Why Modi is so obsessed with Pakistan

'India serves itself poorly with its latter-day discovery of Pakistan as an instrument in domestic politics,' notes Shekhar Gupta. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com=   How do we define a......

India's embrace of mediocrity

IMAGE: One of India's famed IITs. Photograph for representation only. Indians thrive in ordinariness -- from academia and science to business and military power. Sports is just an apt metaphor,......

What is fueling the rise of Sanders and Trump in US primaries?

Donald Trump's success has been based on the anti-Trump vote being divided between a number of contestants, rues Deepal Lal For the last two months I have been in Los Angeles basking in the......

Inventories of Vadra's realty firm zoom 10 times in 3 years

Image: Robert Vadra. Photograph: Rediff Archives The real estate inventories of Robert Vadra firm Sky Light Realty zoomed nearly 10 times in three years since it previously filed the balance......

When big brands hide behind a veil

Patrick Jake O'Rourke, an American political satirist and journalist recounts a very interesting story in his book Age and Guile – Beat Youth, Innocence and a Bad Haircut. It was 1969 and......

Mamata's mantra for the Railways

She is strong, aggressive, determined and fearless. Now, at the helm of one of India's most enterprising ministries, she promises the best service from the Indian Railways. Meet Mamata Baneerjee,......

The Expendables 3 Contest: Win COOL Prizes!

If you missed Sylvester Stallone's The Expendables 3 in theatres, here's a second chance! Directed by Patrick Hughes, the third film in the superhit series features Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger,......

Can you recognise this actor?

It took us a couple of seconds to believe the actor playing Whitey Bulger in the upcoming Black Mass -- an old man with a receding hairline and eerily light eyes -- was Johnny Depp. ......

Review: Sin City: A Dame to Kill For falters with its script

Sin City 2 doesn't quite illicit the same response as the film film, says Paloma Sharma.Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller co-directed sequel to Sin City has come so late that we've almost already......

Review: The Expendables 3 looks very tired

Suparn Verma may have issues with The Expendables 3 but the joy of watching its iconic cast on screen is a movie event marked in his calendar until they keep making them. As kids, we found our......

New Zealand crush England for consolation win in Hamilton

IMAGE: Tim Southee celebrates with Will Young after New Zealand trounce England on the fourth day of the third Test in Hamilton on Tuesday. Photograph: ICC/X New Zealand romped to victory by 423......

NZ take charge as England tumble in Hamilton

IMAGE: Will Young celebrates his fifty on Day 2 of the third Test against England in Hamilton on Sunday. Photograph: Black Caps/X Kane Williamson scored a 38th half-century as New Zealand took......

PIX: England hit back after New Zealand's solid start

IMAGE: New Zealand openers Will Young and Tom Latham put on an opening stand of 105 but the other batters failed to capitalize on the platform laid by them on Day 1 of the third Test against......

England take huge lead over NZ after Atkinson 'trick'

IMAGE: England pacer Gus Atkinson registered the 47th hat-trick in 147 years of Test cricket, the first since 2021 and first by an England bowler since spinner Moeen Ali achieved the feat against......

England in charge at Wellington after another Brook ton

IMAGE: Harry Brook brought up his third century in four Tests in New Zealand off 91 balls with a single through point on Day 1 of the second Test at Wellington on Friday. Photograph: England......