Leaders, Heed The 11-Year Rule!

There is a reason this 11 year phenomenon is a rule as much as it is an observation. It speaks to the nature of man and what humans are like, explains Aakar Patel. Illustration: Uttam......

UK's richest 10% took half of wealth from India during colonialism

The United Kingdom extracted USD 64.82 trillion from India over a century of colonialism between 1765 and 1900 and USD 33.8 trillion of this went to the richest 10 per cent -- enough money to......

Mahatma Carter

Carter was in politics, but not a politician, certainly not a transactional politician. Carter bears not a small resemblance to another leader of another large country, who was also in politics but......

Pradhan's call to rename 156-yr-old Odisha varsity sparks a row

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's suggestion to rename the 156-year-old Ravenshaw University in Cuttack has sparked a political row with Opposition Biju Janata Dal and Congress......

How India Can SHOCK-PROOF Economy

Since jobs will remain scarce for the foreseeable future, an unemployment allowance should be the next big social-security initiative, suggests T N Ninan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

Amartya Sen, Home in the World

Amartyada, says Omkar Goswami, thank you for being the humane, caring and socially concerned economist that you are. All Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Born in 1933, Amartya Sen......

'Virus has shown us the inequalities of society'

'Inequality has been growing in the world. The virus has only amplified it.' IMAGE: The Assam police distributes food among the needy in Guwahati, Friday, July 3, 2020, during the lockdown.......

What I got when I flew Air India for Rs 169,613

Even a rump Air India could not hope to get away with the shoddy service and scrappy fare for which I paid nearly two lakh, complains Sunanda K Datta-Ray.   It's unfashionable now to endorse......

The GORGEOUS Kapoor Sisters

Vaani, Raveena win awards... Tara gets poetic... Nia turns on the neon... Please click on the images for a look at the stars.   IMAGE: Khushi Kapoor returns after shooting her debut......

Hero, Mr Jones, Star Wars... OTT Treats!

Life, history, adventure, Sukanya Verma offers a rather feverish schedule on OTT this week. NayattuWhere to watch: NetflixLanguage: Malayalam (with subtitles) Three cops on the run after they are......

Is The Great Indian Kitchen gutsy cinema?

If you think the film is gutsy, you are simply being blind to the truth that the whole men-are-worthless slant is saleable right now, argues Sreehari Nair. The Great Indian Kitchen begins as a......

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......

East Bengal Football Club appeals for protection of minorities in Bangladesh

IMAGE: The iconic East Bengal Football Club called on the Bangladesh government to take immediate and effective measures to safeguard vulnerable communities. Photograph: East Bengal Football......

PCB head Ramiz Raza sacked via a tweet

IMAGE: Ramiz Raja unceremoniously ousted as head of the PCB. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja has been sacked as chairman of the country's cricket board (PCB)......

Will new PCB chief Sethi revive Indo-Pak ties?

IMAGE: Najam Sethi is back at the helm as head of the PCB. Photograph: Francois Nel/Getty Images The head of Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) management committee Najam Sethi on Thursday, made it......

Football's 'Eternal great' Pele passes away

'God gave me this ability for one reason: To make people happy.' IMAGE: Pele had been undergoing chemotherapy on a regular basis since he had a tumor removed from his colon in September 2021........

Gebrselassie to join Ethiopian war on rebel forces

'What would you do when the existence of a country is at stake? You just put down everything. Alas, nothing will bind you. I am sorry!' IMAGE: Olympic gold medallist Haile Gebrselassie, who set 27......