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With social media came the decline of civility

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:......

Indian American actor gets 7 years for extortion

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......

Indian-American actor booked for $13 mn extortion scheme

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......

What Modi and the BJP can learn from America

'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......

Chaudhary loses primary for Minnesota Senate

Indian-American Satveer Chaudhary, who in 1996 became the first Asian-American lawmaker in the Minnesota House of Representatives, has lost in the primary for the State Senate Seat, which he has......

How not to get duped by rogue jewellers

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 -......

Code of conduct soon for jewellers

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......

Gold is selling at a premium for the first time since Budget

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premium over its landed cost, compared to a 4 per cent discount in mid-September because jewellers have voluntarily withdrawn the display of cash price......

Investment Lessons Learnt From 2019

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,......

How Indian govt plans to use Jan Dhan accounts

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's Must Watch Movies From Around The World

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......

Oppenheimer: Film-Making At Its Exhilarating Best

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......

How Amy Forsyth PERFECTED her Oscar Look

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......

Golden Globes 2018: Is Dakota Johnson the best dressed? VOTE!

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......

Review: Lincoln is a deserving Oscar frontrunner

Steven Spielberg's Lincoln boasts of a stellar cast led by two-time Academy Award winner Daniel Day Lewis in the titular character, writes Vipin Vijayan.Steven Spielberg never ceases to amaze. To......

India Arrive In Canberra For Game

SEE: Team India arrives in Canberra for a mid-series tour match. Video: Kind courtesy BCCI/X Buoyed by their win in the first Test in Perth, the Indian cricket team arrived in Canberra for the......

Test pacer Boland in Australian PM's squad for India tour match

IMAGE: Scott Boland, in Australia’s squad for the first Test, will hope to push for his inclusion in the Australia’s playing eleven for the pink-ball second Test, beginning in Adelaide......

Australia stuck on a tightrope to World Cup

IMAGE: Australia's Kusini Yengi scores their second goal against Bahrain during their World Cup qualifiers at Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain, on Tuesday. Photograph: Hamad I......

FIFA World Cup PIX: Australia beat Tunisia to end winless streak

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......

World Cup: Another injury blow for France

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......

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