How The US Helps India Counter The China Threat

Reports (not denied by India) that the USA had 'for the first time provided real-time details to their Indian counterparts on the Chinese positions and force strength in advance of a PLA incursion'......

India The Diplomatic Ambassador In Global Crises

Times have changed, situations have changed, but the basic nature of superpower geo-politics remains the same and so also India's diplomacy -- call it non-alignment, strategic autonomy or......

'You Can't Solely Rely On Electric Cars'

'At present, hybrids emit lesser carbon despite using fuel than pure play electric cars.' 'That is because EVs have to be charged and 76 per cent of the country's electricity is still coal-based......

My 10 Least Liked Movies Of 2024

Every year has its share of duds and turkeys. 2024 was no different except that even the rotten ones are too drab to have any real offence value. Sukanya Verma lists 10 of her least liked Hindi......

My Top Films Of 2024

When I look back at 2024 at the movies, it feels like it lacked that extra something. Most films felt like recycled formulas wanting to reclaim the box office by hook or crook. And the ones that......

2024: The Best South Films

'Content' is an ugly word used to tie together a myriad of stories out there but the market seems to respond to it. Audiences seem to prefer experiential, novel stories over stale, formulaic films.......

The Raj & DK Line-Up You Cannot Miss

IMAGE: Raj and DK with Samantha, who stars in Citadel: Honey Bunny. Photograph: Kind courtesy Raj And DK/Instagram It was the beginning of a beautiful friendship when two brainy boys met at an......

Three convicted in Schumacher blackmail plot

IMAGE: Michael Schumacher of Germany with his wife Corrina. Photograph: Mark Thompson/Getty Images from the Rediff Archives A German court has found three people guilty of attempting to blackmail......

PIX: Hamilton makes track debut for Ferrari

Seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton had his first outing on the track for Ferrari on a misty Wednesday morning at Maranello, realising his dream of driving in the iconic red of......

F1 World champion Max Verstappen to become a father

IMAGE: Red Bull's Max Verstappen with his girlfriend Kelly Piquet before practice for the F1 Miami Grand Prix at Miami International Autodrome, Miami, Florida, May 7, 2022. Photograph: Brian......

Hamilton crashes 2023 Ferrari!

  IMAGE: Lewis Hamilton was unhurt in the crash. Photograph: Formula 1/X Lewis Hamilton crashed on the second day of testing a 2023 Ferrari Formula One car at Barcelona's Circuit de......

Ferrari signs China's first F1 racer Zhou Guanyu

IMAGE: Zhou Guanyu previously a member of the Ferrari Academy, will share the role with Italian Antonio Giovinazzi. Photograph: Zhou Guanyu/X Ferrari appointed Zhou Guanyu as a Formula One......