Young Indians' Endless Struggle

Being driven to abandon Indian middle-class values, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com I find myself squirming with mental disquiet when I hear headlines like 'Imagine......

The Smart Thing Vs The Right Thing

What should one choose to do, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The other day, as I got into the aircraft on a flight from Delhi to Mumbai, realising that I was in......

The Last Picture: Capturing A Lifetime's Memories

Last pictures have that power to transcend time.And last pictures can, sometimes, capture a lifetime, explains Veenu Sandhu. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Having run out of......

The Soldier Who Was A Chinese PoW For 7 Months

'I was exhausted, hungry, unshaven and despondent.''My mouth was full of sores due to dehydration.''My clothes were in tatters due to walking through bushes and sliding down thorny slopes,'......

Economy improving but inflation remains a concern: RBI

Indian economy is gathering momentum in the second quarter, though inflation would continue to average above the central bank's comfort zone of 6 per cent, said an article in the RBI's monthly......

Budget's focus on capex to push growth to 7%: RBI article

The Union Budget's focus on capital expenditure is expected to crowd-in private investment and push the GDP growth rate close to 7 per cent in the next financial year beginning April 1, said a......

Monetary policy making: 2022 was year of reset, 2023 could be a long pause

The year 2022 saw the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) start acting on the policy repo rate after a gap of two years. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The six-member monetary policy committee of......

Reliance Brands in advanced talks to acquire Sephora's India rights

Reliance Brands is in advance stage of talks to take over the India rights for premium makeup and beauty retail chain Sephora, from Arvind Fashions, according to two persons in the know.......

Like X-Men: Days Of Future Past trailer? Tell us!

Thanks to last year's ridiculously successful Avengers movie, the time for the all-star multi-superhero blockbuster is well and truly here. Bryan Singer, he of The Usual Suspects and the great......

India, Merchant-Ivory and the Oscars

Making her film debut with The Householder, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala wrote more screenplays than novels, winning two Oscars -- for A Room with a View and Howards End.She kept her distance from the film......

Purab Kohli's fave MJ number

Former veejay and Rock On!! star Purab Kohli was deeply upset when Michael Jackson passed away into the ages. The young actor always regarded the icon as a part of his......

Head, Sutherland bag top honours at Australian Cricket Awards

  IMAGE: Travis Head, who is in Sri Lanka for the ongoing two-match Test series, received the Allan Border Medal at the hands of coach Andrew McDonald on Monday. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

'Indian cricket has depth to fill Rohit, Kohli's void'

IMAGE: Yashasvi Jaiswal celebrates his century during the first Test against Australia in Perth. Photograph: BCCI/X Indian cricket has produced a generational superstar in Yashasvi Jaiswal and......

Aussies revamp contracts: Stoinis, Agar axed; youngsters earn deals

IMAGE: The annual contracts list offers a snapshot of the pecking order in Australian cricket before the start of a new season. Photograph: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters All-rounder Marcus Stoinis and......

CWG 2022: How India fared on Thursday, August 4

IMAGE: India's Murali Sreeshankar poses on the podium with his silver medal from the men's long jump on Thursday, Day 7 of the Commonwealth Games, at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham. Photograph:......

Cricket Buzz: Women cricketers to get Lord's recognition

IMAGE: The new honours board at Lord's Cricket stadium. Photograph: Lord's Cricket Ground/Twitter Women cricketers will now feature on the iconic Lord's honours board after the Marylebone Cricket......