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Kamala Harris And The Broken Link

'Her grandfather left the village more than 70 years ago. None of her family is here. Nobody from her gothram is here. The people who knew her grandfather are long dead. ''I cannot understand why......

Can Modi 3.0 Beat The 3 Cs Trap?

'Don't be surprised if the Census forms come with a caste box.''I will be surprised if it doesn't. It will be a point conceded to Rahul Gandhi and his allies,' asserts Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: People......

Vijayawada faces flood threat after rain, breach in Budameru rivulet

Flood waters have largely receded from several affected places in Vijayawada but fresh rainfall and the third breach in Budameru rivulet resulted in flooding again in parts of the city. IMAGE: A......

10 Reasons Why Modi Should Follow In Sonia's Footsteps

Politely decline to be prime minister, and hand the baton to someone else in the BJP -- like Sonia did to Manmohan Singh -- advises Krishna Prasad. IMAGE: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader......

Indian woman, son released from Pak jail, handed over to BSF

An Indian woman and her minor son, both victims of human trafficking, were handed over to Indian forces at the Wagah border after they completed their sentence for illegally entering Pakistan last......

Are The Markets Headed For A Bubble?

'The problem is that the bubble may not only be in valuations, but also in investors' minds.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com India's equity markets are currently polarised into small and......

Farm laws repeal: Who Won, Who Lost

Modi has certainly pulled back, and his political capital -- dependent as it is on an image that he knows best and never retreats -- may have taken a bit of a beating.But, equally, it is hard to......

Exports fall in June, 2nd time in one year

According to data released by the commerce and industry ministry, exports stood at $25.01 billion in the month. The fall is only the second time exports contracted in the past year. Poor......

India Is All Set To Shine At Cannes

IMAGE: Kani Kusruti in All We Imagine as Light. With an entry in almost every major section of the 77th Cannes film festival, which kicks off on Tuesday, May 14. with French musician-filmmaker......

What Makes Malayalam Cinema So Distinctive?

The reasons are too private to be discussed at a round table, listed out during a seminar, or uncovered in an academic course.A proud but insomniac connoisseur murmuring in his sleep may do a......

Ameesha-Sunny Take Gadar To The Border

Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel are taking their new film Gadar 2 to interesting places in India, as they promote it extensively. Photograph: Kind courtesy Sunny Deol/Instagram The film gives......

Mammootty Gets Off A Bus; Goes Down A Rabbit Hole

Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam is a masterpiece, and like most masterpieces of the cinema, it's a great act of folly, observes Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Mammootty in Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam. In Nanpakal......

Gulabo Sitabo: Bachchan's finest performance in 30 years

'It's a performance that puts the Bachchan hysteria to shame,' observes Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Amitabh Bachchan as Mirza with Ayushmann Khurrana as Bankey Rastogi in a scene from Shoojit Sircar's......

Euro 24: Can E. Coli bacteria predict match results?

IMAGE: A petri dish, "bacteria oracle", predicting the outcome of the soccer-friendly match between Germany and Ukraine is pictured at the microbiology laboratory of Professor Markus Egert in......

Can England pull off an epic comeback against India?

IMAGE: Ollie Pope produced an unbeaten 148. Photograph: BCCI England vice-captain Ollie Pope produced an unbeaten 148 but India remained on course for victory in the opening Test at the end......

EPL PIX: Salah achieves milestone as Liverpool go top

IMAGES from the Premier League matches played on Saturday IMAGE: Mohamed Salah celebrates on scoring the equaliser against Crystal Palace, his 150th Premier League goal, at Selhurst Park in......

Sweden's Musovic steals spotlight; Rapinoe's tearful exit

Sweden hero Musovic lost for words IMAGE: Sweden's Zecira Musovic in action with Alex Morgan of the US. Photograph: Hannah Mckay/Reuters Sweden goalkeeper Zecira Musovic emerged as the hero......

How Australia wrapped up the Indore Test

IMAGE: Marnus Labuschagne is congratulated by Steve Smith after Australia defeated India. Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images Travis Head smashed a breezy 49 not out as Australia......

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