After one year in power, 'Dravidian model' is a legacy issue for Stalin

The question is if the BJP's increasing dependence on Hindutva politics, coupled with the DMK's Dravidian model, would decide the LS polls for the DMK and allies, as it did in 2019. Or, will the......

Sri Lanka imposes curfew, blocks social media amid protests

The Sri Lankan government on Sunday blocked social media platforms such as WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram after declaring a nationwide public emergency and imposing a 36-hour curfew......

Solicitor general disses influence of western jurisprudence, sets off argument

A war of words broke out in the Supreme Court on Tuesday between solicitor general Tushar Mehta and senior advocate Indira Jaising over the submission of the law officer that we need not be......

Sonu Sood's sister joins Congress, may contest polls from Moga

Actor-philanthropist Sonu Sood's sister Malvika Sood on Monday joined the Congress, with Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi batting for her candidature from Moga for the February 14......

Trai diktat on allowing SMSes for porting under any plan

Sector regulator Trai on Tuesday directed telecom operators to "immediately" enable port out SMS facility for all mobile users requiring it, irrespective of value of their tariff offer, vouchers,......

Can This Banker Get Srei Back To Business?

A lot depends on how Srei shapes up under the new administrator and his team, which is critical for investors' interest.Manojit Saha reports. IMAGE: Rajneesh Sharma, administrator for the Srei......

Customers in limbo as banks, RBI thrash out differences

The RBI is not willing to ease its stance on tokenisation, insisting that payment facilitators cannot store customer card details. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The payments industry is......

Founder of Tik-Tok's parent company steps down

Chinese tech unicorn ByteDance co-founder billionaire Zhang Yiming on Thursday announced that he will step down as CEO, in a surprise move that signalled a major leadership shake-up at the nine......

Feels Like Ishq review

At the end of the six short stories, Feels Like Ishq is uneven yet watchable, feels Sukanya Verma. Feels Like Ishq evokes Modern Love. It doesn't have the range or emotion of the romantic-comedy......

Is Nayattu anti-Dalit? Is Karnan pro-Dalit?

'If questioning and dethroning hierarchies is your primary motive, why not put an end to the practice of announcing your shining star, your box office draw, in big flaming letters and mentioning......

S P Balasubrahmanyam's TOP 50 Songs

Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire. S P Balasubrahmanyam passed away in his 75th year, and so we celebrate the singer with 75 of his top songs, in a multi-part......

The Dream Girl Review

You’ll come out laughing till your sides hurt, promises Sukanya Verma. Men falling for men masquerading as women is an old gag.   Rishi Kapoor and Paintal’s girly avatars in......

Some Indian players didn't like restrictions in IPL bubble: MI's Pamment

'It was when cases started to come with the teams. They were a little more fearful, a little more apprehensive.' IMAGE: Mumbai Indians fielding coach James Pamment said the IPL bio-bubble felt......

Maradona sedated to help ease withdrawal symptoms

Maradona 'confused', to spend more time in hospital IMAGE: Fans of Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona, Walter Rotundo and his twin daughters Mara and Dona, who are named after Maradona, pose......

Football Focus: Rakitic leaves Barcelona to rejoin Sevilla

IMAGE: Ivan Rakitic, who had one year left on his contract, was not part of new Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman's plans for next season. Photograph: Albert Gea/Reuters Croatia midfielder Ivan......

'Sourav always showed faith in me'

'The one thing that a cricketer aspires for is earning the respect of the dressing room and that respect is earned only when any player puts his hand up in adverse conditions and does his job for......

PIX: Desisa wins midnight marathon; Hassan bags double

Sifan Hassan first athlete, male or female, to win the two events at a single Olympic Games or World championships. Images from Saturday's proceedings at the World Athletics Championships in Doha.......