The effects of creating 'baiting crowds' on social media, and their use by politicians, have diluted the civilising processes of parliamentary democracy, says Deepak Lal. Illustration:......
'You can fight to win leadership of a party, yet join party rivals to win a general election in the US. The fact that dissent is not rebellion is not really appreciated in India, where we are used......
Indian-American actor Vivek Shah, 26, of West Hollywood, California, was sentenced to seven years and three months in federal prison for orchestrating a multi-million-dollar extortion scheme, US......
A 25-year-old Indian-American, who worked as a small time actor in California, has been indicted on charges of threatening to kill relatives of several prominent businessmen unless he was paid $13......
It was an ignominious defeat and perhaps the end of a political career of an Indian American state legislator who at one time held such promise that he was often touted as a future national......
A flavour-of-the-season approach does not work in investing, suggests Deepesh Raghaw.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com When it comes to investing, skill is extremely important. However,......
The industry body has issued two advisories in an attempt to restore jewellers credibility in the wake of the Rs 12,000-crore PNB-Nirav Modi scam, and recent defaults by two domestic jewellers -......
The yellow metal now trades at a 0.5 per cent premium over its landed cost, compared to a 4 per cent discount in mid-September because jewellers have voluntarily withdrawn the display of cash price......
Confidence had ebbed in the last few years due to default by some errant domestic retailers and exporters. Moreover, many jewellers are believed to have diverted the fund collected through monthly......
The announcement comes on the first anniversary of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's flagship financial inclusion programme Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana. India aims to utilise bank accounts created......
2023 was a good year for international cinema with many strong films premiering at the Berlin, Cannes, Venice and Toronto film festivals. In the post-pandemic situation, as restrictions were......
The narrative is faithful to the source, American Prometheus, but what makes it absolutely spell-binding is Christopher Nolan's technique, notes Shreekant Sambrani. IMAGE: Cillian Murphy as J......
Wondering how the celebs got ready for their big OSCAR night? Namrata Thakker brings you the behind-the-scenes pictures. Photograph: Kind courtesy Georgia Medley/Instagram Stylist......
The good, the bad and the ugly. The 75th Golden Globe awards saw a wave of black on the red carpet. But while most film folk followed the black dress protest, there were some, who decided to......
The 86th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: Best Picture American HustleGravityTwelve Years A SlaveCaptain PhillipsDallas Buyers......
IMAGE: Lionel Messi scores Argentina's first goal during the FIFA World Cup Round of 16 match against Australia, at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, in Doha, Qatar, on Saturday. Photograph: Alex......
IMAGES from the FIFA World Cup Group D game played between Australia and Tunisia on Saturday. IMAGE: Australia's Mitchell Duke (right) celebrates after scoring their team's first goal against......
IMAGE: Lucas Hernandez suffered a cruciate knee ligaments injury during the match against Australia on Tuesday. Photograph: Elsa/Getty Images Lucas Hernandez's World Cup campaign is over after the......
IMAGE: France's Olivier Giroud celebrates with Ousmane Dembele after scoring their team's second goal. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images Olivier Giroud netted twice to become France's joint......
IMAGE: France's Kylian Mbappe battles for possession with Australia's Mathew Leckie during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group D match. Photograph: Buda Mendes/Getty Images Olivier Giroud became......