Will PM have courage to...: Cong ahead of Modi-Trump meet

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with United States President Donald Trump, the Congress on Thursday asked if he would "summon up the courage" to convey India's collective outrage at......

Deep State And Beyond: The Rise of Conspiracy Theories

From bhikshus of Ashokan 3rd century BC and medieval Sufis to Oxfam, Omidyar and Soros now, non-State actors have any real power only when they work in conjunction with a real State, asserts......

'Trump Deep Down Admires Modi'

'When compared to many of America's treaty allies in Asia, Modi 3.0 is on a much stronger footing.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi tweeted this picture congratulating Donald J Trump on his......

What If China, America Make Up?

Trump spoke approvingly of his recent telephone conversation with Xi Jinping.This could indicate the possibility of America and China reaching some level of tactical accommodation, which would not......

Why Must Mark and Musk Be So Macho?

Haven't they heard about the 'Tale of Two Brothers'? asks Suveen Sinha. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Zuckerberg -- or Zuck, as he is known to nearly everyone of his acquaintance -- is......

What does Piyush Goyal's Tesla visit mean?

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has visited the manufacturing facility of US-based electric vehicle major Tesla at Fremont, California and said that the company would be doubling its......

Elon Musk terminates $44bn deal to buy Twitter, faces legal threat

Elon Musk is terminating his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter citing multiple breaches of the purchase agreement, according to a letter sent by the billionaire Tesla chief's team to Twitter. IMAGE:......

Musk 'not super worried' as hundreds quit Twitter post his 'ultimatum'

Twitter's new owner Elon Musk has said that he is 'not super worried' over the future of the social media giant as 'the best people are staying', after hundreds of employees appeared to have left......

John Abraham Wants A Woman To Beat Him Up

'Let's get a woman to be the antagonist, who really throws me around and hammers the s**t out of me. That would be fun.' Photograph: Kind courtesy John Abraham/Facebook John Abraham told us he is......

Pix: Mrs and Mr Rahman have fun at Cannes

A R Rahman and his wife, Saira Banu, flew to the French Riviera earlier this week. Rahman is at Cannes to present his song, Scent Of A Song, from his directorial debut, Le Musk. A virtual......

Can you watch 309 films in a year?

On planes, on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hotstar, Zee5, Hulu, MUBI, Kanopy, film festivals... Aseem Chhabra tell us how he watched 309 films in 365 days. IMAGE: Joanne Froggatt in Downton Abbey. I......

'I am convinced people will accept me as Gandhi'

It takes reserves of resilience to play Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi onscreen but Darshan Jariwala, who essays the poignant role of Bapu in Anil Kapoor's Gandhi My Father, is confident that audiences......