For tribals in Nagarhole forest, election is about vote for sops

Crammed into a tiny room and learning for about five to six hours may not be what children look forward to. But it's obvious that the seven-odd children, aged between 3 and 10, are really happy to......

How To Prevent Terror On The High Seas

The world needs to wake up to this new dimension of war at sea and be prepared to face the 'unknown enemy' who have the advantage of attacking at their choice of location and time, cautions......

Israel cancels counter attack on Iran after Biden's call

Following a barrage of drone strikes fired by Iran on Saturday towards Israel, a New York Times report states that Israel decided to carry out a retailtory attack on Tehran on Sunday morning,......

Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 rattles New York, New Jersey

A meeting of the UN Security Council was briefly interrupted as a rare 4.8 magnitude earthquake hit the New York area Friday morning. The UN diplomats were in the Security Council chamber for a......

Interim Budget: No, Just A True Vote On Account!

She has shown shrewdness, sensitivity, and courage.All of these will be needed in ample quantities for the real challenge that will emerge after the elections, notes Shreekant Sambrani. IMAGE:......

'Investors could tilt towards largecaps'

'Hybrid funds, especially balanced advantage funds and multi-asset funds, are a good option right now when valuations are on the higher side.' Illustrations: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Some of the......

How India Can Defend Economy From Global Spillovers

While India won't be immune to global spillovers, we need to create the macro preconditions for sustained growth.Policy agility, prudence, and resilience will be key, suggests Sonal Varma, chief......

Why Aattam Is A Masterpiece

What follows is essentially a long scene set in a single location, and you watch in amazement as the scene grows into one of Indian cinema's funniest and most spectacular pieces of sustained......

Maamla Legal Hai Review: A Gem!

Another season of these legal antics would be welcome, applauds Deepa Gahlot.  The legal system in India is mostly a farce, so it is just waiting to be turned into a comedy or satire. The......

Meet The Fairy Folk Of Bollywood

'Every actor's journey is unique.''It's beautiful but also terrifying because you have to carve your own path.''So if there's somebody to talk it through, it's nice.' IMAGE: Rasika Dugal and Mukul......

'I wanted to write about a young woman's sexual awakening'

'I went to a school in Baroda, where if the boys harassed us, the teachers pulled the girls aside and said, "Oh, your skirts are too short".''They made us feel ashamed of having any sexual feelings......

Should Dhoni bat higher up the order?

IMAGE: Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been in superb hitting form in IPL 2024, hitting 87 runs at a strike rate of 255. Photograph: BCCI The fans are clamouring for Mahendra Singh Dhoni to move up the......

PBKS Vs RR: Who Batted Best? VOTE!

Rajasthan Royals kept it for the very end as they edged past Punjab Kings by three wickets in Mullanpur on Saturday, April 13, 2024. On a pitch that was difficult to score big runs, Punjab were......

Are Kohli, Maxwell, du Plessis responsible for RCB's failure?

'Who are all batting in pressure situations? The young Indian batters and Dinesh Karthik. The big international names, who are supposed to take the pressure, where are they? All are back in the......

Inside RCB's failed plan to tackle Mayank Yadav's pace

'Our plan was simple…to use his (Mayank) space against him' 'There were some mistakes which happened and I think we need to be very clear about what we're going to do if someone is bowling......

Sameer Rizvi credits Dhoni after cameo

IMAGE: CSK batter Sameer Rizvi played a cameo on his maiden outing with the bat in the IPL and credited MS Dhoni for his knock. Photograph: BCCI Chennai Super Kings batter Sameer Rizvi has......