'It was not just an operation against NewsClick'

'The entire operation was meant to have a chilling effect on independent journalists, those not completely subservient to the regime, the small section still doing what the Fourth Estate should do......

Coming for Trump: The Delhi Jinx!

Does an invitation to visit India bring bad luck to majoritarian demagogues? asks Rahul Jacob. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi hugs United States President Donald John Trump at the......

China Does Not Understand Indian Democracy

In democratic India, a citizen can be a patriot and at the same time be critical of the government, unlike China which promulgated a national security law in Hong Kong prescribing patriotism to......

Draconian laws have undermined India: Report

While welcoming the repealing of the Prevention of Terrorism Act of 2002, the Committee on International Human Rights of the New York City Bar Association said such draconian laws would do nothing......

Vivo sent Rs 62,476-cr worth turnover to China to avoid getting taxed in India: ED

A whopping Rs 62,476 crore has been "illegally" transferred by smartphone maker Vivo to China in order to avoid payment of taxes in India, the Enforcement Directorate said Thursday, as it claimed......

Work from home forever

'Employees may well be expected to be on call at almost all times -- much like the standard Indian approach to the workday,' points out Mihir S Sharma.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com As......

Markets slump on expiry day

Markets on Thursday opened on a muted note as global indices remained soft. The BSE benchmark index traded at the 20,000 levels through the day as IT, oil and auto stocks gained. The index touched......

FIIs may get more time to follow structural norms

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) may give more time to foreign institutional investors (FIIs) and sub-accounts which have failed to comply with the new norms on their structure.......

Jagdeep's Most Memorable Roles

Jagdeep discovered the difference his eyes and voice could make early on in life.At the young age of nine, his two greatest assets caught B R Chopra's eye in his directorial debut Afsana, where......

Football friendlies: Argentina trounce Hong Kong; Honduras draw with US

Lionel Messi of Argentina in action during the International friendly match against Hong Kong. Photograph: Victor Fraile/Getty Images The Hong Kong Football Association were left red-faced and out......

India at CWG: Gymnast Patra eyes medal for better life

IMAGE: Artistic Gymnast Rakesh Patra. Photograph: GoFoundation/Twitter Included in India's Commonwealth Games gymnastics squad after going to court, Rakesh Patra is desperate for a medal not just......

2022 WC Qualifiers: Late Oman comeback sinks India

India 1 (Sunil Chhetri 24th minute) lost to Oman 2 (Al-Mandhar Al Alawi 82nd, 90th) IMAGE: Al-Mandhar Al Alawi celebrates after scoring a goal for Oman. Photograph: Oman Football......