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Can Trump's Diplomacy End Ukraine War?

Trump has played throughout his career as a deal-maker who could deliver where others could not, and Ukraine represents the ultimate test of that image, notes Manish Dabhade. IMAGE: US President......

Shut down Parliament if...: BJP's Nishikant Dubey attacks SC

Fourth-term Bharatiya Janata Party MP Nishikant Dubey, one of the more vocal party members in the Lok Sabha, launched a broadside against the Supreme Court on Saturday, saying Parliament and state......

Where A Heroic Battle Against The Chinese Was Fought

The Battle of Lhagyala on November 23, 1962, fought by the 4 Rajput Regiment against the Chinese PLA, remains a forgotten chapter of heroism, with no survivors left to tell their story. All......

Salvaging Marx From The 'Marxists'

'If we truly wish to understand and apply Marx's insights today, we must reject the rigid dogmas that later 'Marxists' imposed in his name.' On Karl Marx's 142nd death anniversary, Utkarsh Mishra......

History In Minutes: The Communist Manifesto

On its 177th anniversary, Utkarsh Mishra explores the history and relevance of The Communist Manifesto. Photograph: Kind courtesy Pixabay.com Since its publication on this day, February 21,......

Vanguard slashes Ola's valuation by another 29% to $1.88 billion

The US-based investment management firm Vanguard has adjusted the valuation of the mobility company Ola to $1.88 billion. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters This represents the third markdown......

Bitcoin rally fuels revival hope for Indian crypto exchanges

The cryptocurrency exchanges in India have got a fresh lease of life following the bull run in Bitcoin, which briefly hit a new all-time high of more than $69,000. Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters......

Tides turning for India's startups?

The recovering valuations, will lead to enhanced optimism among investors about funding startups. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com After a string of valuation markdowns among Indian......

Sebi restrains 2 Infosys, Wipro employees from securities market

Markets regulator Sebi has restrained an Infosys employee and his connected person, who is an employee of Wipro Ltd, from the securities market till further orders in a matter related to alleged......

Breaking Up Business Groups Would Create More Problems

Policies to break down the business group format are far more likely to be effective, argues Simon Commander. IMAGE: A Youth Congress activist holds a placard featuring Gautam Adani, chairman of......

Asrani Kept Amitabh On His Toes

Asrani may have never been a marquee name up in sparkling lights or on outsized posters but the sheer proficiency with which he realised his characters has unleashed gales of laughter over five......

The Om Puri You Never Knew

'One is not allowed to smoke on the sets of a Hollywood film even during a break.''When I asked an assistant to suggest some place where I could light a cigarette, he recommended the bad boys'......

The Path-Breaking '70s Actor You Didn't Know

Rehana Sultan was all set to be a path-breaker.The time was right.Hindi cinema had emerged from the 1960s musicals era.But somehow, leading film-makers of the time did not believe Rehana had that......

PIX: Beyonce, J-Lo, Miley Cyrus cook up a storm at MTV awards!

Bringing you all the craziness that went down at the recently concluded show!All the hitmakers and troublemakers of the American music business made headlines -- with big wins and......

Kanye West for US president?

If you have been tickled funny by Donald Trump's candidacy for the 2016 US presidential elections, you are in for a real treat. Known for his keen eye for fashion, his chart-topping rap songs and......

Six-time Olympic champion Hoy reveals he has terminal cancer

'As unnatural as it feels, this is nature. You know, we were all born and we all die, and this is just part of the process.' IMAGE: Chris Hoy, the most successful Olympic cyclist of all time,......

6-time Olympic champion Hoy undergoing cancer treatment

IMAGE: Chris Hoy was at the vanguard of Britain's era of domination in track cycling, winning gold medals at the Athens, Beijing and London Olympics. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/Reuters Britain's......

Where Does Sachin Stand Among The Great Batters?

Tendulkar's sterling performances, his fascinating duels for supremacy with contemporaries -- Brian Lara, Ricky Ponting, Inzamam-ul Haq, Jacques Kallis among batsmen; Shane Warne, Muttiah......

Ashes Test: England strike late but Australia lead in Hobart

ages from Day 2 in the fifth Test between Australia and England, in Hobart, on Saturday SCORECARD IMAGE: Mark Wood of England celebrates his wicket of Usman Khawaja of......

Nadal triumph slams door on young pretenders again

IMAGE: Spain's Rafael Nadal bites the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup as he celebrates victory over Daniil Medvedev to win the 2022 Australian Open and his 21st Grand Slam at Melbourne Park on......