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Reliving the Portuguese terror in Goa

Published in Britain by Constable & Robinson and in America and Canada by Dell in July 2005, this is an excerpt from Richard Zimler's novel, Guardian of the Dawn, set during the Inquisition......

2024 seat-sharing, convenor post on agenda for INDIA's Mumbai meet

Leaders of the opposition INDIA bloc are set to hold hectic parleys during a two-day conclave in Mumbai starting Thursday during which they will announce a coordination committee and a logo for the......

What Boeing wants to supply IAF, navy

Boeing is pressing hard to win the Indian Navy contract for 57 aircraft carrier-borne fighters.It could offer the Super Hornet in the ongoing IAF procurement of 114 medium fighters; its upgraded......

'Sab bhagwan ke haath mein hai'

'Our Lockdown Life has a sort of Dr-Jekyll-and-Mr-Hyde personality about it,' notes Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.All illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com *"Bhagwan ka naam din bhar lena chahiye."......

The Armed Forces's COVID-19 Challenge

'The COVID-19 pandemic must push the military into a long-term reconsideration of its primary challenges.''There must be greater emphasis on humanitarian aid and disaster relief including the......

India, EFTA sign $100-billion free trade pact

Domestic customers will get access to high-quality Swiss products such as watches, chocolates, biscuits, and clocks at lower prices as India will phase out customs duties under its trade pact with......

BigBasket co-founder Abhinay Choudhari launches tech-led laundry service

Tucked away at a lane in Arehalli Guddadahalli, a small village in Bengaluru Rural district is a nondescript factory of LaundryMate, one of India’s first organised technology-led online......

Where Tommy Hilfiger, Nautica Make Clothes

Reuters Photographer Samuel Rajkumar visits the Texport Industries factory in Hindupur in Andhra Pradesh, where Tommy Hilfiger and Nautica clothes are manufactured for the export market. Please......

All hail Modi's 1st BJP Budget

The Modi government is notoriously honest about one fact: It does not listen to economists, observes Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Welcome sign rolled out for Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi in......

Exports contract 10.21% in July; trade deficit narrows to $4.83 bn

Sectors with positive growth during the month include rice, iron ore, oil seeds, oil meals, meat, dairy and poultry products, pharmaceuticals, coffee, engineering goods, and plastic. Contracting......

The Indian Film Making Global Waves

'I thought of a suppressed country and a free world.''If we travel from one to another, what will that road look like?''What colours, music there will be? What kind of people would you see?'......

Golden Globes: Top 10 Moments

It was a night of happy, hilarious speeches. It was a night of delirious, drunk and irreverent winners. It was a night of jackpots for shows like Abbott Elementary and The White Lotus as well......

Lijo Jose Pellissery's Women And Mine

Somewhere in the back of my mind, Lijo Jose Pellissery's women have begun to stand for the women in my family, each of them with such an intensely vital sense of personality that she withstands all......

My Father, Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray would have been a hundred years old on May 2.To mark the legendary film-maker's birth centenary, Rediff.com bring you a treasure trove of features from our archives. IMAGE: Satyajit......

What sending Jallikattu to the Oscars means

To an award show that's famous for honouring artists belatedly, we have sent as our official entry one of our major film-makers's weakest work yet, feels Sreehari Nair. So I am taking my evening......

IPL 2024: Can RCB halt KKR in their stride?

IMAGE: Virat Kohli striking a 49-ball 77 in their last match against Punjab Kings augurs well for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Photograph: BCCI Victory in their respective previous games might......

IOC firm on Tokyo Olympics despite coronavirus concerns

Multiple sports events around the world have been cancelled during the epidemic, which has killed more than 3,000 people in China and spread to more than 60 nations including Japan where infections......

India vs SL 1st T20I called off due to wet patches on pitch

IMAGE: India captain Virat Kohli inspects the damp patches on the pitch at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati. Photograph: BCCI The first T20 International between India and Sri Lanka in Guwahati......

The good, bad and ugly part of Tiger's first PGA Tour in 17 months

Tiger struggles at Torrey Pines, Rose sets pace IMAGE: Tiger Woods chips onto the second green during the first round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines South. Photograph: Donald......

Can we have the 'superbrat' attitude back at Wimbledon?

American tennis player John McEnroe argues a point with the umpire during his semi-final match against compatriot Jimmy Connors at Wimbledon. Photograph: Central Press/Getty Images Watching a......

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