'Goli bahut bhayanak chal rahi hai'

'Bola nikal jao. Sala firing karte hai Russi.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Bombs are spitting down from the frosty winter sky in Kyiv. But Mahadev Sahay* sounds rather cheerful.......

Why Sharad Pawar won't displace Maharashtra CM

At the recently concluded India Economic Summit, Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh came as close as he could to admitting how hard it was to run a coalition government in which every......

Get insured against natural calamities

Insurance against natural calamity has not got its due in India because of lack of awareness.However, as we observe incidents around the world and in our country, we understand the necessity of......

All about home insurance

I shell out just Rs 10 every day to cover the valuables of my home." This was the quick response of Viswanathan Iyer, when asked why he took a home insurance. His residence has had a cover for the......

The pleasures and perils of day-trading

7.30 am: Woke up groggy-eyed. Reached out for the newspaper and watched CNBC for about half an hour. So many results, so many stocks to check out.8.45 am: Feel all pepped up for another day of......

Why the Oscars weren't worth waking up for

All us critics love making digs at the Oscars. They're the most watched awards show on the planet, and while they usually end up ruffling our feathers by handing out trophies for several dozen......

How Team India fared in Asia Cup 2022

More questions than answers ahead of T20 World Cup IMAGE: Virat Kohli celebrates on completing his century. Photograph: ICC/Twitter Virat Kohli's first T20I hundred certainly means a lot but......

Ganguly shines as India go one up

Scorecard| Images| More Man of the match Shivnaraine Chanderpaul's unbeaten 149 went in vain as India beat the West Indies by 14 runs in the first one-day international of the four-match series in......

Substitutes rescue Barcelona

Barcelona came perilously close to losing the Champions League final on Wednesday, but coach Frank Rijkaard's inspired substitutions rescued the Catalans from looming defeat and allowed them to......