How the US Lost the Opium War in Afghanistan

The US spent $1.5 million a day since 2001 fighting the opium war in Afghanistan.After hundreds of airstrikes failed to curtail the Taliban's $200-million-a-year opium trade, the US military......

Do we need to take multiple vaccine doses before 2024?

With the virus mutating, can vaccines be assumed safe and effective in the long run? asks Atanu Biswas. IMAGE: A COVID-19 vaccine administration dry run at a health care centre in Bhubaneswar,......

Why we need to unlock 'intelligently'

R0 values, or the average number of infections expected to be caused by a Covid carrier, vary between states, and have not stabilised.While unlocking, it would be wise to look at these variations,......

Why Uday Kotak Will Step Down In December

Unlike any other business, banking is a turf where the captain's role is the most critical.Often a bank is defined by the personality of the CEO who runs it.Both HDFC Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank......

Merger with HDFC to take 8-10 months more: HDFC Bank

HDFC Bank expects to amalgamate its home loan major parent HDFC into itself by September next year, a top official said on Friday. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters Both HDFC and HDFC Bank......

Playing Moneyball With The IPL?

'Did the Moneyball philosophy get redefined in the domain of the cash-rich IPL, which has become an integral part of the cricketing ecosystem?', asks Atanu Biswas. IMAGE: Team Sunrisers Hyderabad......

PSBs up loan growth target as corporate demand revives

Large public sector banks (PSBs) have revised upwards their credit growth target for the current financial year. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com This is following revival of demand from the......

'The way he creates magic in front of the camera...'

'The skill, the poise, the grip on the art.' As Soumitra Chatterjee passed into the ages on Sunday, colleagues pay rich tribute to him.   Abir Chatterjee: 'I was in complete awe of him' <......

Discovering the charming Soumitra Chatterjee

Soumitra Chatterjee -- one of the finest Indian actors of our time -- meant so much to Aseem Chhabra. IMAGE: Soumita Chatterjee and Sharmila Tagore in Satyajit Ray's Apur Sansar. He had a thick......

Ratan Tata: A lifelong champion of Indian sports

IMAGE: Ratan Tata with former Jamshedpur FC coach Steve Coppell during launch of the football club in 2017. Photograph: Jamshedpur FC Fans/Instagram From the time Sir Dorabji Tata sponsored a......

'I miss my daughter but it is about winning Olympic medal': Deepika

IMAGE: Archer Deepika Kumari will be participating in her fourth Olympic Games. Photograph: Deepika Kumari/Instagram Deepika Kumari is torn between two worlds. One where the doting mother longs to......

Archery queen Deepika defies odds after motherhood

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Deepika Kumari/Instagram Olympian Deepika Kumari, who recently made a return to the international stage after becoming a mother back in 2022 during the Archery Asia Cup......

Indian power couple Deepika-Atanu hits reset button

IMAGE: India’s power-couple is training under the legendary Kim Hyung-Tak. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters In pursuit of an elusive Olympic medal for India in archery, power......

Archery: Jyothi takes pole to propel India to top spot in qualification

IMAGE: Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Swami along with Parneet Kaur (12th place) had an aggregate team score of 2087, which was a two-way tie with South Korea, but the Indians sealed the top-spot......