Why 7 Tamil Sikhs Are Contesting The Elections

'I declared myself a Sikh. We want freedom from caste discrimination.' IMAGE: A helicopter showers flower petals over the Golden Temple during the 489th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Ram......

German man gets 217 Covid vaccinations without side effects

Researchers have examined a man in Germany who claims to have received 217 vaccinations against COVID-19 and found that his immune system was fully functional. Until now, it has been unclear what......

Ever Seen Putin Playing Barbie's Ken?

What can we expect from the traditional Rose Carnival in Mainz, Germany? Revellers at the Rose Carnival celebrate by dressing up in fancy costumes, dance, parade, drink and showcase floats.  ......

Treading The AI Path Sensibly

... while learning from past tech revolutions, suggests Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Every two decades or so, we, humans, are forced to deal with a......

Rao-Manmohan reforms are outdated

'Those who are talking of adopting the Narasimha Rao-Manmohan Singh policy must understand now that what was a reform then is no longer a reform now,' argues Sukumar Mukhopadhyay who was associated......

6 rules to draft an ideal Employment Code

Instead of mechanically consolidating all labour laws into one, provisions of all labour laws should be relooked in terms of their substance. The irrelevant and archaic provisions have to be fixed,......

How Information revolution differs from Industrial Revolution

There is mounting evidence that the Information Revolution may mean the end of large-scale vertically integrated businesses whose guiding principle, “economies of scale”, was the......

The return of the activist State

The middle class's long push to force the State to retreat from the economy may be reversing, says Ajit Balakrishnan. There is probably a generation of Indians, now in their twenties and early......

Sushant Singh Rajput's unfulfilled dreams

Photograph: Kind courtesy Sushant Singh Rajput/Instagram 'He who has why to live can bear almost any how.' Sushant Singh Rajput quoted the late German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche on the......

'Taimur is having a good time'

'I am enjoying hanging out with my son.' IMAGE: Saif with son Taimur. Photograph: Kind courtesy Kareena Kapoor/Instagram Saif Ali Khan is keeping himself occupied in the lockdown by doing things......

PIX: Sanjubaba, Nargis hang out in Kyrgyzstan

Sanjubaba's family joined them too... Sanjay Dutt and Nargis Fakhri have teamed up for Torbaaz. Girish Malik's movie began shooting on December 17 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Maanayata Dutt and their......

Will the real RGV please stand up?

From the sublime to the ridiculous, Ram Gopal Varma’s films have been at the extreme ends of the Bollywood spectrum. Ranjeeta Ganesan decodes the original poster boy of “new......

Day 16: What's hot at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Norway's Therese Johaug powered to victory in the final race of her Olympic career, while Francesco Friedrich's crew capped off an extraordinary showing of German sliding prowess this Winter......

Tokyo Games: LIVELY Pix!

Please click on the images for a better look at the action.   IMAGE: Team Germany's Lea Sophie Friedrich set a new Olympic record during the women's Sprint. Photograph: Tim de Waele/Getty......

Tokyo Games: Sensational Pix!

Please click on the images for a better look at the action.   IMAGE: Shen-Yan Freida Lim of Team Singapore competes in the women's 10m Platform preliminaries. Photograph: Tom......

Moukoko youngest Bundesliga scorer, but Dortmund lose to Berlin

IMAGE: Borussia Dortmund's Youssoufa Moukoko shoots at goal during the match against FC Union Berlin, at Stadion An der Alten Forsterei, in Berlin, on Friday.. Photograph: Annegret Hilse/Reuters......

PIX: Villa maintain perfect start; Schalke end losing run

IMAGE: Tottenham Hotspur's Gareth Bale in action with West Ham United's Aaron Cresswell Pool during their Premier League match at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, Britain, on Sunday. Photograph:......