The World's First Suicide Bomber

On the night of July 5, the Tigers launched their first kamikaze operation.Miller took the wheels of the explosive-packed truck, smiled at everyone as he turned the ignition key and drove it slowly......

Who Will Vote For Vijay, And Why?

Where do Vijay and his TVK expect to get their votes from?Vijay has a huge fan following among women, but will they automatically become his voters like they had done for MGR's AIADMK, asks N......

Numbers Don't Add Up For BJP In Tamil Nadu

Indications are that the DMK combine will win more seats than the AIADMK and BJP, but is facing a tough fight in about half a dozen from the rest, predicts N Sathiya Moorthy of the electoral......

Can BJP Win These 3 Seats In Tamil Nadu?

In a state that usually plumbs for a Dravidian major, three candidates have a chance of delivering for the BJP, observes A Ganesh Nadar. IMAGE: Narendra Modi goes on a roadshow in Coimbatore,......

Sebi working on new ASBA-like payment system for secondary trades: Buch

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is working on a new payment system for the secondary market, which could prevent brokers from accessing their client funds. Photograph: Kunal......

Stock spurt fails to lift market volumes

Trading volumes for the equities cash segment remained soft, even as the benchmark indices rallied nearly 9 per cent in July. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Meanwhile, volumes in the......

Led by new-gen investors, mobile trading gets a big boost

Higher smartphone penetration and lower data charges are powering this trend. Sundar Sethuraman reports. A new generation of investors has taken to stock trading on mobile phones with a renewed......

LVB resolution: RBI delays final merger scheme to next week

The Reserve Bank did not issue the final merger scheme for Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) with DBS India on Friday as stated earlier and is likely to do so only next week, according to a central......

Manorathangal Review: Anatomy of A Visionary Mindscape

Through Manorathangal, M T Vasudevan Nair makes himself available to a whole new generation of uninitiated viewers, who can familiarise themselves with his rich body of work and hope to learn a......

2023's 7 Jewels From The South

It's been a good year at the movies. Subhash K Jha picks his favourite films of 2023 from down south.   Sapta Sagaradaache Ello – Side A Language: KannadaWhere to watch? Amazon Prime......

800 Review: Watch Out For The Spin

800 gets so lost in celebrating its grand subject that it forgets something pretty elementary: Cricket is a team sport!, notes Sreehari Nair. In 800, Director M S Sripathy creates a world of......

Bollywood's BEST Songs of 2021

Even the shock wave of 2020 could not prepare us for the meltdown of 2021. As we continue grappling with an irrepressible pandemic, music is both a refuge and source of comfort. Although things are......

Controversy-ridden AIFF president gets life threat

IMAGE: Earlier this year, All India Football Federation boss Kalyan Chaubey was accused of corruption. Photographs: AIFF/X All India Football Federation (AIFF) lodged a complaint with Delhi......

'Fed up with lies': Ousted coach Stimac slams AIFF

The sooner Kalyan Chaubey leaves, the better it is for Indian football: Igor Stimac IMAGE: Igor Stimac was on Monday sacked as head coach following the team's failure to reach the third round of......

Indian football is in a mess, there is politics in the sport: Bhutia

IMAGE: Bhaichung Bhutia says AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey responsible for the 'current mess' in Indian football. Photograph: Bhaichung Bhutia/Instagram Former national captain Bhaichung Bhutia on......

Shami nominated for Arjuna Award, Satwik-Chirag for Khel Ratna

IMAGE: Shami was the leading wicket-taker in the World Cup, with 24 wickets to his name in seven outings. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters Pacer Mohammed Shami, one of the architects of India's......

AIFF sacks its secretary general due to 'trust deficit'

Photograph: AIFF The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has sacked its secretary general Shaji Prabhakaran due to "trust deficit", a top official said on Wednesday. AIFF president Kalyan......