'Netaji was like a god'

Twenty two years before Kabir Khan's The Forgotten Army streams on Amazon Prime on January 24, 2020, his documentary of the same name was telecast on Doordarshan.On that occasion, Kabir Khan spoke......

Theresa May's luck may hold in Britain's election

The United Kingdom votes on June 8.A quick guide to the post terror election. IMAGE: Puppets of Conservative Party leader Theresa May and Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn. Photograph: Neil......

8,375 km away from Chennai, another deluge is making headlines

In sights similar to what Chennai saw last week, thousands of people have been affected by severe deluge in northwestern England. Storm Desmond dumped record levels of rain on northern England and......

WTF News! It's Weird, True and Funny

Here’s your weekly digest of the craziest and funniest stories from around the world. 1) This Australian sheep is unofficially the world’s woolliest Around 40 kg of wool has been......

What do employees do when bored? Find out...

Are you bored at work? Then, you may probably be thinking about some chocolates or a hot cup of coffee, or even be planning to hit a bar after leaving office, researchers say. A team from the......

Why the middle-class across the world is angry

There are few periods in human history that have seen worldwide expressions of middle-class angst like the current one has. In India, this expression takes the form of - sometimes tacit and......

A man who made money out of lingerie

Examine your brand new pink panty -- if you haven't bought one you're not with it -- and spot the letters 'SRS' stitched inside the waistband. No, it isn't a red herring like 'USA' which famously......

Plastic, the new bridge-building material

Throughout the past century, reinforced concrete has been the material of choice for the average bridge span. There are sophisticated suspension and cable-stayed systems to support those bridges,......

Impact Player Rule: Ashwin counters Kohli and Rohit's concerns

Impact Player rule gives a little more value for strategy and makes the game fairer: Ravichandran Ashwin IMAGE: Ravichandran Ashwin argued that the rule can play a significant role in balancing......

James Anderson eyes final hurrah for England

IMAGE: James Anderson is in peak fitness despite his age. Photograph: Adnan Abidi / Reuters Veteran fast bowler James Anderson is ready to hang up his England whites, despite feeling he's......

England's pace great Anderson to retire from Tests in July

IMAGE: James Anderson has taken 700 Test wickets, behind only Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan (800) and Australia's Shane Warne (708) on the all-time list. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters......

'Pant's keeping won't be as sharp on return but...'

KL Rahul worth in platinum, Bharat needs fine-tuning, says former India 'keeper Farokh Engineer IMAGE: KL Rahul and KS Bharat. Photograph: BCCI KL Rahul is ‘worth in platinum' for the dual......

There Will Surely Never Be Another Bishan Singh Bedi

One of cricket's greatest players passed into the ages on Monday.Rediff.com salutes the legend. IMAGE: Bedi in action, August 2, 1971. Photograph: Dennis Oulds/Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty......