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She Came, She Saw, She Conquered!

'The consensus was that the debate was between looking backward and looking forward.' 'Trump, with his great enamourment of his own 'achievements,' was obviously looking backward, while Harris,......

Trump Has Been Reined In For The Moment

But Trump is about to announce his candidacy for president in 2024.And it is not clear if Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, the present hero of disenchanted Republicans, or Biden, who says he might......

Elections Should Have Been Held In March

Making citizens queue to vote just when the disease is declining, but is still in the air, could just cause a fresh spurt.The logic for this scheduling is inexplicable, especially since the entire......

What Modi can learn from Singapore's Lee

'Lee Kuan Yew told me he used to look to India, especially the writings of Nehru and Sardar Panikkar, for guidance on governance.''It's ironic that India should have so much to learn of the spirit......

Stunning winners of this year's Ocean Art underwater photo contest

The Underwater Photography Guide has announced the winners of their 8th annual Ocean Art Underwater Photography Competition: a selection that runs the gamut between beautiful, eye popping and, in......

The Lives PSU Bankers Lead

A peek into the life of a public-sector banker who did well professionally, but paid a price for it, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com A column on what......

Gold is still the 3rd-most popular investment choice

A WGC survey says that there is no dearth of gold demand, but there is lack of trust among prospective gold buyers, not only in India but globally. Gold remains the third-most popular investment......

PIO outfit urges US Senate to lift cap on green card

A top Indian diaspora think tank has urged the United States Senate to pass a pending bill that removes country cap on issuing of green cards or legal permanent residency, the absence of which, it......

Businessman. Leader. Philanthropist. Role model. Convicted felon. Author

‘With unchecked powers and resources and unbridled access to the media, prosecutors can manipulate witnesses.’ ‘Typically, the prosecutors are political animals, so they’re......

After IPL success, cricket stars to bag big endorsement deals

While IPL veterans such as Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli and Yuvraj Singh continue to impress on the field, new players from India and abroad have caught the attention of brand managers. The......

Memories Of Chandler Bing

I don't know how the other Friends will react to Matthew Perry's death, but I am sure a part of them will be buried with Chandler, believes passionate Friends fan A Ganesh Nadar. I woke on Sunday......

'Being Karan Johar is both an advantage and a disadvantage'

"For me, cinema must be an escape route. I believe the characters in my film must laugh and cry, fall in love, suffer heartbreak, go through an entire gamut of emotions. That's my world, and I......

Janhvi ups the glam quotient!

Janhvi Kapoor is currently busy promoting her horror-comedy, Roohi, which co-stars Rajkummar Rao and Varun Sharma. While the young actress looks promising in the movie, off-screen she's been......

Bollywood's tenant troubles!

There's still some time before silver screen lights up again. Keeping the current lockdown situation in mind, Director Shoojit Sircar's much-anticipated Gulabo Sitabo, starring Amitabh Bachchan and......

Coronavirus casualties: Movies which won't release now

With theatres shut in most cities, producers are left with no choice but to postpone releases of their movies. Joginder Tuteja draws up a list of films which will announce a new release date soon.......

EPL: Title race in disarray as Arsenal, Man City lose

IMAGE: Arsenal's Bukayo Saka looks dejected after Arsenal's loss to Newcastle United. Photograph: Scott Hepell / Reuters Alexander Isak's early headed goal lifted Newcastle to a 1-0 victory......

EPL: Newcastle stuns Arsenal, blows title race wide open

IMAGE: Arsenal's Bukayo Saka looks dejected after Arsenal's loss to Newcastle United. Photograph: Scott Hepell / Reuters Alexander Isak's early headed goal lifted Newcastle to a 1-0 victory......

'You made me love tennis'

IMAGE: Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal during the Laver Cup practice session at O2 Arena in London. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Action Images via Reuters Rafael Nadal on Thursday announced that he......

The World Cup That Cheers

In cricket, we have something that we can share with our families, neighbours and indeed, the whole country. It is colour-blind, language-neutral, truly secular and transcends all regions, from......

Super 8: Proteas quell USA's spirited challenge

IMAGE: Anrich Nortje celebrates the wicket of Corey Anderson. Photograph: ICC/X South Africa beat the United States by 18 runs in the first T20 World Cup Super 8 game in Antigua on Wednesday as......

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