'Pope Francis Was Warm And Welcoming'

'Senior Vatican officials were pleasantly surprised at the number of Indians who had come to witness the ceremony.' IMAGE: Pope Francis speaks with new Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad during a......

Kerala man forced to fight in Ukraine, wife seeks help

Binil T B, an electrician from Thrissur, left for Russia seven months ago, hoping to secure a better job and higher wages while his wife was expecting their first child. IMAGE: Servicemen of 110th......

'Direct Transfer Of Money Is Bribing Voters'

'For politicians, winning the next election has become more important than economic stability of the country and broader national interest.' IMAGE: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy......

Trump picks anti-vaccine activist as health secretary

United States President-elect Donald Trump announced his decision to nominate former Democratic presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr. as his Secretary of Health and Human Services. The......

The Man Who Saw Tomorrow

Here stood a man who embodied the legacy of whatever Brand Tata stood for, embellished it, and departed into the long night, leaving the brand legacy for others to further enrich, notes R......

'We Have An Indian Tiger That Needs To Be Uncaged'

'What's sad today is that there are so many people who cannot find work, not because the country is devoid of that opportunity, but because we are not doing enough in the country.' Interview with......

2,000 Ex-Byju's Staff Fight For Dues

'When I called the HR department, they abused me.' IMAGE: Byju Raveendran. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Last year, Ajay (name changed), an employee at the beleaguered edtech giant......

FTX Failure: Lessons To Be Learnt

Damage from new shenanigans can be contained if regulators move quickly when something does not smell right, counsels Debashis Basu. IMAGE: Sam Bankman-Fried, who founded and led FTX until a......

Jigra Review: My Name Is Bachchan. Alia Bachchan

Vasan Bala's ability to jolt our Bollywood conditioned brains into experiencing new forms of menace, showcasing Alia in a savage new light, wins Sukanya Verma's dil and jigra. Vasan Bala creates......

Vedaa Review: Action Packed Caste Drama

Vedaa is realistic but also has the kind of mainstream elements and action sequences that make a film gripping, observes Deepa Gahlot. The mood of the country, during Independence Day, is that of......

Alia-Ranbir At Radhika-Anant's Wedding

Radhika Merchant and Anant Ambani wed at the Jio World Convention Centre, Bandra Kurla Complex, north west Mumbai, on Friday, July 12, 2024. Rediff.com's Hitesh Harisinghani captures star guests at......

Guruvayoorambala Nadayil Review: Prithviraj, Basil Elevate Bromance

Guruvayoorambala Nadayil is a no-holds-barred, silly comedy that will keep you glued to the screen even when the going gets tough towards the end but the smile on your face will not leave, observes......

Ashwin: Evolutionary, cerebral and never a one-trick pony

If one has to analyse Ashwin the cricketer, it is very difficult to ignore Ashwin, the person, who had a very independent mind and a brain that probably ticked 24x7. He believed in de-construction......

How Do We Prepare For LA 2028? We Don't.

You don't prep for 2028 but for 2040, or even 2044.Sustained sporting excellence is based on mass support, grassroots development, and funding -- and it is this trifecta India needs to work on,......

Look Who Stole The Show At The Wedding...

IMAGE: Ziva Dhoni with her parents Sakshi and Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com   Chennai Super Kings Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni arrived at Radhika Merchant......

T20 WC: WI aims for solid start against PNG; USA open against Canada

IMAGE: West Indies will take on Papua New Guinea in their opener. Photograph: Windies Cricket/X More than eight years after Carlos Brathwaite's four sixes at Eden Gardens gave them their second......

What's Kareena Doing At The Wankhede?

Forget the red carpet, the real action was happening on the pitch! Mumbai Indians and the Chennai Super Kings went head-to-head in a nail-biter at the Wankhede stadium on Sunday night. Even......