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Are We A Nation With A Wayward Moral Compass?

'Violence is the human abuse of power and rape is one of its worst manifestations.' 'Especially, the R G Kar kind, which allegedly involves not just brutal rape and murder but also destruction of......

Tiger Deaths Decline By 29 Percent

2023 was the worst for the tiger population, recording the highest number of mortalities in a decade with 178 tigers dying. IMAGE: A tiger at the Assam state Zoo in Guwahati, July 21, 2024.......

Nature Like Never Before

Extraordinary award-winning photographs from more than 20,000 images from all over the world. The Nature Photographer of the Year competition, organised by Nature Talks, showcases the artistry of......

Another pandemic? Scientists revive 48,500-yr-old 'zombie' virus

French scientists have revived a 48,500-year-old zombie virus buried under a frozen lake in Russia until now! Image only for representation. Photograph: ANI According to New York Post, French......

Aarey metro carshed threat to many species: Activists

While the Maharashtra government is moving forward with the Mumbai Metro-3 carshed project in Aarey Colony, a forest area in the city, environmentalists warn that not only leopards, but a host of......

Budget 2018: An Exercise in Mindlessness

'In the final analysis, all Budgets everywhere are like the schemes hatched by A A Milne's lovable Winnie-the-Pooh.''They may be well-intended, but often go awry.''Although Pooh and his friends......

Cops use the Game of Thrones way into millennial hearts!

City police, metros, airports, even power utilities are using pop culture and social media to reach the young and encourage public ownership of public services. Amritha Pillay reports. IMAGE: The......

Nitin Gadkari, Modi's Big Plans minister

'If your paper writes something you don't agree with, will you criticise it?' Nitin Gadkari asks Aditi Phadnis when quizzed about demonetisation.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Nitin Gadkari,......

Chidambaram greeted all but ignored me at a G20 meet: Subbarao

The former RBI governor launched his memoir earlier this month, entitled Who Moved My Interest Rates -- Leading the Reserve Bank of India through Five Turbulent Years. Admitting that he was not......

Looking for a job? Be a 'Pokemon Catcher'!

Bengaluru-based Babajob, an online livelihood marketplace has advertised for a new job category 'The Pokemon Catcher'. Hunting for Bulbasaur, Charmander and Pikachu - all characters......

A Beginner's Guide To K-Drama

It's addictive. It's entertaining. It's gorgeous. Once bitten by the K-drama bug, there's no going back. A binge worthy mix of style and substance, South Korea's small-screen wave, which hit......

Avatar: The Way of Water Review: Spectacular, But Empty

Avatar: The Way of Water feels like a poorly chosen present -- the wrapping is beautiful, but the gift inside is a disappointment, observes Mayur Sanap. We have seen countless major film......

Why Are Our Anthologies So Bad?

I am yet to encounter an anthology of films (made in this country or elsewhere) in which every feature has adhered to a minimum level of quality, asserts Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Prayaga Martin and......

The White Tiger review

The White Tiger makes a stinging commentary on New India's half-baked vision, but Ramin Bahrani isn't telling a Slumdog fairy tale here, observes Sukanya Verma. Things are in a state of disarray......

Did Parasite deserve all those Oscars?

Parasite's razor-sharp characterisations ensure that the picture is thoroughly entertaining though it falls short of greatness, declares Sreehari Nair. Is it just me, or has there been a......

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