'White Paper' vs 'Black Paper': Govt, Cong fire salvos at each other

A 'White Paper' versus 'Black Paper' battle erupted on Thursday as the Centre and the Congress unveiled documents and crossed swords over the handling of the Indian economy during the nearly 10......

How Modi govt brought economy back on track: White Paper

Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government in the last Parliament session before the general elections on Thursday brought a white paper tearing into Congress-led United Progressive Alliance rule,......

Kartarpur Corridor: Has Pakistan stolen Modi's thunder?

'Pakistan has stolen from the Indian diplomatic toolbox a potent rope trick -- bypassing the ruling elite in Delhi (and the Indian establishment) to reach out to Indian Sikhs directly and foster......

New lamps for old, but the genie's missing

Times without count we have bought more complex procedures in the name of simplification, says Shreekant Sambrani. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com.     I went to renew my driving......

Why Chinese firms are under govt lens

The Swadeshi Jagaran Manch has pointed out that these firms pose a threat to domestic manufacturing and retailing as they do not pay relevant taxes such as GST, giving them a huge edge over local......

SBI's merger plan may lead to a banking meltdown

'SBI is already too big. Too big to fail.''It already is a moral hazard. What will it do with 20,000 branches that it cannot do with 14,000, especially in these days of online and mobile banking?'......

Two years of Modi: How the govt has fared in 7 key areas

The Modi government will have to move fast, and carry the state governments along, before the window for radical reform closes, says Vijay Joshi.  IMAGE: Success will require political......

Strange cyber world where no authority can dictate terms

Running beneath the World Wide Web of Facebook, Google and YouTube, the Deep Web is like a vast, dark ocean.  Atheist666 is 38, single, and based in Seattle, Washington. He is going through a......

10 Classic Malayalam Films On OTT

There's a peevish quality to all the films on this list, which is fitting, because peevishness is the defining characteristic of most Malayalis. These films, even at their saddest, darkest and......

Mammootty Gets Off A Bus; Goes Down A Rabbit Hole

Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam is a masterpiece, and like most masterpieces of the cinema, it's a great act of folly, observes Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Mammootty in Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam. In Nanpakal......

Ten 2018 Films I didn't like

Why these movies didn't impress Sreehari Nair... One or many of the films on this list would have made it to another critic's list of the Best Hindi Films of 2018. But I think we are living in too......

Why Peddlers deserves to be released

'Peddlers isn't a movie of grand cinematic achievements, but one of small yet startlingly original victories,' says Sreehari Nair.   Most directors would kill to have Vasan Bala's ear. On......

Formula One is no stranger to spying

Formula One teams have always kept a close eye on rivals, eager for any gain that might make their cars go quicker, but the current 'spy' controversy goes well beyond that. As McLaren team boss Ron......