Inside the ISI

Hein Kiessling has the kind of access in Pakistan that journalists (and spies) would die for, says Kanika Datta.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com If you didn't know Hein Kiessling had......

Beating up an ambassador: This is how Communists are

'Why would the Communists do this?I have three possible answers: One, they are specifically opposed to the Global Education Meet that the ambassador organised.Two, they are beginning to realise......

How Kejriwal rode the anti-Modi vote

'Kejriwal has taken a leaf out of Modi's campaign of 2014 and improved upon it.' 'That suit will haunt Modi till he exits politics.' 'Of all the factors that favoured Kejriwal, the biggest was the......

When I met the coup leader who expelled me

T P Sreenivasan was India's high commissioner in Fiji in 1987, when Sitiveni Rabuka toppled the Indian-dominated government there. Ambassador Sreenivasan stayed on for two years after the coup,......

Hackers attack Ratan Tata, Trai chief's Twitter accounts

Tata has 6.13 million followers on Twitter and has tweeted only 119 times since he joined the microblogging platform in April 2011 The Twitter accounts of leading industrialist Ratan Tata and......

'India has the highest number of hungry people'

As chances of a petrol price hike had people rushing to fill up their car fuel tanks over the weekend, there was further bad news on another front. Food prices, according to a latest report, will......

'The Dravid ad is making us change'

Bank of Baroda is spending about Rs 80 crore (Rs 800 million)on a high-profile rebranding campaign, including Rs 5 crore (Rs 50 million)on the brand ambassador, Indian cricket team's captain, Rahul......

Who issued the world's first coins?

Money Who issued the world's first coins?Take the Rediff Business Quiz to know more about the history of coins and paper money. Biz Quiz is best viewed in Internet Explorer (IE) and Netscape above......

Readers' choice on the best, worst actors of 2002

Thu Dec 26 21:01:21 2002 Name:ajit gokhaleCity, Country:usaYour Views:I think Anil kapoor was the best in Nayak.He is an in-depth actor above all the current crop. (I think Amitabh is running out......

PHOTOS, World Cup qualifiers: Brazil crush Peru; Romania hold Italy

IMAGE: Brazil's Douglas Costa (left) celebrates a goal against Peru during their 2018 World Cup qualifying match in Salvador on Tuesday. Photograph: Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters An inspired......

Tiger Woods misses British Open cut

Tom Watson is ready to rip up the record books after defying his 59 years to tie the lead in the British Open on Friday while world number one Tiger Woods missed the second-round cut. Veteran......

'Bhutia has stabbed me in the back'

"I have been discharged with the expertise of a hammer thrower, swung around a few times in a circular motion before being heaved miles away," said a disappointed Syed Nayeemuddin, referring to the......

Indian football: chance to redeem itself

The forgotten game of the masses, which had no dearth of nay-sayers over the recent past, made a successful return to the Indian consciousness at the end of the year.A largely lacklustre year in......

A mosaic year ends on bright note

There were birdies as well as bogeys for India's 'Big Three' on the international scene in 2004. The yearalso saw emergence of a new breed in youngsters like Rahil Gangjee and Ashok Kumar.Jyoti......