Mizo Voters Signal Change On Horizon

For the Mizo people, tribal and family identity are important. But so are jobs, farmers' access to markets, roads, and health facilities for a young population where drugs are a big affliction.......

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......

'People are still dying and the wounds run deep'

'You can still hear gunshots, and this time even children know they are not normal.' IMAGE: Lin Laishram protests at Azad Maidan in Mumbai. Photograph: Kind courtesy Lin Laishram/Instagram......

The A-W Of Desi Guests At the White House Dinner

The dinner Jill Biden and her husband US President Joe Biden hosted for Prime Minister Narendra D Modi, June 22, at the White House brought together, Indians and Americans from so many firmaments,......

BharatPe: 'Why should I resign?'

'At the first board meeting I chaired, I sensed that corporate governance is an issue in this company.''I started taking steps that may have aggrieved a few.''This has now become a mission I intend......

In Digital India, SAAS firms are lapping up young execcutives

Indian firms selling SAAS products have got a bonanza as companies meet, manage and sell remotely. The top five firms - Zoho, Freshworks, HighRadius, Druva, and Icertis - account for 33 per cent of......

Future looks bleak for Rana Kapoor-funded firms

The collection of mostly small and medium sized businesses is a hotchpotch of ventures and include design schools, schools, villas for hire in Goa and a country club in Gurgaon. Even as jailed YES......

A better world after Covid?

It is time to shrug off the ideological shackles about the way we work, play and live, says Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Most of us, unless we are professional......

Maamannan Review: Udhayanidhi Stalin's The Weak Point

Maamannan could have been so much better with an alternate lead actor and a tighter, more gripping storytelling, sighs a disappointed Divya Nair. Pariyerum Perumal. Peranbu. Karnan. Mari Selvaraj......

How to Defeat Pirates who STEAL Films

Intelligent tools are being deployed to detect content pirated from OTT platforms.Neha Alawadhi reports. IMAGE: When Salman Khan's Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai launched on a streaming platform,......

Rajini@70: My Favourite Rajinikanth films

As Rajinikanth turns 70 on December 12, we look back at the megastar's movies that kept us enthralled. Divya Nair is spoilt for choice, but picks her favourite Rajini films.   Apoorva......

Figo calls Premier Futsal 'complete failure'

IMAGE: Luis Figo at the launch of the inaugural edition of Premier Futsal in Mumbai in 2016. An irate Luis Figo has parted ways with Premier Futsal, calling the five-a-side tournament a 'complete......

Football Briefs: Spain face possible 2018 World Cup ban

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Spain's Diego Costa, centre, celebrates his goal with team-mates during the FIFA 2018 World Cup qualifier against Liechtenstein......

Sania, Mithali on why women athletes are tougher

IMAGE: Harsha Bhogle, Sania Mirza, Mithali Raj and Pullela Gopichand. Photograph: NITI Ayog/Twitter Sporting biggies, including Sania Mirza, Mithali Raj and Pullela Gopichand, on Wednesday, sent......