Time Running Out For INDIA Alliance

Every passing day featuring parties within the INDIA alliance sniping at each other at state level is bad publicity for the alliance particularly given the proximity of the 2024 general elections,......

'Not counting caste is as political an act as counting it'

'The upper caste elite's belief that they are casteless is a belief that is available only to the upper castes. Because all the lower castes are reminded by society every day what their caste is.'......

J-K cop playing cricket shot at by terrorist; Lashkar outfit owns attack

A Jammu and Kashmir police inspector was battling for life at a hospital after he was shot and wounded by a Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist on a cricket field in downtown Srinagar on Sunday, officials......

'Believe me, nobody can do reassurance better than Mr Modi'

'You ain't seen anything yet,' EAM Jaishankar says about the India-US relationship.Abhijit J Masih reports from the Colors of Friendship event at India House in Washington, DC. IMAGE: External......

Are Markets In An Oversold Zone?

'Focus on 19,400/64,900 as the key resistance levels for the Nifty/Sensex.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   Rising bond yields, driven by hawkish central bank policies and flaring......

Motown in slow lane; auto sales dip 7.73% in Oct: FADA

Retail sales of automobiles in the domestic market saw a 7.73 per cent year-on-year decline in October this year at 21,17,596 units, mainly due to dip in two-wheeler uptake with the inauspicious......

Dogfight In The Skies For International Routes

West Asian carriers are up against Air India and IndiGo in the battle for seats on lucrative international routes. Photograph: ANI Photo   The battle lines in the air are being staked out. A......

Global economic uncertainties may cast shadow on India's exports in 2023

India's exports may have touched an all-time high of $422 billion in 2021-22 but recession in key western markets and geo-political crisis due to the Russia-Ukraine war are expected to impact the......

Looking At 1999: 25 Years Ago In Bollywood...

1999 in Hindi movies marked the end of a vibrant young decade and a gentle promise of electrifying new things to come in the new millennium. Where madcap masala still reigned supreme, morally......

Showtime Review: Nothing Khaas About It

Showtime is watchable but never engrossing, notes Sukanya Verma. One of the most condescending remarks reserved for film critics by film-makers remains those who cannot make movies, write about......

Bramayugam Review: Mammootty is Terrifying

Mammootty is towering as the unflinching enigma that prevents Bramayugam from being a middling genre exercise, observes Arjun Menon. Bramayugam is the third directorial feature by Rahul Sadasivan......

Anweshipin Kandethum Review: No Novelty Here

Anweshipin Kandettum is a fascinating genre exercise let down by its incessant attention to details, observes Arjun Menon. Anweshipin Kandethum is about four unlucky cops. At least that's what the......

KP on how to play spin in India

'Defend; play straight lines, don't plant your front foot; wait for the ball; don't play just with your hands.' IMAGE: Kevin Pietersen bats during the first Test against India in Ahmedabad during......

Can Gill Do What Kohli Couldn't?

Win the IPL as captain... IMAGE: Shubman Gill was a surprising choice as Gujarat Titans captain. Photograph: BCCI   As the dust settles on the World Cup 2023 disappointment, the spotlight now......

Can Proteas Overcome Flaws In Semis?

IMAGE: South Africa face Australia for a place in the final. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters   South Africa, the team that have historically underperformed at World Cups, have enthralled......

Struggling Australia, Sri Lanka in battle for first win

IMAGE: Australia have dropped a whopping six catches in two games in this edition of the World Cup. Here Mitchell Starc drops one during the match against South Africa. Photograph: Adnan......

REWIND: India's 7-0 record vs Pakistan in ODI World Cup!

IMAGE: Venkatesh Prasad celebrates with team-mates after dismissing Aamir Sohail during the 1996 World Cup quarter-final in Bangalore. Photograph: ICC/X The cricketing relation between India and......