Development and dim sum

Books on economics are not my cup of tea. I was like Francois Mitterand, who answered, "Not one!" when he was asked whether there was any book on economics on his bookshelf. I now have one book on......

FREEZE! Animals on the Prowl

If you thought human beings were expressive, take a look at these animals; they beat us hollow! And, to prove that, it is that time of the year again -- The Wildlife Photographer of the Year......

Well, life is tough, so suck it up

'We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the season -- and all that crap,' mutters Kishore Singh as he draws up a will :)).Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   Now that everyone's......

Inside Vietnam's extraordinary underground military base

Kanika Datta visits the Cu Chi military tunnels -- a testimony to a plucky little country's 30-year war of resistance against, first, French colonisers and, then, the US. 12 lessons I learnt in......

How Social Media Turned Porn Biz Upside Down

Social media allowed them to connect even more directly with potential clients, and gave them multiple new marketing and outreach channels, explains Devangshu Datta. Illustration: Dominic......

Beware! The Chinese (yuan) are coming

In my column titled The Asian future of reserves, Business Standard, I had drawn attention to the significant steps being taken by China to transform its currency, the renminbi, which is......

Yuan has a long way to go before it catches up with euro, dollar

China could place the currency on a par with global biggies. But it has to wait to be a serious challenger, explain Abheek Barua & Bidisha Ganguly. Shorn of technicalities and jargon, the......

What goodies will Xi Jinping get for India?

All eyes are wide open for Chinese President Xi Jinping, arriving in India on Wednesday. On his first visit to India, he has some major announcements up his sleeve, even as he comes prepared to......

Meet Hindi Films' Most Fearless Woman

Mumbai's Liberty theatre put together a magnificent film-and-music show called Fearless Nadia, as a tribute to the yesteryear actress, on November 22. Nishi Tiwari captures the experience."Sust......

Review: Now You See Me is a poor trick

Now You See Me starts on a promising note but soon descends into a plot rife with predictable cliches, writes Raja Sen.Imagine a magician. Tall, charming, wreathed in mystery, and wearing a top hat......

The best Indian film you will see this year

'In Angamaly Diaries, dreams, kinks, small corruptions, cheap lives, and hopes are all given their due and that attitude frees us up to believe that perhaps there is more good than bad in the sum......

Lunching with Manish Malhotra

He's styled some of the most gorgeous women on screen, and after his work with IPL's Kolkata Knight Riders, is experimenting with track pants as evening-wear.It was day-night one-day cricket that......

SA20: MI Cape Town send Pretoria Capitals packing

IMAGE: MI Cape Town's Reeza Hendricks hit 4 fours and 5 sixes before finishing on 77 not out off 44 balls. Photograph: Betway SAT20 Reeza Hendricks and Dewald Brevis produced fireworks with the......

Want to join the WWE? Listen to The Great Khali

'Olympic wrestling is like an old Nokia phone.''WWE is like an iPhone.'The Great Khali's academy turns pro-wrestling dreams into reality, reports Dhruv Munjal. IMAGE: The Great Khali with Jinder......