'Netanyahu cannot eradicate Hamas'

'Assassinating the leaders of an organisation, destroying their homes, buildings and institutions are not 'wiping out' an organisation.''Genociding the Lebanese or the Palestinians is something......

Delhi LG okays Arundhati's Roy's prosecution in 'provocative speech' case

Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena has accorded sanction for the prosecution of author Arundhati Roy and a former Kashmiri professor in a 2010 case related to alleged provocative speeches, Raj Niwas......

'Politically, BJP is ruthless'

'The BJP think they are running an ideology machine in this country, and they have to convert everyone, from people to parties to party leaders.' IMAGE: Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi, right, with......

2 police teams to probe Lucknow gangster's murder, security tightened at court

Two police teams have been constituted to investigate the murder of gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari's aide Sanjeev Maheshwari Jeeva in Lucknow, while steps have been taken to tighten security at......

Will India manage to grow at 6.8% in FY24?

The external environment has worsened further. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com While the Finnish economy entered into a recession, Swedish economic growth also dipped. The Finnish gross......

Venugopal Dhoot: From an industry leader to a defaulter

Starting with a family, which had a dealership of Bajaj Auto's scooters, to becoming the owner of a household name in consumer appliances who could afford to have Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan......

How credit card route to UPI may come at a price for merchants

The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) recent decision to allow credit cards for payments through the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is likely to attract a merchant discount rate (MDR),......

Will 2 Public Sector Banks Be Privatised In 2022?

The government plans to bring down its stake to 26 per cent in these two banks, which are yet to be identified.This may not come in the way of getting investors for these banks, provided the......

'I am more interested in human drama'

Cinematographer Sanu John Varughese has extensively worked in Hindi films: Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon, Karthik Calling Karthik, David, Hasee Toh Phasee, Wazir, Badhaai Ho, Lootcase, But......

10 roles that proved Soumitra Chatterjee's versatility

This is an alternate list of 10 screen roles that saw Soumitra Chatterjee, a paragon of gentility, venture beyond his comfort zone and deliver masterclasses of subtlety and depth, lists Saibal......

Have we stopped responding to movies?

'If you can tell the quality of a movie-watching experience, only and only by referring to set standards, you *aren't really* going to the movies,' argues Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Ramya Krishnan,......

Financial gap persists despite Women's World Cup success

Spain's captain Olga Carmona -- the scorer of Sunday's deciding goal -- plays for Real Madrid, where the women's team generated revenues of 1.4 million euros in the 2021/22 season, according to......

Why do world's best footballers struggle with penalties?

The most notable aspect of both 2022 shootouts was the shockingly poor quality of the kicks IMAGE Brazil players Rodrygo, Pedro, Neymar, Antony, Fred and Alex Sandro react in the penalty shoot......

How England's young lions match up with the heroes of 1990

IMAGE: England's Gary Lineker scores against Argentina. Photograph: Sporting Pictures/Nick Kidd/Reuters A thoroughly decent manager with his hand on the tiller, an iconic goal machine up front.......

Day 6: What's hot at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics

White triumph caps golden century for United States IMAGE: Silver medalist Ayumu Hirano of Japan, gold medalist Shaun White of the United States and bronze medalist Scotty James of Australia pose......