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What Will Israel Do Next?

In days of smart, networked technology and no shame over collateral damage, what will blow up next -- cars, mobile phones, TV sets, refrigerators? And where?, asks Shyam G Menon. IMAGE: Smoke......

The Menace Of Road Rage

Social media was shocked recently by a video that revealed an Audi owner (a journalist, by the way) assaulting, then picking up and hurling an Ola driver to the ground in a horrific instance of......

Will go on 28-day fast from August 15 if...: Sonam Wangchuk

Climate activist Soman Wangchuk announced on Sunday that he will launch a 28-day fast on Independence Day if the government does not invite Ladakh authorities for talks on demands for statehood and......

For Congress in Telangana, it's a vote on 5-month rule

Congress hopes for a continuation of the assembly poll results last year when it stunned the BRS and rode to power in the state. IMAGE: Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy plays football along......

Can election manifestos show the way to Viksit Bharat?

Elections are not won or lost by expounding on such macro-economic matters. For the aam admi, what matters in manifestos are promises that will improve their quality of life, notes Vinayak......

BSE 100 companies boost R&D, innovation challenges persist

Research and development (R&D) spending by BSE 100 companies has grown steadily, rising from 0.89 per cent of revenue in FY20 to 1.32 per cent in FY24, averaging around 1 per cent over the period......

How Vicks Vaporub Become A Blockbuster

Within six months, outlets carrying Vicks jumped from 60,000 pharmacies to 750,000 general stores.The trade boycott collapsed. Consumers were happy, finding Vicks now at every street corner. A......

Kamathipura: From shanty locality to prized real estate

The township will have a central park, gymnasium, open spaces and so on and each set of residential towers is to have its own playground, play school, and other amenities. Raghavendra Kamath......

Netflix-ication of print media in India?

Monetising online readership, a deeper focus on content and getting revenue from the reader are ways to make the business future-proof, observes Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. Illustration: Dominic......

Dear Nirmalaji, please encourage tourism

IMAGE: On the crystal clear Umngot river in Dawki, Meghalaya. Photograph: Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com On February 1, 2021, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Budget for the......

Will Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan Be A Blockbuster?

A great story-teller, Mani Ratnam is experimenting with a real-life historical in Ponniyin Selvan, points out N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Vikram as Aditya Karikalan in Ponniyin Selvan. Now that Mani......

'This was a life not meant to be mine'

'It's very expensive for a girl to become an actress.' 'I remember I was nominated at all the award shows for Tanu Weds Manu and conscientiously, like a new actress, I attended all of them and I......

'I won't make a typical Bollywood film'

'I was broke and jobless. There was a lot of pressure to earn money. I was 23.' National award winner Chaitanya Tamhane tells us the story behind his film, Court. Chaitanya Tamhane's first feature......

Asiad sailing champ is now a COVID warrior

IMAGE: Dr Sweta Shervegar on duty at a COVID-19 clinic in south Mumbai. Photograph: Kind courtesy Sweta Shervegar Sweta Shervegar knows a thing or two about overcoming challenges to taste success.......

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