106 deaths in Delhi in January due to cold, claims NGO; govt denies

At least 106 people, mostly homeless persons, have died in Delhi this month due to cold conditions, non-government organisation Centre for Holistic Development has claimed and written to Chief......

What parivartan does Modi want?

The prime minister says he will bring real change to Bengal.Perhaps he will.The interesting thing is that his party has never defined what this change is, observes Aakar Patel. IMAGE: Narendra......

Modiji, we are going to die: A Bihar nurse's terrified plea

A nurse at a Bihar hospital begs the prime minister for her life as the state's medical staff continues to treat suspected COVID-19 patients without protective safety kits.M I Khan reports. Kindly......

Inside the toxic world of online trolls

A Molotov cocktail of lies, abuse and bigotry is blowing up social media, discovers Arundhuti Dasgupta, Neha Alawadhi and Romita Majumdar.Illustrations: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Her nightmare never......

A year of Chandra, Tata Sons' lucky mascot

A financial turnaround in Tata Steel and Tata Motors has come as a shot in the arm for Chandra.Krishna Kant reports. IMAGE: Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters......

N Chandrasekaran: Tata Son's lucky mascot

After years of losing money on two of the group’s biggest bets – global steel business and domestic passenger cars – there are strong signs of a revival in both businesses. N......

Counterfeit tales. Don't buy a fake online!

Fighting fake brand peddlers: How the complex web of counterfeit goods threatens to trip e-commerce giants in the country. IMAGE: Pirated DVDs and software like this at a streetside hawker's shop......

Do you know these bitcoin billionaires?

Image: Bitcoins. Photograph: George Frey/Getty Images The currency has built up an impressive line-up of self-made men (scam artists, drug dealers) over the course of its seven years of existence......

Beowulf: Spectacular animation

The tremendous success of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, the Harry Potter movies and the Shrek series points to an increasing demand for fantasy blockbusters. Renegade director Robert Zemeckis......

An interview with Nitin Satya

As Ratnavel, the jealous, maniacal, impotent husband in Satham Podathey, Nitin Satya was a revelation. Nobody expected such a negative character to hog the limelight when the film had two known......

JLN stadium reduced to a litter-filled mess after Diljit's concert

IMAGE: Athlete Beant Singh expressed his disappointment on social media, sharing images and a video of the stadium's track and field area littered with garbage. Photograph and video:......

Tokyo residents criticise reported alcohol sales plan

IMAGE: A family walks past an advertisement for Tokyo 2020 Olympic. Photograph: Issei Kato/Reuters Olympic organisers will allow the sale of alcohol to Tokyo 2020 spectators, Kyodo News reported......

A Supernova called Dingko

Indian boxing got the first glimpse of Dingko's talent at the 1989 sub-junior nationals in Ambala where he became a champion as a 10-year-old. From there began the journey of his development......

FIFA's Blatter, Valcke hire top US lawyers for corruption probe

FIFA president Sepp Blatter and its secretary general Jerome Valcke have both hired high-powered US lawyers to represent them as a corruption probe roils soccer's global governing body.Blatter......

US swimmer Phelps sentenced to 18 months probation for drunken driving

American swimmer Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, pleaded guilty on Friday to driving under the influence of alcohol and received 18 months of supervised probation and a......