Never closed doors to Pak, but...: Jaishankar

In the backdrop of the nearly-four-year border row with China in eastern Ladakh, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said the "tension" seen during this period has "not served either of us......

Sachin Pilot's turn won't come because...: Shah on Cong rift

In a swipe at the Congress in Rajasthan over infighting, Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the party prefers Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot over his former deputy Sachin Pilot as his......

Eminent Bengali writer Buddhadeb Guha dies at 85

Eminent Bengali writer Buddhadeb Guha, author of many notable works such as Madhukari (Honey Gatherer), died on Sunday. He was 85.   Guha, died of post-covid complications at a private......

Twitter launches measure to tackle state polls-related misinformation

Ahead of assembly elections, Twitter on Monday announced a slew of initiatives in a bid to protect public conversation and tackle poll-related misinformation. Announcing the multilingual......

WEF 2019: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana take rivalry to Davos

Stronger the pitch of various states, the better for India as a country. The two states plan to showcase their improved ‘ease of doing business  rankings'. After the dusty electoral......

The babu who planned demonetisation

'GST had to come close on the heels of demonetisation as part of the same package,' Shaktikanta Das tells Subhomoy Bhattacharjee.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Though I had asked him for......

The game corporate India plays

How bridge keeps corporate India sharp and quick-witted.Ranjita Ganesan and Manavi Kapur report. As the India managing director of a German steelmaker that describes itself as the 'global leader......

Jobs for India's Youth: Modi's biggest challenge

'It is at the root of all the reservation tussles, and the sharpening polarisation that we witness today, be it on Jat politics or the problems faced by Indians from the north-east in many places,'......

'It's also a love story about two brothers who fall in love with a bird species'

After winning awards at Sundance and Cannes, Director Shaunak Sen's All That Breathes has now been nominated for an Oscar in the Documentary Feature Film category. IMAGE: Director Shaunak Sen at......

Four More Shots Please Season 3 Review: Ridiculous!

When banal problems, drunken rants, liberally sprinkled swear words and WhatApp forwards kind of pretend profound lines run out, there is a lot of action between the sheets, observes Deepa Gahlot.......

'This film is not a political snapshot of the country'

'The idea was to show the simultaneity and coexistence of life in the city.' IMAGE: Shaunak Sen, director of the award-winning documentary All That Breathes, photographed by Stephanie Cornfield.......

Mohalla Assi Review: All sound, no fury

'Philosophy, politics and practicality cross paths in Mohalla Assi's ambitious premise.''Except it is directed in such an unwieldy fashion that instead of rich satire, what emerges is a lumbering......

Wrestlers unhappy with govt's assurances, ready to lodge FIR against WFI boss

Demand disbanding of WFI  IMAGE: Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and other Indian wrestlers take part in a protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, India, January 19, 2023. The wrestlers are......

Why this chaiwala has painted his house in Argentina colours...

IMAGE: A view of tea-seller and die-hard Lionel Messi fan, Shib Shankar Patras three-storeyed apartment painted in blue-and-white ahead of FIFA World Cup. Photograph: PTI Shib Shankar Patra......