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3 Dalit boys beaten, paraded with tonsured heads in UP

Two poultry farm owners allegedly thrashed three boys of Dalit community, suspecting them of stealing 5 kg wheat, and paraded them with shaved heads and blackened faces in a village Bahraich, the......

Will Modi Achieve A Cease Fire In Ukraine?

Ukraine is currently in the middle of a strategic offensive into Russia's Kursk region. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi meets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Italy on the......

Brinda Karat slams EC after EVM issue briefly halts voting

Communist Party of India-Marxist leader Brinda Karat on Saturday alleged she had to wait for almost an hour to cast her vote as the battery of the electronic voting machine (EVM) control unit at......

More than courage ...: Modi after diving down to pray in submerged Dwarka

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday went scuba diving off the Panchkui beach coast in Dwarka in Gujarat and performed prayers as he witnessed the ancient Dwarka city of Lord Krishna, which is......

'Attacking Dalits has become part of Dravidian culture'

'Both the DMK and ADMK are equally to blame.''When the question is violence against Dalits, they don't take measures to protect Dalits.' IMAGE: The Dharmaraja Draupadi Amman Temple being sealed at......

India's largest media empire is all set to be born!

The Competition Commission of India on Wednesday approved the merger of media assets of Reliance Industries and The Walt Disney Co to create the country's largest media empire worth over Rs 70,000......

Disney, Reliance sign deal to create Rs 70,000 cr behemoth

Walt Disney Co and Reliance Industries on Wednesday announced signing of binding pacts to merge their media operations in India to create a Rs 70,000 crore behemoth. Photograph: Reuters Reliance......

Lockdown puts question mark over corporate results

Most listed corporate entities in the country are in a fix. With the sudden declaration in late March of a nationwide lockdown to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic, the final calculations of their......

Hail the power of networks!

Not just in the fight against COVID-19, but also in politics, economics and society, observes Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Words such as 'infection', 'social......

Advertising: Another turn of the wheel due?

The world awaits a creative breakthrough for mobile phone ads, says Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com. Advertising in its many forms has long had an uneasy relationship......

Amitabh@50: Stories you didn't know about the star

Rasheed Kidwai unearths little-known stories from the Dadasaheb Phalke awardee's past as Amitabh Bachchan celebrates 50 years in the movies this month. The long, fascinating and illustrious......

The A to Z of Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan turns 75 on October 11. Rediff.com celebrates the superstar with this special series, looking back at the very things that made him the BIG B. We first published this special in......

Saying goodbye to America's best TV show

Image: Jon Hamm as Don Draper in Mad Men. 'That Mad Men is currently the best-written show and quite unlike anything else out there is an understatement.' As Mad Men draws to a close after eight......

Class and Crime in India in Zurich's Top 10 Films

Kanu Behl's Titli is one of the best films from India in recent years, says Aseem Chhabra from the Zurich film festival. Ten years ago, two enterprising Swiss nationals decided to bring some films......

Getting nostalgic about Farooq Sheikh

Some live life like a short story, in the fast lane. Others plan a grand novel, almost akin to an investment. Still others dwell from moment to moment. The last approach is almost mathematical......

Shastri back for another Test at the Basin Reserve

IMAGE: The dressing room is still the same. No change, Ravi Shastri was seen telling people. Photographs: Ravi Shastri/Twitter Ravi Shastri is not exactly an emotional man but even the 'khadoos'......

In Easter sermons, Australian church leaders urge forgiveness for disgraced cricketers

'Forgiveness is difficult as not everyone wants to give it' IMAGE: An emotional Steve Smith, the former Australian Test Cricket Captain, fronts the media at Sydney International Airport.......

Sports Shorts: India out of final race after loss to Australia

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday IMAGE: India will take on hosts Malaysia in their fourth match on Wednesday. Photograph: Hockey India/Twitter A......

Formula One faces BIG shake-up after Liberty deal

IMAGE: A race queen stands next to a Ferrari Formula One car at the pit. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters. Formula One faces its biggest shake-up in decades with the announcement on Wednesday......

ICC to announce 2015 World Cup fixtures

The International Cricket Council will announce the fixtures of the 2015 World Cup, to be jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand simultaneously in Melbourne and Wellington, on Tuesday. "The......

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