Stalin Needs to Think Fast, Act Faster

Good intentions and elaborate roadmaps apart, there is an urgent need for the Tamil Nadu chief minister to come up with branded schemes like MGR's meal scheme, asserts N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE:......

Sushma makes strong pitch for India's permanent seat at UNSC

'India believes that the world is a family, and the best means of resolution is shared discourse. A family is shaped by love and is not transactional; a family is nurtured by consideration not......

India-Japan ties unnerve China

Defence Minister Arun Jaitley leaves for Tokyo on Sunday evening for a security dialogue with Japan, a visit that acquires huge significance after North Korea's hydrogen bomb test on Sunday......

Madhavan Nair on why the Antrix-Devas deal went sour

'Was Devas deliberately trying to get out of the contract and, while getting out, were they trying to make money?''Was the situation created by DoS and others to help Devas, and what we saw later a......

An Indian tribute: Paul Samuelson, Guru

Paul A Samuelson, one of the world's greatest economists, passed into the ages on Sunday, December 13. Janata Party President and economist Dr Subramanian Swamy, a student of Professor Samuelson,......

New biz mantra: Divide and grow

The Forbes list of the world's billionaires, published a few weeks ago, threw up an interesting fact: that the Ambani brothers (Mukesh and Anil) have grown their wealth and improved their rankings......

The scheming US megacorps

Third-world economists (and some from the West) had been saying this for a long time: foreign 'aid' organisations like the World Bank, USAID, and others funnelled money into the coffers of large......

Swarovski, the trendsetter

It's been a pretty uneventful summer for the fashion industry, but now it seems the season has started up again.And Swarovski, last seen taking centrestage with designers such as Rina Dhaka and J J......

Gully Boy Review: Ranveer rocks!

'Gully Boy is a pulsating salute to the new angry India and its youth,' says Aseem Chhabra who watched Zoya Akhtar's movie at the Berlin film festival. In Zoya Akhtar's Gully Boy, Ranveer Singh's......

The real hero of Aligarh

Dr Ramchandra Siras, whose life has inspired the film Aligarh, was a man determined to be a freak in the show called Life, says Vaihayasi Pande Daniel. IMAGE: Manoj Bajpayee, right, plays Dr......

Exclusive! How Court was selected for the Oscars

The vote was tied 7-7 until... Aseem Chhabra/Rediff.com reveals how Court was chosen as India's nominee for the Academy Awards. IMAGE: Vira Sathidar in Court.   The selection of Chaitanya......

Eklavya is definitely worth a watch

Looks like filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra has managed to keep the vow he made to himself in 1981 with Eklavya. The filmmaker had vowed to veer away from the traditional song and dance in Hindi......

Vaughan claims England players were jealous of KP's IPL contract

Former captain Michael Vaughan has claimed that many England players were jealous of their then teammate Kevin Pietersen after the maverick batsman landed a "massive contract" in the Indian Premier......

Confident India wary of unpredictable Bangladesh in T20 final

A dominant India cruised into the final with three convincing victories in a row, but Bangladesh will also be high on confidence following their thrilling victory against Sri Lanka in their last......

Suresh Saraiya, one of the best-loved radio commentators

Haresh Pandya pays tribute to noted radio commentator Suresh Saraiya, who passed away in Mumbai on Wednesday following a heart attack. July 18, 2012, turned out to be a sad day for Hindi cinema and......

It's going to end by me getting a clean chit: Modi

FormerIndian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modiin his first full interview since his suspension as commissioner of the Twenty20 league in April believes he is innocent and is confident of......

If it is war, so be it

Sri Mallur, Newark, California: Cricket, a form of sport, initially was concieved as an activity to keep the army fit and competitive during peace time. We are at war with Pakistan. Our army is......