Democracy is the heart of our body politic and elections are its life blood. Because there is some disease that affects it, we cannot apply leeches to drain it off, killing the body in the process,......
'Governments have neither any idea of the source of the infection, nor a grip on the disease.''Headline management will not work, not in this case,' observes Sunita Narain. IMAGE: A healthcare......
'What is the problem in getting the UK to extradite our citizens?' asks Aakar Patel.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com India has proposed nine points to the G20 member nations asking for......
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will address the annual high-level United Nations General Assembly session on September 29, according to the provisional list of speakers released by the UN.......
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GroupM said India would contribute $1.35 billion of incremental ad spends in 2019, emerging as the third largest contributor to global spends after China and the US. Illustration: Uttam......
The challenge for BMW is to overtake Mercedes-Benz, which bounced back three years ago to become king of the hill. IMAGE: The BMW X3 BMW's entry in 2007 with trendy cars, in a space dominated by......
'It will take a long time for the effects of demonetisation to wear away, and I am not even sure that a year lost, can at all be even recovered.' IMAGE: "The economy was tepid even prior to......
By 2020, we should have some 10 listed sports companies, with one or two big enough to be on the Sensex A thought came to mind while watching the volleyball gold medal match between Brazil and......
Information technology, not manufacturing or infrastructure, should be the focus of the government while implementing initiatives such as Make in India and Start Up India, write columnists, Amit......
Up close with Rashmika... Sanjana is New York... Disha chills in Thailand... Photograph: Kind courtesy Janhvi Kapoor/Instagram Janhvi Kapoor wears cricket balls on her back, as she steps out to......
'The common ground between a film-maker and a film critic is a mad masochistic love for the movie.' IMAGE: Raja Sen on the sets of Chup: Revenge of the Artist. Photograph: Kind courtesy Raja......
'I used to go to Sanjay Dutt, give him the scene, and then act it out.' 'He would say, 'Arrey, Girishbhai kar lunga'.' 'But I would insist: 'Nahin, main karke dikhane chahta hoon'.' He said this......
"If we fail our boards, it's on Justin Beiber," says Bieber fans who were at the concert on May 10 at the DY Patil stadium. Kadambani brought her school-going daughter Aakriti with her friends,......
2024 delivered unforgettable moments and surprising twists in the world of sports. While India's thrilling T20 World Cup victory stood as a monumental highlight, two unexpected names took centre......
IMAGE: India's dream of a third consecutive World Test Championship final is fading. Photograph: ICC/X The nostalgia of Brisbane 2021 refuses to fade but India, still reeling from a bitter home......
IMAGE: India's Sumit Antil waves to the stands as he steps on the podium after winning gold in the men's Javelin Throw at the Paris Paralympics on Monday. Photograph: Jennifer Lorenzini/Reuters......
'My general view is that when it comes to our national flags, we shouldn't mess with them, because they're a source of pride, identity, who we are, and they're perfect as they are.' IMAGE: The......