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Trump visits Pittsburgh synagogue, meets widow of one of the shooting victims

United States President Donald Trump visited the Pittsburgh synagogue where 11 people were killed in an anti-Semitic attack and met the widow of one of the victims and three law enforcement......

Why the Sanjay Dutt case highlights need for jail reforms

Our jails are not reforming inmates but are turning into an inhuman system of heaping punishment, says Mahesh Vijapurkar. It is common knowledge that jails are no picnic spots. The conditions there......

RLD supremo's kin sentenced in Iranian dealing

Vikramaditya Singh, son-in-law of Rashtriya Lok Dal leader Ajit Singh, has been sentenced to six months of home confinement by a United States court and now faces deportation after he was caught in......

How Headley used Rahul as a 'cover'

Vicky Nanjappa provides a glimpse of what Rahul Bhatt, filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt's son and a 'witness' in the case against David Headley, revealed during questioning. The questioning of Rahul Bhatt,......

The rot in our jail system

'Kasab is no regular undertrial. He will be taken care of.' That is what the Indian Express reported on June 26, quoting Ujwal Nikam, the prosecutor in the proceedings against Ajmal Kasab, charged......

What Was The Secret Of Rakesh Jhunjhunwala's Success?

His advice was to always start with small positions because we are bound to make mistakes; and remain humble because the markets can be merciless, remembers Debashis Basu. Illustration: Dominic......

Why users are logging out of Twitter and joining Mastodon

Recently, several Twitter users began migrating to the social networking platform after a protest that began with Supreme Court lawyer Sanjay Hegde’s Twitter account suspension, and moved on......

Be a khadoos, Urjitbhai

'If you keep inflation low, everything else like messing up after after demonetisation will be forgiven,' says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The Modi government......

The IPL's capitalist ideology

IPL is a metaphor for a new India - crass, brash and razzmatazz - but it is in big trouble, says Gurcharan Das. The recently concluded IPL has been a non-stop party that lasted for six weeks, to......

The 400 richest Americans

The nine-figure fortune won't get you much mention these days, at least not on these pages. This year, for the first time, everyone in The Forbes 400 has at least $1 billion. The collective net......

10 OTT Shows That Make Us Nostalgic

Scoop reminded viewers of a time in the not-so-recent-past when Mumbai was in the grip of the underworld. The new Web series Guns And Gulaabs is set in the opium town of Gulaabganj sometime in the......

Your OTT Menu: Dinosaurs Or Monsters? Cops Or Crooks?

Time travel, monsters, dinosaurs, Korean cops, what will you watch on OTT? Sukanya Verma offers her picks. DobaaraaWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage: Hindi Taapsee Pannu headlines Anurag......

Shantaram Review: Too Verbose

If future episodes are as verbose and unwieldy, it might be difficult to keep from switching channels, points out Deepa Gahlot. When the book Shantaram came out in 2003, it became a bestseller and......

Oscars 2018: Meet the BIG Winners!

The 90th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. A quick glance at the winners, listed in bold. IMAGE: Sam Rockwell (Best Supporting Actor, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing,......

Shape Of Water leads Oscars nominations

Dunkirk may have been missed at the year's earlier awards shows, but thanks god, Chris Nolan's classic gets enough play at the Oscar noms. IMAGE: Sally Hawkins' stunning portrayal as a mute in The......

Sports Shorts: Shubhankar-Lahiri team to represent India at World Cup of Golf

The World Cup of Golf will feature two-man teams from the top 28 nations based on the Official World Golf Ranking. IMAGE: Shubhankar Sharma, who enjoyed great success on the European Tour this......

FRAMED: Stunning Photos from the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games

The 21st Commonwealth Games, came to a close at Gold Coast on Sunday. And what an event it was! India finished 3rd on the medals table with 66 medals in total. All the blood, sweat and tears......

Cricket Buzz: NZ's Taylor fit for first Test against England

IMAGE: New Zealand's Ross Taylor. Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor has been confirmed fit to take his place in the side for the first Test against......

Football Briefs: Ronaldo strikes twice as Real beat Eibar

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring their first goal against Eibar during their La Liga match at......

AMAZING Super Bowl PIX: Families take centre-stage after Eagles stun Patriots

IMAGE: Nick Foles #9 of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrates with his daughter Lily Foles after his tean's 41-33 victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII final at US Bank Stadium in......

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