The Peeli-Peelis of Kolkata

As Kolkata marches towards modernity, it is hard to imagine its streets without these cabs, notes Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd). IMAGE: Kolkata's famous Ambassador taxis. Photograph: Debadyuti......

4 cops hurt during pro-Palestinian protests in UK; 29 arrested

Four police officers were injured after pro-Palestinian protesters set off fireworks into crowds in central London, with 29 arrests made on suspicion of racially motivated crimes. IMAGE:......

'What Gives Me Hope About India Is...'

'Our civil society here is vibrant, and courageous, although it is beaten up and beaten down, repeatedly.' IMAGE: A Tiranga walkathon on the eve of Independence Day in Mumbai, August 14, 2023.......

Prof who quit Ashoka says varsity never censored him

Pulapre Balakrishnan, the Ashoka University professor who quit following a row over the resignation of economist Sabyasachi Das from the institution, has written a letter saying the University......

India, UK unveil 10-year roadmap to boost trade

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Boris Johnson on Tuesday unveiled a 'Roadmap 2030' to elevate the India-UK ties to a comprehensive strategic level, and declared an enhanced......

Sensex, Nifty extend record run on vaccine booster

Among major Sensex movers, Ultratech Cement rose over 4 per cent, Bajaj Finance by 2.63 per cent and Maruti by 2 per cent. BSE Sensex closed up by 133.14 points at a record high of 47,746.22. NSE......

Narayana Murthy's son-in-law named UK finance minister

The MP for Richmond in Yorkshire, married to Murthy's daughter Akshata, first entered the UK Parliament in 2015 and has fast risen up the Conservative Party ranks as a staunch Brexiteer who had......

Modi must worry about India's malnutrition crisis

'With the largest number of malnourished people on the planet, India is poised to be a nation that significantly under-performs as an economy.' Photograph: Prasanna D Zore/Rediff.com Dr Madhura......

Spotted: Manish Malhotra in London

Reader Yaseen Habeeb and his cousin Ihtiyas met fashion designer Manish Malhotra at Oxford street, London, and sent us a picture. If you encounter/meet/see film or television......

'I go to India and every time people go 'Ah Diee Haard''

Jeremy Irons considered maths 'very boring' till he read G H Hardy's A Mathematician's Apology. The actor, who plays the British mathematician in The Man Who Knew Infinity, talks numbers, acting......

'It took a decade to make The Man Who Knew Infinity'

Director Matt Brown tells Aseem Chhabra/Rediff.com what it was about The Man Who Knew Infinity that made him persevere for a decade to turn the book into a film. Filmmaking can be an extremely......

Will history repeat itself for Pakistan this Sunday?

IMAGE: Will Imran Khan's global win repeat itself? Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images The stage is the same, the backdrop eerily similar to what it was three decades ago, but Imran Khan......

Amid pandemic and protest, Olympics return to a changed China

IMAGE: Volunteers pose for photo next to the installation of Bing Dwen Dwen and Shuey Rhon Rhon, mascots of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. Photograph: Tyrone Siu/Reuters......

The Kapil Dev interview you must read!

'Today's cricketers are amazing, they know everything, but still you find a few cricketers, they have a talent, but their mind is not there.' IMAGE: Kapil Dev poses with his wax statue at Madame......

Imran Khan: Forever the 'Kaptaan'

IMAGE: Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan. Photograph: Getty Images Leading the race to become Pakistan's Prime Minister, Imran Khan will always be first and foremost the enigmatic 'Kaptaan', who......

'Kohli will roam around Oxford Street shirtless if India win WC'

'I don't think it will only be me because there will be a lot of people with six packs in the team. We will all be roaming shirtless' IMAGE: Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli with former captain......