A spoilsport in a time of genocide remembrance

'The response to savagery and mass injustice is never a persistent howl.''There will be, among the victims, those who choose to forget the scars, those who go on living, those who challenge the......

India celebrates Lohri, gears up for Makar Sankranti

The festival of Lohri was celebrated with traditional fervour in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh on Wednesday.   IMAGE: Students from Shahzada Nand College, wearing traditional Punjabi attire,......

Bird flu: States on alert; Kerala culls chickens, ducks

Several states on Tuesday sounded an alert to contain the H5N8 strain of bird flu and sent samples for testing while Kerala began culling of chickens and ducks. Karnataka and Tamil Nadu stepped up......

China shuts down 13 cities as coronavirus death toll climbs to 26

Battling the fast spreading coronavirus, China on Friday said that it is building a 1,000-bed hospital for patients infected with the deadly virus that has claimed 26 lives so far with confirmed......

Why we must 'speed up' India

The environment minister doesn't focus on India needing more roads to ensure the Nano brings mobility to millions, writes Barun Roy. It's an irony. As India produces more cars of more varieties for......

World's rich expect to get richer in 2010

With recovery in the global financial markets in sight, nearly 78 per cent of the world's wealthy population expects to grow their personal wealth over the next one year, a survey said on......

'High fiscal deficit is a matter of concern'

K R Girish, partner, KPMG India Tax & Regulatory Services, speaking on the Indian Union Budget 2009 at Asia Society in New...

Global slowdown hits IT scene in Andhra Pradesh

Rs 22 crore (Rs 220 million) -- that was the total value of exports of IT software from Andhra Pradesh in 1994-95. IT exports in the state have now crossed Rs 32,500 crore (Rs 325 billion) during......

'I damaged my voice on purpose'

'Pandi was promised something, that is not happening, so his anger is not of a villain's.''That's how all normal humans would react, or they stay silent.''Our violence is our silence. So in this......

The Very Best Of Dhanush

I vividly remember the first few years when Dhanush marked his entry in Tamil cinema: A scrawny young man who could be your boy-next-door or just any face in the crowd. In 2002, I was in Class 11.......

10 Classic Tamil Films On OTT

When it comes to Tamil cinema, if you take away the superstars, the thalas and the thalapathis, love is a central theme that always triumphs and strikes a chord with the audience. The varying......

All That Breathes, Pathaan On OTT

Shah Rukh Khan's box office juggernaut and other specials on the OTT menu this week. Sukanya Verma gives us her OTT recommendations for the week.   PathaanWhere to watch? Amazon Prime......

Euro: Demiral banned for two games; Bellingham fined

IMAGE: Demiral, 26, mimicked the shape of a wolf's head with his fingers after his second goal in Turkey's 2-1 win over Austria in the last 16. The racist gesture, linked to Turkey's far-right......

PIX: Italy, Belgium win to book Nations League semis spot

Images from the UEFA Nations League matches played on Wednesday.England ease to victory against 10-man Iceland IMAGE: England's players celebrate after Phil Foden scored their third goal against......

PIX: Inter sink Torino and go second; Villarreal out of top 4

IMAGE: Torino's Cristian Ansaldi in action with Inter Milan's Danilo D'Ambrosio. Photograph: Daniele Mascolo/Reuters Inter Milan staged an impressive second-half revival to beat Torino 3-1 and......

Why did Vikas Krishan pull out of the Asian Championships?

Why did Vikas Krishan give his opponent a walkover in an Asian Championship semi-final?Rediff.com's Laxmi Negi finds out. IMAGE: Vikas Krishan gave his opponent a walkover in the Asian......

Sports Shorts: Sania-Black storm into semis in Tokyo

Image: Sania Mirza (left) with Cara Black. Photograph: Michael Dodge/Getty Images Defending champions Sania Mirza and Cara Black knocked out Martina Hingis and Belinda Bencic in straight sets to......