Aryan today, tomorrow it can be your child

You aren't dealing with a normal, civilised, law.The NDPS Act, in its preconditions for bail, and insistence on evidence of innocence rather than guilt, is worse than UAPA.Imagine yourself or your......

Why Pak army chief is talking about peace...

'The picture only looks worse from where Bajwa sits.''He sees a domineering India to the east, an unravelling Afghanistan and a complex Iran to the west, an overbearing China on the north and a US......

Oxford debating society puts off Mamata event at 11th hour, draws fire

The Oxford Union Debating Society, citing unforeseen "circumstances", on Wednesday sought to postpone a scheduled virtual address by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the last moment,......

What changed the India-US relationship forever

In the mid-1980s, India and the US struggled to arrive at sufficient confidence for Washington to even sell a supercomputer to India for monsoon prospecting.Now, the most sensitive military......

World's 10 largest employers

Retail giant Walmart has the world’s largest number of employees. Take a look at world’s 10 largest employers, according to a ranking by 24/7 Wall St. Image: Wal-Mart Stores, largest......

200 amazing years of rail transport

First electric locomotive. Photograph: Siemens Two hundred years after George Stephenson built the steam-powered Blucher, Open Knowledge pays tribute to 200 years of rail transport. ......

Facebook smashes analyst targets but executive comments spook Street

Facebook Inc posted strong growth in its mobile advertising business on Wednesday but rattled investors after saying that it did not plan to boost the frequency of ads shown to users. Shares of the......

L N Mittal tops UK's Richest Power list

Money and power being "natural bedfellows" is not necessarily true in the British business world, except for steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal who figures right on the top of a new 'Richest Power List',......

'Wow. The power of women'

'I want tonight to express gratitude to all the women who have endured years of abuse and assault because they, like my mother, had children to feed and bills to pay and dreams to pursue.' Stirring......

Review: The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is too preachy

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel loses the plot somewhere in the first 15 minutes, says Nishi Tiwari. Even when John Madden’s The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel emerged as a......

Review: John Wick is slick and violent

If you're a fan of action thrillers and have hungrily devoured Stallone and Segal's crappiest films of the same genre, then you're going to love John Wick, says Paloma Sharma.If you thought that......

12 MUST WATCH Movies

'It is always wonderful to discover a gem of film at an international film festival. It is even more exciting when that film is from India.' Aseem Chhabra/Rediff.com lists his favourite movies at......

LeBron James Makes NBA History

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's all-time scoring record in the NBA game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday, February 7, 2023. The record is passed......

U19 WC: Afghanistan seek history against England

Afghanistan win in quarters Photograph: Kind courtesy Afghanistan Cricket Board/Twitter Their late arrival in the Caribbean had forced the ICC to rework the fixtures of their group matches......

Cricket Buzz: Make daily sports period mandatory, says Tendulkar

IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar has lauded the new policy of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) mandating daily......

Pandya, Karthik confirmed for ICC World XI

IMAGE: India all-rounder Hardik Pandya celebrates taking a wicket. Photograph: BCCI India all-rounder Hardik Pandya and wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik join an International Cricket Council's......

Dhawan, Smriti recommended for Arjuna awards

IMAGE: India opener Shikhar Dhawan. Photograph: Getty Images The BCCI on Wednesday recommended India opener Shikhar Dhawan and women's team player Smriti Mandhana for the Arjuna award. "We have......