Truly, an extraordinary fellow

Fifty years ago this day, May 27, India's first prime minister passed into the ages. Jawaharlal Nehru's legacy is the theme of constant discussion in India and abroad. Many Indians believe......

Why is Imran delaying ISI chief's appointment?

If Imran Khan delays his assent to General Bajwa's recommendations any further, it could imply he is taking stock of possible serious dissent within Pakistan's top army echelons, says Rana Banerji,......

What really happened on October 30-31 in Bhopal?

'The prisoners were wearing layers and layers of clothes' Jailbreak: Why did MP govt ignore police officer's alerts? 'I smell a fake encounter' Rediff.com's Prasanna D Zore reports from Bhopal......

Why the Pathankot op has gone on for so long

Inept handling by the National Security Advisor transformed what should have been a short counter-terrorist operation in Pathankot into an apparent debacle, argues Ajai Shukla. 'Between Doval and......

SIM-swap fraud: A new way of stealing money

Image: A marketing events manager at the Black Hat USA 2014 hacker conference.Photograph: Steve Marcus/Reuters With mobile phones becoming a convenient tool for banking, fraudsters have begun......

Beware of schemes with high returns!

Watch out for multi-level marketing schemes luring investors with unusually high returns as it might just be just a ploy to launder money. As per a government report, use of bank accounts by......

A word of caution on EU's trade agreement

Tough intellectual property rights sought by the EU in its free trade agreement with India have set off global protests. For long, Europe was viewed as the "nice" guy of the global trading system.......

The private equity boom

In the last article, I had discussed the rapid growth of resources with alternative investment classes like hedge funds, private equity and real estate. All these investors are showing growing......

Murder On The Orient Express Review: Poirot steers a star-studded mystery

Murder On The Orient Express offers intrigue worthy of Hercules Poirot's investigation and our time, feels Sukanya Verma. Dame Agatha Christie is a hallowed figure in my home. Not one unkind......

DDLJ: Where love is destined

Part I: Come fall in love!This Diwali, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge created an exceptional record it has been running non-stop for the last eight years at Mumbai's Maratha Mandir theatre. To......

'Gangajaal is not about Bhagalpur blindings'

Prakash Jha has been makingthought-provoking films since 1974, completing over 25 documentaries, five features, along with numerous television projects. His feature films include the award-winning......

'I was just hoping to play for India again'

After Ambati Rayudu failed the Yo-Yo test, the selectors turned to Suresh Raina for the ODI series in England.Chetan Narula discovers how Raina returned to international cricket after a year.......

Sri Lanka snatch victory from brittle Pakistan

- Scorecard Sri Lanka romped to a seven-wicket victory over Pakistan to win the series after the visitors suffered a dramatic batting collapse on the third day of the second Test on Tuesday. Sri......

Ganguly shines as India go one up

Scorecard| Images| More Man of the match Shivnaraine Chanderpaul's unbeaten 149 went in vain as India beat the West Indies by 14 runs in the first one-day international of the four-match series in......

South Africa whip India again

Scorecard| Images Justin Kemp's maiden limited-overscentury helped South Africa fightback andscore a 106-run victory over India in the third one-day international in Cape Town on Sunday. Kemp was......

Windies crush India

Scorecard| ImagesThe West Indies completed a 4-1 rout of India, winning the fifth and final One-Day International by 19 runs at the Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad, on Sunday.Set a......