Why Trump Wants All Wars To End

The US involvement in Ukraine and the Middle East is a distraction which has to end quickly so that the main business of China can be focussed on. China is America's only peer competitor, not......

Modi's Media Triumph With Uncertain Returns

'Unsurprisingly, Trump shared Modi's podcast with Fridman on his Truth account.''The intentions of Trump, a transactional president, are never easy to tell.''We will know in the next fortnight if......

'Trump Won't Hesitate To Use Hard Power'

'The touchstone is reciprocity which will be applied to friends and foes alike.''It will be a bitter pill to swallow.' IMAGE: US President Donald Trump delivers a speech to a joint session of the......

What Zelenskyy said on 'owing Trump an apology'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy refused to apologise to United States President Donald Trump, but said he respects the President and American people following an unprecedented showdown in......

India's services sector growth sees sharp uptick in Feb

India's services sector activity witnessed a sharp uptick in February boosted by improving domestic and international demand, which resulted in a quicker expansion in output and a substantial......

How To Make Money In A Bear Market

'Reduce your equity allocation, put that allocation into gold and fixed income.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   "This is going to be a long, problematic bear market... Bear markets......

'We Will Have A Mutually Beneficial Trade Agreement'

'The US has agreed to negotiate with us a mutually beneficial bilateral trade agreement, which will go for reduction of tariffs on both sides so that our trade can grow.' India is hopeful that the......

India's services sector grows at slowest pace in over 2 years in Jan

India's services sector activity expanded at the slowest pace in over two years in January amid softer increases in sales and output, a monthly survey said on Wednesday. Illustration: Dominic......

2024: Top 10 International Films

Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite 2024 films that he watched at film festivals in Berlin, Cannes, Toronto and India. It's that time for the year to track its very best. These are personal choices,......

Why Varun-Samantha Had To Do Action Themselves

'In the current world of action cinema, where everything is high-tech and glossy, what if we go back in time and take out all the gadgets?' IMAGE: Samantha and Varun Dhawan in Citadel: Honey......

The Apprentice Review: A Trump No One Has Seen Before

The Apprentice is a keenly observed and entertaining biopic about the making of a man who is mostly responsible for all that has gone wrong with current American politics, observes Aseem Chhabra.......

'Your Work Is To Make Films And Not Stay In Jail'

'The work of a film-maker is going out and making films.''And if you are in prison for 15 years, you can't make films.' IMAGE: Vishka Asayesh in Seven Days. Last year, the Nobel Peace Prize was......

'No other cricket league poses a threat to the IPL'

'It is good that more leagues are taking shape and we don't see anybody as a threat.' 'From the players' perspective, the IPL is one tournament no player in the world would want to miss out on.'......

Samson's pace problem: Can India fix it before T20 WC?

IMAGE: Sanju Samson has managed just 26, 5 and 3 in the first three T20 Internationals against England. Photograph: BCCI Sanju Samson's technical weaknesses against express pace along with Rinku......

Arshdeep named ICC T20I Cricketer of the Year

IMAGE: Arshdeep Singh was India's leading wicket-taker in T20 Internationals in 2024, bagging 36 wickets in just 18 games. Photograph: BCCI Indian left-arm seamer Arshdeep Singh was on Saturday......

Australian Open 2025: Must-Know Dates and Details

IMAGE: People pass a trophy poster ahead of the Australian Open tennis tournament, at Melbourne Park. Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters The Australian Open is a hard court Grand Slam tournament......

Promising runner Parvej fails doping test

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Parvej Khan/X Top Indian middle distance runner Parvej Khan, who recently made headlines in the country with his exploits at the NCAA circuit in the United States of......