'We Want To Develop Dharavi Like Hong Kong'

'Dharavi will be completely slum free by 2040.' IMAGE: Tourists walk through Dharavi, one of Asia's largest slums. Photograph: Arko Datta/Reuters If you travel on Mumbai's metro line 2A or line 7,......

Covid runs rampant in China as govt seems absent

On December 23, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs tweeted, 'China's COVID situation is predictable and under control.' IMAGE: A medical worker provides instructions to a resident at a mobile......

The Importance Of Nancy Pelosi

Nancy Pelosi's gritty refusal to backtrack on her plans to visit Taiwan is part of who she is. IMAGE: Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu welcomes US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi at......

Fear of Pandemic, Xi and Putin unite G7

As Biden moves ahead with a new 'strategic concept' for China and Russia, the going is bound to get rough for the US and its G7 partners, notes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan. IMAGE: European......

India's e-com market to surge 84% to $111 bn by 2024

India's e-commerce market is poised to grow by 84 per cent to $111 billion by 2024 on the back of accelerated adoption of digital technologies amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a report by fintech firm......

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......

How companies deal with coronavirus panic

Employees asked to work from home... cancelled travel plans... curtailed meetings...Caution and precaution dominate Corporate India's response to Covid-19. IMAGE: Security personnel scan a visitor......

A textile tycoon who also spins dreams

Despite presiding over scores of factories in what is today India’s largest garment exporter with 105,000 employees, Harish Ahuja is a modest man with much to be immodest about. He......

The first foreign feature film on the 26/11 attacks

'The city was never the same after the attack. It was scarred,' says Nicolas Saada whose movie Taj Mahal offers a unique view of the Mumbai attacks. IMAGE: A scene from Taj Mahal.   Frenchman......

Desi or videsi? Which fashion avatar of Deepika, Kangana do you like best? VOTE!

Take your pick! The modern Bollywood heroine is quite the all-rounder where fashion is concerned. With a snap of the stylist’s finger, she transform into a ball-ready Cinderella. In another,......

The scent of Blue Jasmine

Aseem Chhabra savours Woody Allen's latest film, Raghu Dixit's show in New York and MoMA's Rain Room. The Museum of Modern Art is a special gift to all New Yorkers -- and, of course, tourists who......

This Mission is a Turkey

Sometimes, one goes into a movie screening with absolutely no expectations and finds oneself pleasantly surprised to discover that it wasn't as bad as it could have been. In the case of Mission......

India Open: Satwik-Chirag fall in final hurdle

IMAGE: The home shuttlers registered a runner-up finish at the India Open. Photograph: BAI Media/X Home favourites Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty went down in a tense final against......

Prannoy in semis; World No 1 An Se Young exits India Open with knee injury

Photograp: Kind Courtesy HS Prannoy/X India's HS Prannoy produced a valiant effort to progress to the men's singles semifinals with a thrilling three-game win over Chinese Taipei's Wang Tzu Wei at......

Kohli's heartwarming gesture floors SKY

IMAGE: Suryakumar Yadav is congratulated by Virat Kohli on completing his half-century during the Asia Cup match against Hong Kong. Photograph: Francois Nel/Getty Images Suryakumar Yadav, the......

China bags mixed doubles badminton gold, silver

Tai Tzu, P V Sindhu scintillate on way to semi-final meeting. IMAGE: China's Wang Yilyu and Huang Dongping celebrate winning the Olympics gold medal mixed doubles match against compatriots Zheng......

Tokyo Olympics: How India's athletes fared on Sunday, July 25

IMAGE: PV Sindhu began her campaign at the Tokyo Olympics with an easy victory over Israel's Ksenia Polikarpova in her first singles group match at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday. Photograph: Lintao......