NEET, Vishwakarma Scheme, And Tamil Angst

Medical seats for under-graduates and post-graduates remaining vacant in the NEET era, together with the Centre 'freezing' the number of medical colleges and seats in (Dravidian) Tamil Nadu and the......

Young Indians' Endless Struggle

Being driven to abandon Indian middle-class values, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com I find myself squirming with mental disquiet when I hear headlines like 'Imagine......

Vivek Ramaswamy wants to end H-1B visa system he used 29 times

Describing the H-1B visa programme as a form of "indentured servitude", Indian-American Republican presidential aspirant Vivek Ramaswamy has vowed to “gut” the lottery-based system and......

Time To Abolish Quotas?

Ultimately quotas kill talent and true meritocracy, argues R Jagannathan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com We are having the wrong kind of conversations on inclusion and inequity, both in......

Lessons To Be Learnt From Nitin Desai's Death

We must stop stigmatising business failures.Particularly when startups are mushrooming all around, the financial system, backed by the RBI and the government, can explore ways of extending support......

Lessons For Banks To Learn From SVB Collapse

The difference between what the banks play in the US and India is not that of soccer and football, but rugby and football.But when risks are mispriced, the fallout could be very similar, points out......

No thaw seen in start-up funding winter despite 231 deals this year

For a segment that thrives on promise more than performance, the country’s start-up ecosystem is refusing to get carried away by the funding this calendar year. Illustration: Uttam......

'We are closing loopholes exploited by highest level of taxpayers'

'...Market-linked debentures, high-value insurance, exemptions from capital gains by investment in real estate, etc.''So, there are a number of measures directed at collecting a fair share from......

10 BEST THRILLERS on OTT

There are all sorts of genres on OTT, ready to cater to all of one's moods. But which are the best thrillers? The best murder mysteries? The best action series? In an ongoing series, we look at the......

The BEST Performances of 2018

Sreehari Nair picks the top performers of 2018. I don't think the quality of acting in Indian movies has been better than it is now. You can today go to a movie that doesn't have much to show by......

Remembering R K Studios before it becomes history

R K Studios is not just another piece of real estate; it is part of India's movie history.Arundhati Dasgupta reports. IMAGE: Shashi Kapoor, Raj Kapoor, Prithviraj Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor. Two......

Vinod Khanna's star turn, over the years

In a scene from Man Ka Meet, Leena Chandavarkar makes fun of Vinod Khanna’s romantic proposal by saying, “You can never be a hero. Perhaps you’ll have better luck playing the......

Vroom! Vroom! Vroom! 0 To Supercharged!

Have you ever seen the adrenaline-pumping action of a real-life dirt track race? Until last weekend, neither had I, especially not in Maharashtra. But that all changed when the Indian Supercross......

Sports shorts: India finish with 16 golds in Asian Airgun

IMAGE: India’s Shreya Agrawal is all smiles. Photograph: SAI Media/Twitter Indian shooters continued their dominance claiming five gold medals on the final day of the Asian Airgun......

PIX: High-flying F1 champ Hamilton lives life in the fast lane

'For him to live the life that he is living and still keep up with such a performance, full credit to him' The body-covering tattoos and the bling -- he likes chunky gold necklaces and diamond......

Sports Shorts: Peaty breaks own world 100 metres breaststroke record

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday   IMAGE: Adam Peaty of Britain reacts after the 100m Breaststroke men final at the 2018 European Championships at the......