Rashid's life'

'He used to come to the cinema hall like he was visiting a temple for worship.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com A week before the well-respected film critic Rashid Irani passed away,......

'It's hard to get a role like Sarpatta Parambarai'

'Unless you are a superstar, you will never have the kind of reach in theatres that the OTT platform provides.' It was a dream come true for Arya to do a sports film like Sarpatta Parambarai, and......

'Playing a cop was tough'

'We didn't want the role to become manly, given that Amrita Singh has to be strong and deal with the world of men.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Zoya Hussain/Instagram Zoya Hussain has been getting......

Hrithik, Aamir, Ranveer refused Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

When the top stars refused to play Milkha Singh, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra went down another route.A riveting excerpt from the director's memoir The Stranger In The Mirror. I had been toying......

Bollywood's gals make their own movies!

It seems that almost every actor is doubling up as a producer. Bollywood's superstars like Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn, Hrithik Roshan and John Abraham have......

SL-India 2nd T20 to be played tonight; 7 Indians isolated

IMAGE: Prithvi Shaw, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Deepak Chahar, Manish Pandey, Ishan Kishan, and Krishna Gowtham - were identified as close contacts of Krunal Pandya, who tested positive for......

The hurdles Mirabai overcame to snatch silver at Olympics

IMAGE: Mirabai Chanu returned to India on Monday after winning a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday, July 24. Resuming training after months of staying inside her room, Chanu developed......

India's shooters draw blank for second day running

Angad Bajwa is placed 11th after three rounds; has finals in sight IMAGE: India's Manu Bhaker watches helplessly as her gun malfunctions during the 10m Air Pistol women's event at the Tokyo......

Olympics: World No. 1 Barty out in Round 1; Murray withdraws

IMAGE: Spain's Sara Sorribes Tormo celebrates winning a point during her women’s singles first round match against Australia's Ashleigh Barty at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday. Photograph:......

PICS: Tokyo Olympics kicks off with glittering ceremony

IMAGE: Fireworks during Friday's Olympics opening ceremony are seen above the Olympic stadium in Tokyo from the Shibuya Sky observation deck. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters Thy sky over the......

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