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Where Have The Goldsmiths Disappeared?

Kurumbur in gold-loving Tamil Nadu was once a thriving centre for goldsmiths.Today their number is down to two.A Ganesh Nadar finds out why. IMAGE: Armugam in his smithy. Photograph: A Ganesh......

China Knows India Has Stolen A March

China has signalled it will prevent India from assuming leadership of the Global South, observes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi at the G20 Summit in New Delhi,......

Is Faith Above Science?

Against the backdrop of Kerala's appetite for commonsense, it was assumed that this controversy would pass.Respect for rationalism and scientific outlook is strong in the state despite political......

Why BJP Targets Congress All The Time

The BJP believes that the only party still capable of leading a credible challenge against it is the Congress.Please note how BJP campaigners in states where the Congress may count for a cipher or......

Nail-studded roads, concrete barriers: Farmer protest sites fortified

With parked DTC buses sealing the main entry points, multi-layer barricades and checkpoints, Ghazipur, the new focal point of the farmers' agitation, appeared Monday to be turning into a fortress.......

Digital Loan Apps: Boon Or Bane?

For the time being, digital lending remains a grey area, notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com During a visit to Kolkata in December, I decided to drop by a bar......

HSBC axes 840 IT jobs in Britain in first big wave of planned cuts

Many of the jobs will now be offshored to lower income countries such as India, China and Poland HSBC, Europe's largest bank, started laying off 840 information technology workers in Britain on......

Algos In Wild Bull Market: Disaster Waiting To Happen

Time-automated trading through algos can massively amplify irrationality, leading to more volatility and still more irrationality in an ever-spiralling loop, warns Debashis Basu. IMAGE: Kindly......

Of dubious products & cautionary warnings

Are 'dubious' new categories and 'shady' new brands, financed and funded by avaricious investors, trying to change the contours of the Indian marketplace forever, asks ad guru Sandeep Goyal?......

Cricket apps climb up the order in play store downloads

The dizzying ascent of these cricket apps, some from near oblivion, after the IPL tournament began on September 19 in the UAE, has been meteoric. IMAGE: MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma with the IPL......

The Magical Raj Kapoor Partnership

Shailendra's songs were attuned to Raj Kapoor's explorations of the themes and dreams of the Everyman.Rediff.com begins celebrations of the Great Showman's birth centenary on December 14 with this......

Amazing OTT To Watch This Week!

Bring out the popcorn, Sukanya Verma promises there's *tons* to catch up on OTT this week. YudhraWhere to watch? Amazon Prime VideoLanguage: Hindi Siddhant Chaturvedi flexes his action and......

Matka Review: Bland :(

Varun Tej's committed performance somehow rescues Matka from being a pointless venture with stylish flourishes and interesting ideas, observes Arjun Menon. Releasing a few weeks after Lucky......

Salaar Review: Adrenaline-Filled Action Ride

The play-off between Prabhas and Prithviraj is the high-octane fuel that lends Salaar momentum, observes Mayur Sanap. Like it or not, the macho heroism is here to stay, and who could be at the......

The Web Series That Inspired Nikkhil Advani

As 2021 comes to a close, it's time to look back at all the Web series and movies that made a difference. In a new series, Bollywood's towering talents, who themselves made brilliant works this......

Republic Day special: Nishant Dev's KO rocks Vegas

Star Indian boxer Nishant Dev made a smashing professional debut as he demolished USA's Alton Wiggins in the super-welterweight category at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas. IMAGE: Nishant Dev, who......

PIX: Kohli Mania Grips Delhi

'I have never seen something like this in Ranji Trophy.' IMAGE: Virat Kohli during Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy match between Delhi and Railways at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, in Delhi, on Thursday.......

1st T20I PIX: India make short work of England in Kolkata

IMAGES from the 1st T20I played between India and England, at Eden Gardens, in Kolkata on Wednesday. SCORECARD IMAGE: Abhishek Sharma top-scored for India with 79 off 34 balls. Photograph: BCCI......

Indian women outclass Ireland in 1st T20I

IMAGE: Tejal Hasabnis remained unbeaten with a composed 53. Photograph: BCCI Pratika Rawal showcased maturity beyond her experience, while Tejal Hasabnis capped a memorable comeback, posting a......

EPL PIX: City thrash Ipswich; United lose at home

IMAGES from the Premier League matches played on Sunday IMAGE: Manchester City's Erling Haaland celebrates teammates Kevin De Bruyne and Manchester City's Phil Foden after scoring their fifth goal......

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