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Time To Shut Down Coaching Classes?

The coaching-tuition-profiteering model built on the back of a broken education system is a scandal and an abomination, and must go, asserts Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Rapid Action Force personnel......

The winners of the International Landscape Photographer of the Year

The International Landscape Photographer of the Year has again delivered a truly awe-inspiring selection of highlights in its seventh year. From fairy-tale inspired forest shots to beautifully......

These views will take your breath away!

Breathtaking views of some of the world’s most scenic landscapes have been showcased at this year’s Epson International Pano Awards. In its eighth year, the event pays homage to the......

Suspect arrested in Belgium is not bomb-maker Najim Laachraoui

IMAGE: Najim Laachraoui has been wanted for months as a suspect bomb-maker linked to the Paris attacks. Belgian media on Wednesday withdrew reports that a man arrested in the capital was......

Paris attacks 'accomplice' DNA found, prosecutors meet

Police have found the DNA of a newly-identified suspect on explosives used in last year's Paris attacks, a French source said on Monday, as Belgian and French prosecutors met in Brussels to discuss......

FPIs sold Indian stocks, bonds worth $ 7 bn since April

While selling started in April, it has intensified this month, with FPIs pulling out $1.1 billion and $2.5 billion from equities and debt market, respectively Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

Brexit: What's in store for Indian markets?

'Experts are not ruling out further pain as global factors cannot insulate India from the aftermath.' Investors around the world got a shock on Friday when the ‘unthinkable’ became a......

Oil falls to 6-year lows on China worries

'China's economy continues to slow and the US Fed may still hike rates before the end of the year.' Crude oil markets recovered slightly on Tuesday after a 6 percent drop in the prior session,......

India's manufacturing output at nearly 2-year peak in Nov: HSBC

The manufacturing sector output, improved for the 13th month in a row and reached a 21-month peak in November. India's manufacturing sector output accelerated in November at the quickest pace in......

Services growth stalls in October, at 6-month low

Services sector activity in India stagnated during October amid weaker growth of new business orders, an HSBC survey said on Wednesday. The HSBC India Services Business Activity Index, that tracks......

Merry Christmas Review: Ho, Ho, Whoa!

Merry Christmas has a breathtaking climax that will have you sighing like you've never sighed in a Sriram Raghavan movie before, applauds Sukanya Verma. Unfazed by the fan frenzy surrounding......

Bloody Daddy Review: Big Fat Wedding Meets Gangster Gore

Bloody Daddy is not really made for OTT, but that's where it ends up, notes Deepa Gahlot. This seems to be one of those films that got made just because a star was available and so a decent budget......

Power Of The Dog, Dune Lead Oscar Noms

The nominations for the 94th Annual Academy Awards are out. The Power Of The Dog and Dune lead the pack while films like King Richard, Belfast and West Side Story grab quite a few noms. India......

Oscars 2022: Ariana, Troy, Jessica WIN!

IMAGE: Ariana DeBose (winner, Actress in a Supporting Role, for West Side Story), Troy Kotsur (winner, Actor in a Supporting Role, for CODA) and Jessica Chastain (winner, Actress in a Leading......

Review: Thoonga Vanam is worth a watch

Thoonga Vanam is definitely not your regular thriller, writes S Saraswathi. Kamal Haasan's Thoonga Vanam is an adaptation of Frederic Jardin's French thriller Sleepless Night. Directed......

Five Indians aim to conquer Tata Steel Chess

Grandmaster D Gukesh will face his first big test since becoming the world champion when he begins his campaign in the Tata Steel Chess tournament, which gets underway in Wijk Aan Zee, The......

Historic! India win first-ever Chess Olympiad GOLD

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Chess Olympiad/X India on Sunday scripted history in the Chess Olympiad as its men's and women's teams clinched their maiden titles in a rare clean sweep of gold......

First case of COVID-19 reported at Paris Olympics

Australian water polo player has been isolated. 'I need to emphasise that we are treating COVID no differently to other bugs like the flu. This is not Tokyo. The athlete is not particularly unwell......

Russell takes Canadian pole with same time as Verstappen

IMAGE: Mercedes driver George Russell celebrates qualifying in pole position for the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix, at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, on Saturday. Photograph: Mathieu......

PIX: Two friends build Eiffel Tower from recycled wood

IMAGE: Frederic Malmezac, a 38-year-old carpenter, paired up with 46-year-old Sylvain Bouchard to build the model, using wood that would otherwise have been thrown away. Photographs: Stephane......

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