Don't Expect Modi To Change!

'Commentators have said that dealing with allies as equals will make Modi more sensitive.''Remember that the people Modi is dealing with are equally autocratic in their own lairs.' 'Further, Modi......

Battle Royale in Thiruvananthapuram

I have a bit of a personal dilemma: I have a soft corner for Shashi Tharoor, but I do like Rajeev Chandrasekhar's pitch, confesses Rajeev Srinivasan. IMAGE: Dr Shashi Tharoor, the Congress Lok......

Don't spare corrupt: Modi to CVC and anti-corruption agencies

Showing unflinching support to anti-corruption agencies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said they "need not be defensive" while tackling graft even when some people with "vested......

NEET row: Ruling DMK, allies boycott guv's 'At Home' over pending bill

The ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and its allies on Thursday boycotted the 'At Home' reception organised by Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi in Chennai protesting the pendency of an assembly bill......

Govt to rope in corporates, NGO's for 'Clean India' drive

Government will involve business and industrial chambers, residents welfare associations and NGOs among others to create mass awareness about its ambitious 'Clean India' campaign. Besides, the......

RBI takes palette & brush to provide finance tips

The banking regulator is donning the role of a scriptwriter. Wearing a new hat, the Reserve Bank of India, besides executing its mandatory functions of supervising the banking and financial sector,......

India must stop being the West's digital colony

'India missed the software products revolution (and now is in danger of missing the platform revolution), complacent that we are the software experts of the world based on IT services prowess,'......

6 states hold key to India's demographic dividend

Perhaps half-way through India’s demographic transition, what is the outlook for the future? Robert Malthus wrote his famous An Essay on the Principle of Population in 1798. In that book his......

10 AMAZING movies you must see!

The 21st Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival brings together 190 movies from 53 countries. This year's Indian selection, selected from various parts of the country, carries promise. As the eight-day......

10 Things You Didn't Know About Gone With The Wind

Did you know Clark Gable nearly didn't say 'Frankly, my dear I don't give a damn' in Gone With The Wind?Or about the film's India connections? IMAGE: Rhett Butler and the widowed Scarlett O'Hara......

Watch out for Ash, Freida Pinto in Venice

Mani Ratnam's Raavan in Hindi and Anurag Kashyap's The Girl in Yellow Boots will play in out-of-competition slot at the 67th Venice Film Festival, opening on September 1. Ratnam, who will be......

Salman: For the first time, my sister complimented me

The opening collection of Prem Ratan Dhan Payo has set a new record. No wonder Salman Khan is a happy man, says Jahnavi Patel.  Image: Sonam Kapoor and Salman Khan at the press conference......

KL Rahul vs Sarfaraz: India's middle-order battle heats up

IMAGE:  With India looking to bounce back from the eight-wicket thrashing at Bengaluru in the opening Test, focus will be on the team combination. Photograph: BCCI India assistant coach Ryan......

Kabhi Jeet, Mostly Haar

Norma Astrid Godinho/Rediff.com takes a walk down memory lane, recounting India's sojourns Down Under from 1947 to 2021, in a special 4-part series. Part 1: When It Was Bradman Versus India Part......

Test cricket is where I belong the most: Rishabh Pant

IMAGE: Rishabh Pant bats during the first Test against Bangladesh in Chennai. Photograph: BCCI The swashbuckling Rishabh Pant asserted that Test cricket is 'where I belong the most' after marking......

The Olympics, From A Spectator's Lens

What is it like watching all the Olympian action and drama unfold from the spectators' galleries at the Stade de France?Rediff.com asked Dr Rajesh Parikh, director of medical research and......

Parthiv Patel reveals surprising pick for Iyer's vacant spot

'I think it's a bit difficult for Devdutt Padikkal. Sarfaraz Khan is still sitting out. I think Sarfaraz may get a look in before him' Photograph: Kind Courtesy BCCI Parthiv Patel understands the......