They realised that the Portuguese were better prepared to defend Daman than Dadra and Nagar Haveli. If reinforcements from Daman were to reach Silvassa, there was no chance of defeating the......
As the United Kingdom struggles with the greatest social unrest it has seen in years, rioters on Sunday set fire to and broke into hotels designed to house asylum seekers in northern England.......
The entire Karunapuram locality in Kallakurichi on Thursday echoed with the wails of the family members of the victims of illicit arrack, that claimed the lives of at least 34 persons and left some......
An explosion and subsequent blaze at a firecrackers factory in Madhya Pradesh's Harda town killed 11 people and left 174 others injured on Tuesday, officials said. IMAGE: Firefighting operation......
The probe into the killing of Jammu and Kashmir Police inspector Masroor Ahmad Wani has been handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), a senior police officer said in Srinagar on......
'My understanding is this: Yes Bank's suitor has already been identified; the strategy to revive and rehabilitate the bank has already been put in place. Of course, certain regulatory forbearance......
Even in ruin, Jet retained its one essential brand quality: Dignity, says brand guru Sandeep Goyal.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Jet Airways may be gone, but I remain a loyal fan of the......
A stern articulator with outspoken views and a dignified personality, Sitharaman now bears the responsibility of steering the economy which has witnessed sluggish growth in recent quarters. IMAGE:......
Hopefully, the grey world of central banking in a nation hit by demonetisation, will lighten up with some of his notes soon.Anup Roy profiles Viral Acharya, the new RBI deputy governor, a man of......
Amid a grim global scenario, India will have to labour hard to hold on to seven per cent growth in 2016-17, says Omkar Goswami. The world is seeing a clear split. The US is performing very......
This film should appear on every year-end 'Best of' list, recommends Mayur Sanap. In a landscape dominated by extravagant film franchises and flashy entertainers, experiencing a film like Girls......
A movie like Bad Boy being made in 2023 would have been just as unwatchable no matter who made it.That Rajkumar Santoshi has, is almost heart-breaking, sighs Deepa Gahlot. There is something......
A beloved actor and filmmaker, a generous promoter of theatre, a family man... the late Shashi Kapoor was all this and more. In Shashi Kapoor: The Householder, The Star, Aseem Chhabra gives us......
Want to add to Sukanya Verma's list?Hit the message board. Double roles are like two sides of the same coin. Pit them against each other and the result is nothing short of fascinating. Be it as......
Aseem Chhabra reviews Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.What a difference 23 years make. In 1987 when Oliver Stone directed the original Wall Street, his intent was to expose the excesses of the......
IMAGE: Liren Ding will face a stern challenge from the 18-year-old D Gukesh. Photograph: FIDE/X Grandmasters Pravin Thipsay and Abhijit Kunte believe Indian GM D Gukesh, whose game bears a......
'Few athletes are ever able to win his admiration; he mostly relegates them to the status of worthless imbeciles,' says Dhruv Munjal. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In recent years, I've......
IMAGE: Manchester United's Bastian Schweinsteiger. Photograph: Jeff Haynes/Action Images via Reuters Germany captain Bastian Schweinsteiger is taking legal action against a Chinese company that......
Duncan Fletcher's impending exit prompts Haresh Pandya to suggest 'Indian' options for the job of national coach. India coach Duncan Fletcher and assistant coach Sanjay Bangar during a......
India's Saurav Ghosal, ranked 46 in the world, has entered the men's main draw at the Bear Sterns Tournament of Champions, registering emphatic wins over his respective opponents. Ghosal qualified......