COVID-19 and Masked Mankind

COVID-19 has accomplished what the UN failed to do in the last 75 years by making mankind rally around a mask of unity, observes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan. The unique blessing that distinguishes......

Letter inside chapati: How Mufti's daughter sent her notes

Letter folded into a tiny square, rolled into a chapatti, smuggled in a lunch box. This is how former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has been communicating with her daughter in......

Surat couple makes Rafale-themed wedding card; earns PM's praise

A Gujarati couple has earned praise from Prime Minister Narendra Modi for designing their wedding invitation card with a dedicated page justifying the National Democratic Alliance......

Will BJP's carrot-and-stick for TN reunite AIADMK factions?

Considering that all sides to the game feel being targeted by the BJP-ruled Centre through taxmen and their ED/CBI counterparts, both factions may not rule out the possibility of patching up after......

The riddle behind Oyo founder Ritesh Agarwal's $2-bn deal

A deal, where a founder has brought back stake from early investors before an initial public offering, is unheard of in India or pretty much anywhere else, analysts pointed out. After the initial......

Viral Acharya needs a 'Bharat Darshan'

'Tilting at the government in English in front of India may make him feel like Joan of Arc, but without a feel for Bharat he will merely be Don Quixote,' says S Muraleedharan, former managing......

Seven note ban tricks and one lesson

The government has provided no official explanation behind the note ban that is backed by hard data, says Debashis Basu.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Almost the entire quantum of Rs 500 and......

Raghuram Rajan: 'James Bond' of the financial world

Never one to mince words, Rajan will walk away with a mixed legacy Voted the best central banker several times by prestigious institutions, Raghuram Rajan is perhaps the most famous and important......

The BEST OTT SHOWS of 2021

Once upon a time, we were so starved for entertainment that anything from documentaries on agriculture to hours of classical music was happily lapped up. But in the day and age of streaming,......

Did Parasite deserve all those Oscars?

Parasite's razor-sharp characterisations ensure that the picture is thoroughly entertaining though it falls short of greatness, declares Sreehari Nair.   Is it just me, or has there been a......

10 IMPORTANT Lessons from 2018

Bollywood has taught us a lot this year.Sukanya Verma picks the most important lessons. Bollywood's a tireless beast. Even when it's not making movies, there's so much on its mind. Here's......

Getting ready for Daku Ranbir

Ranbir's daku aspirations, Alia's magical transformation, Aishwarya's mommy love and more in Sukanya Verma's Super Filmi Week. Monday The teaser look of Yash Raj's Shamshera just dropped in. It......

How COVID-19 lockdown could benefit growth of athletics

'Athletics is the main beneficiary because people are doing exercise through running or walking. That is a very big asset.' IMAGE: Police officers patrol on Segways as men wearing masks run along......

Ravi Shastri, Indian Cricket's Mr Indispensable

'In the merry-go-round of Indian cricket, amid abhorrent match-fixing scandals and incessant politicking, Ravi Shastri is a multifaceted personality who, when called upon, can don any hat with......

AIFF's 'ingenious' idea to boost Indian football...

India FA eye origin players for short-term solution   India's national football coach Stephen Constantine. Photograph: AIFF Media In the wake of a humbling World Cup qualifying defeat by Guam,......

Flintoff, Rooney profit from Avatar's success

British sports stars, including Wayne Rooney and Andrew Flintoff, will rake in a share of nearly 250 million pounds from the success of Avatar, the Hollywood blockbuster, as they had invested in a......