India Must Be Ready For Chinese Challenge

'One Chinese interlocutor said India should realise that "China can do without India, but India could not do without China", pointing to its inability to do without Chinese intermediates and......

SC stays HC order acquitting 12 Mumbai train blasts accused

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the Bombay high court verdict acquitting all 12 accused in the 2006 Mumbai train bomb blasts case. IMAGE: A damaged local train after a blast in Mumbai on July......

HC acquits all 12 accused in 2006 Mumbai blasts case

Nineteen years after seven train blasts here killed more than 180 persons, the Bombay high court on Monday acquitted all the 12 accused, saying the prosecution utterly failed to prove the case and......

Why So Much Hatred For English?

There is no guarantee that if we speak in only Indian languages, all our faults will be washed away and India will shine. questions Shyam G Menon. Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Why does the......

Russia to buy stake in Sistema ShyamTele

Russia will acquire 19.8 per cent stake in Sistema Shyam Teleservices Ltd, a joint venture between Sistema of Russia and Indian entity Shyam Group, for $676 million (around Rs 3,150 crore). The......

Nestle, IndusInd, Bandhan, Asian Paints from BSE 500 index hit 52-week lows

Share prices of Nestle India, Asian Paints, Bandhan Bank, Tata Technologies, AU Small Finance Bank and Avenue Supermarts, all a part of the BSE 500 index, have hit their respective 52-week lows on......

'Unemployment Is A Ticking Time Bomb!'

'The government should come back as a job creator as it did in the 1960s and the 1970s.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com According to the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE),......

Mukesh Ambani's brother-in-law Shyam Kothari passes away

54 year-old Shyam Kothari who succumbed to cancer, was part of $100-mn H C Kothari Group with interests in sugar, chemicals and petrochemicals Bhadrashyam Kothari, better known as Shyam Kothari,......

The Shyam Benegal I Knew

His cinema of compassion inspired me, gave me tools to develop empathy for others. But it also made me understand that serious, socially committed cinema with deeply engaging narratives and great......

'Shyambabu Was Like A University'

'Being in his company was learning at every moment.' IMAGE: Pallavi Joshi in Bharat Ek Khoj. Theatre director, screenwriter and documentary filmmaker Sunil Shanbag was associated with Shyam......

What's Missing In Angry Young Men

Angry Young Men misses some important elements of the Salim-Javed story, including an understanding of the duo's creative process.In fact, the two men do not even appear together in the same space......

'Talent Is All Very Fine. But...'

'Being disciplined is also very important.' IMAGE: Payal Kapadia receives her Grand Prix award from actor Viola Davis at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, May 25, 2024. Photograph: Reuters Payal......

'Jay Shah Said Keep Clapping Till India Wins'

The most powerful man in world cricket today himself retrieved the ball from amidst the seats and threw it back onto the field.It was then that everyone realised Jay Shah is a left-hander. IMAGE:......

Paralympics Day 2: Golden girl Avani leads India's medal rush

IMAGE: Winner of the Tokyo Paralympics gold three years back, Avani Lekhara shot a superb 249.7 in the 10m Air Rifle women's SH1 final to erase her own Paralympic record of 249.6, set in Tokyo.......

Rohit Paudel named Nepal captain for Asia Cup

IMAGE: Nepal have been clubbed in Group A, alongside India and Pakistan. Photograph: Kind Courtesy ICC Asia Cricket Nepal on Monday announced a 17-member squad for the upcoming Asia Cup with......

Remembering Football Legend Tulsidas Balaram

Tulsidas Balaram, who passed into the ages last week, was a member of the Indian football team which reached the semis at the Olympics and won an Asian Games gold medal. IMAGE: Tulsidas Balaram,......

Can India win an Olympic Medal in Climbing?

While sport climbing made its debut in the Olympics only this year, it has had a popular home in India for many years now, says Shyam G Menon. IMAGE: Shauna Coxsey of Britain in action during the......