The A-W Of Desi Guests At the White House Dinner

The dinner Jill Biden and her husband US President Joe Biden hosted for Prime Minister Narendra D Modi, June 22, at the White House brought together, Indians and Americans from so many firmaments,......

'Authorities Want Every Prisoner To Die Neglected'

'That is how our machinery operates and sees every prisoner.' Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com I feel like the 'Phoenix Rising' after the Dark Knight of the soul when all is lost! --......

Sasikala to be back in TN on Feb 7, Dinakaran already sees changes

V K Sasikala, late J Jayalalithaa's confidante would return to Tamil Nadu on February 7 from Bengaluru and a grand welcome from party cadres awaited her right from the state's......

PHOTOS: Maha malls prep to reopen from August 5

As part of the Mission Begin Again initiative in Maharashtra, malls and market complexes without theatres, food courts and restaurants will be operational between 9 am and 7 pm......

Will Markets Fool Majority Once Again?

There are overvaluation and excesses in many pockets of the market.This is most obvious in the IPO market, where loss-making companies have inflicted large losses on investors, observes Debashis......

How resurrected DLF is planning its tryst with Mumbai

Being a predominant player with a track record spanning decades in the NCR market, DLF will have an advantage in monetising its inventory faster at a better price point. In mid-2020, when Kushal......

Will end of Bezos-Murthy's e-com JV hit Amazon's biz?

The end of the JV could see several small businesses running from pillar to post to reconfigure themselves and re-enter the market in their individual capacity. Last year in January at......

Mall developers may offer rent waiver during 2nd Covid-19 lockdown

While there was a sharp drop in footfalls in malls in H1FY21, there was reasonable recovery in H2. However, the second wave derailed the recovery. IMAGE: An empty shopping mall gets ready to......

An encounter with Brad Pitt: On screen and off it

'I don't give a f****. I am old enough now.''You just have to white-knuckle it and ride through it.''But really, who cares?''At the end of the day, just get on, feel the pain, embrace the suck.'......

What do Gunday, Action Replayy, Barfi! have in common?

The 1960s may be considered Hindi films' golden age but Bollywood's storytellers have long been fascinated with the roaring 1970s, as the recurrent use of that era in films shows.During a deeply......

Review: Her is the Best Picture of the year, by far

I love Her.Once in a while a film comes along that is so original, so inventive and so graceful, so clever and so immaculately built, that being smitten is obvious. But this is no trifling......

New Harry Potter film is about old secrets, young love

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is about bravery, sacrifice, and the risks taken to unearth deep secrets and fight pure evil.But the most awaited film this summer is also about young love......

Ronaldo tops Forbes' list for highest paid athletes

IMAGE: Cristiano Ronaldo's contract with Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr has been estimated by media to be worth more than 200 million euros or $219.98 million. Photograph: Ahmed Yosri/Reuters......

When Raina, Bhajji, Sree met Pant

Photograph: Kind courtesy Suresh Raina/Twitter Rishabh Pant was in for a surprise visit from cricketers Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh and S Sreesanth. The trio visited Pant, who is currently......

WPL 2023: 'We will not play same set of overseas players'

IMAGE: Ben Sawyer-coached RCB will begin their WPL 2023 campaign on March 5 against Delhi Capitals. Photograph: RCB Royal Challengers Bangalore women's team might have put up an enviable roster......

WPL 2023: RCB rope in Australian Sawyer as head coach

IMAGE: Ben Sawyer, coach of New Zealand women’s team, has been roped in as the head coach of Royal Challengers Bangalore for WPL 2023. Photograph: Dave Rowland/Getty Images Australian Ben......

Davis Cup Finals group stage to be played in Sept

IMAGE: Image used for representational purposes. Photograph: Sergio Perez/Reuters Four cities -- Bologna, Glasgow, Hamburg and Malaga -- will host the group stage for this year's Davis Cup Finals......