Don't Expect Modi To Change!

'Commentators have said that dealing with allies as equals will make Modi more sensitive.''Remember that the people Modi is dealing with are equally autocratic in their own lairs.' 'Further, Modi......

Should Govt Continue Covid Vax Drive?

India has covered enough population with vaccine and infection, but protein vaccines should remain available on payment basis for elderly and those with comorbidities. IMAGE: A healthcare worker......

Numbers Don't Add Up For BJP In Tamil Nadu

Indications are that the DMK combine will win more seats than the AIADMK and BJP, but is facing a tough fight in about half a dozen from the rest, predicts N Sathiya Moorthy of the electoral......

'General Zia was real startled'

'But he was very quick and did a very stylish adab.''Of course, I didn't expect him to hug.' IMAGE: Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri and her husband Hardeep Singh Puri, currently India's minister of......

Facebook follows Twitter, set for huge layoffs: WSJ

After job cuts at Twitter, Facebook's parent company Meta is planning to begin ”large-scale layoffs” this week in what could be the largest reduction to date at a "major technology......

'Current bull run calls for caution'

'It could tempt investors to pick stocks that are not fundamentally sound.'Ashley Coutinho listens in. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit saw some of......

How To Invest in 2022: Market Gurus' Gyaan

'There is no need to do anything, let your SIPs get deducted every month, and stick to your allocation between equity, fixed income and emergency funds and your risk covers.' Illustration: Uttam......

Facebook planning to change its name

The rebrand would likely position the blue Facebook app as one of many products under a parent company overseeing groups like Instagram, WhatsApp, Oculus, and more. Social media giant Facebook is......

'I want to play dynamic characters. No repeat characters'

'In Bangladesh, I have played so many dynamic characters, be it a freedom fighter, a circus trapeze artist, sex worker, and many more.' IMAGE: Jaya Ahsan makes her Hindi debut in the Pankaj......

The Official Timekeeper Of Beating Hearts

If Irrfan could have been our finest professor of empirical philosophy, and Nawaz is our foremost poet of that space halfway between the gutter and the stars, then Jaideep Ahlawat has to be our......

Bollywood's Beautiful Bombay Weddings

Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor are supposed to marry this week. While the couple is opting for an intimate wedding ceremony, we hear a star-studded reception will follow. Ahead of Bollywood's big fat......

Just who is Siddharth?

'He is busy building an image on the social media as an anti-right-winger.''But remember: An actor is only good at what he was born to do,' observes Subhash K Jha. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Rohit's KKR Chit-Chat Fuels Speculation

Photograph: BCCI   Mumbai Indians' woes deepened with their latest defeat to the Kolkata Knight Riders, effectively sealing their fate outside the IPL play-offs. Inconsistent on-field......

Prannoy 'taking it 2-3 weeks at a time, not looking beyond'

'Until April 2024, we have the qualification period so until that we might push for more tournaments but the plan is to pick and choose after you qualify and then gradually peaking before the......

No central contract for Warner, eyes white-ball cricket

IMAGE: David Warner reiterated he is open to playing white-ball cricket for Australia until the ICC T20 World Cup in the USA and West Indies next year, and possibly till the 2025 ICC Champions......

PIX: Clinical India trounce Windies to claim ODI series

IMAGES from the third and final ODI between India and West Indies at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad on Tuesday.  SCORECARD IMAGE: Kuldeep Yadav celebrates with Suryakumar Yadav......

Where Does Sachin Stand Among The Great Batters?

Tendulkar's sterling performances, his fascinating duels for supremacy with contemporaries -- Brian Lara, Ricky Ponting, Inzamam-ul Haq, Jacques Kallis among batsmen; Shane Warne, Muttiah......