Modi Should Listen To Criticism

The prime minister and his Cabinet will be compelled to do what governments in other democracies must: Listen to criticism from citizens and tolerate it and even learn from it. In doing so, perhaps......

We don't...: Jaishankar on US Prez election outcome

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said India has "every confidence" that it will be able to work with the next President of the United States, whoever occupies the Oval Office.......

India's New Trilemma

...Kids, jobs, emigration, notes Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   "Aren't you kids going to have children?" I asked one of my nieces who had come for a one-week......

Remembering Sushmaji's Twitter Diplomacy

Ms Swaraj was a conscientious woman who understood suffering and pathos and attempted in her inimitable way to mitigate them, recalls Rup Narayan Das. IMAGE: Sushma Swaraj will long be remembered......

'I Hope We Don't Get A Bubble Too Soon'

'China is struggling to get out of its property bubble.''Japan took 35 years to walk out of its equity bubble.''Bubbles can be difficult to forecast.' IMAGE: The bull at the Bombay Stock Exchange.......

D2C brands hitch a ride on the quick commerce wagon

As quick-commerce players find their foothold among consumers, brands are all set to step up their presence on these platforms. Other than consumer goods and groceries, quick commerce has become a......

Midcap, smallcap indices have nearly doubled in 4 years'

'We are cautious only on sub-sectors that have seen massive melt-up during the past six months.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Banking, consumer discretionary, and healthcare are......

'I am bullish on India'

'India has many attractive features for the long-term investor; it combines: A low per capita income, a young population, and a heavier presence of high margin, asset-light firms in the technology......

7 Cliches Of Movie Criticism & Reporting

This isn't a hatchet job, and my excuse for the exercise is my feeling that when you invert some of the clichés mentioned here, you might just arrive at the portals of genuine movie-making......

Ranveer Looks Tired And Quite Unsexy

Far from outraging any woman's sensibility or sense of modesty, Ranveer looks like he could do with a hot meal and a hug, notes Deepa Gahlot. Photograph: Kind courtesy Ranveer Singh/Instagram It's......

Finally! An Indian Coming-Of-Age Movie For Grownups

Dear Friend is for those who idealised Dil Chahta Hai all out of proportion, and then warmed up to the premise that friendship could be a lot more complicated, and transient, observes Sreehari......

The Official Timekeeper Of Beating Hearts

If Irrfan could have been our finest professor of empirical philosophy, and Nawaz is our foremost poet of that space halfway between the gutter and the stars, then Jaideep Ahlawat has to be our......

PHOTOS: India crush West Indies, level series 2-2

Images from the 4th T20I between India and West Indies in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Saturday. Scorecard IMAGE: Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill hammered fifties as India brush aside WI by......

What Makes Mumbai Cricketers Special

IMAGE: Shardul Thakur, Ravi Shastri and Ajinkya Rahane are felicitated during the Mumbai Cricket Association's annual prize distribution function at the Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy Ground at the......

Ashwin peerless in Tests but has competition in T20s: Muralitharan

'Spinners will always remain special bowlers in T20 cricket.' IMAGE: Ravichandran Ashwin, who is closing in on 450 Test wickets, is back in the white ball mix after being in the wilderness in......

PIX: Cummins shines as England crumble on rain-hit day

Images from Day 1 of the first Ashes Test between England and Australia in Brisbane on Wednesday. Scorecard IMAGE: Australia captain Pat Cummins holds up the ball after taking five wickets in an......

Euros Previews: Danes ready for 'war' against Czechs in quarters

IMAGE: Denmark players during training. Photograph: Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters Having hammered Wales 4-0 to set up a Euro 2020 quarter-final against the Czech Republic on Saturday, Denmark have......