Why this CM is the toast of India

Kerala's Pinarayi Vijayan is a cut above the rest in Indian politics today, precisely in his remarkable ability to look beyond the horizon.His was probably the only government that began planning......

The Curious Seeker comes to New York

'I'll keep painting as long as I'm alive,' Madhvi Parekh, one of India's most influential painters, tells P Rajendran in New York. Photograph: Kind courtesy DAG/Facebook Madhvi, a village girl......

Amarinder orders magisterial probe into Amritsar mishap

IMAGE: Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh with Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu visits a victim of the train accident at Civil Hospital in Amritsar on Saturday. Photograph: PTI......

Sony World Photography Awards presents the most wonderful and weird moments

In the pitch dark of the African night, a herd of cape buffaloes gather at the watering hole for a drink, taking care to stay by the edge to avoid the crocodiles lurking in the depths.......

Why is Paytm's Vijay Sharma crying?

Paytm founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma and his son Vivaan Sharma were at the Bombay Stock Exchange in Mumbai on Thursday, November 18, 2021 for Paytm's listing ceremony on the BSE. Please click......

Sivakasi, home of fireworks, is losing its spark

It’s not just the pandemic that has shr­unk every Indian festival to a shadow of its exuberant self. Pollution also has been a factor. Enter the fireworks city of Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu......

How Dangal TV became a giant killer and topped TRP charts

Within rural markets, the viewership share of Dangal TV, which is a free-to-air channel, is at 33%. For over six months now, a little-known television channel called Dangal TV has commanded a......

What to do if your digital payments go wrong

Electronic transactions are rising fast, so are cases of payment failure and delayed settlement.One needs to be proactive, says Tinesh Bhasin.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The......

Where You Can Watch Stree 2 At Home

Decapitated ghosts, ancient ghosts, devil judges, devious cartoons, angry young women, it's a super flavourful platter of assorted goodies on the OTT menu this week. Sukanya Verma gives you some......

'Thank You For Choosing Me'

Bollywood celebrated Daughter's Day with beautiful pictures. Photograph: Kind courtesy Bhavana Pandey/Instagram Bhavana Pandey shares a picture of daughters Ananya and Rysa and wishes them, 'Keep......

September OTT Releases: Watch Ishaan's Hollywood Debut

Just a handful of films are releasing in theatres in September but the digital space is packed this month. Joginder Tuteja lists the releases coming up.   The Fall GuyWhere to watch? Jio......

What Bollywood Did For Christmas

Film folk celebrated Christmas with a lot of enthusiasm and that certainly showed in the pictures they posted on social media. Photograph: Kind courtesy Alia Bhatt/Instagram Alia Bhatt is......

Neighbours Celebrate An Olympic Champion!

Already the first Irish woman to win medals in two Olympics, pride was running high.And then she went for the gold and Diamond Park erupted in thunderous whoops of joy. IMAGE: A neighbourhood......

Djokovic has a 'special connection' with India

IMAGE: Novak Djokovic expressed his desire to be part of a programme to help young kids in India take up tennis. Photograph: Novak Djokovic/Instagram Novak Djokovic says he has a 'special......

M S Dhoni's Dubai Diaries

IMAGE: Sakshi and Mahendra Singh Dhoni along with Poorna Patel and husband Namit Soni. Photograph: Kind courtesy Sakshi Dhoni/Instagram   The Dhonis -- Sakshi and Mahendra Singh Dhoni --......

India to go for kill in second Test vs Bangladesh

IMAGE: The stage will be set for Virat Kohli to score his first Test hundred since November 2019. Photograph: BCCI/Twitter Stand-in skipper K L Rahul would be eager to overcome his lean patch as......

'Australia is ready for any challenge that India might throw'

'Have great respect for Indian bowlers but our batsmen have seen them a lot' IMAGE: Australia head coach Justin Langer stretches during a nets session. Photograph: Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images......