Why 7 Tamil Sikhs Are Contesting The Elections

'I declared myself a Sikh. We want freedom from caste discrimination.' IMAGE: A helicopter showers flower petals over the Golden Temple during the 489th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Ram......

Ted Kennedy, the Liberal Lion, passes away

United States Senator Ted Kennedy has died after being diagnosed with a malignant brain tumour last year. The "liberal lion of the state" was 77. In a statement, the Kennedy family said, "We've......

Ted Kennedy: Death of a patriarch

Ted Kennedy, the youngest of the charismatic Kennedy brothers and a prominent member of one of America's most famous political families, died on Tuesday at his home in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts,......

What Was The Most Dangerous Decade Post Independence?

The competition for the worst or most perilous 10 years has always been between the 1960s and the 1980s, points out Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: An Indian soldier walks past destroyed Pakistani tanks in......

This is what the Economic Survey says

Recommending an end to all cesses and surcharges on taxes, and free pricing of fertiliser and fuel ahead of the Union Budget for 2009-10, the Economic Survey on Thursday suggested aggressive......

NBFCs Are No Longer Shadow Banks

New norms are in place to strengthen regulations for this set of lenders which has been playing a critical role in Asia's third largest economy, notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic......

Make in India, Swachch Bharat are fine; India now needs reforms

Make in India and Swachh Bharat have made their big bang debuts, but a lot more is expected from Modi. Image:India's prime minister Narendra Modi in front of Mahatma Gandhi's statue in......

Fly Singapore, Dubai at less than Rs 10K!

This week, Tiger Airways announced the launch of its services from Singapore to Chennai and Kochi with a one-way, basic introductory fare of only Rs 1,599, or more likely just under Rs 10,000 for a......

Buddhadeb Dasgupta passes away

Photograph: Kind courtesy Deepti Nabal/Instagram Eminent film director Buddhadeb Dasgupta, who had been battling kidney ailments for quite some time, died at his residence in Kolkata early on......

'I never like watching my films'

'I don't look forward to seeing my films because this only sort of gives me a deep sense of dissatisfaction that I could have done better, and I lose my self-confidence.' IMAGE: Satyajit Ray in......

Mirzapur 2 is all surface pleasures...

... And sometimes, that's enough, says Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Divyenndu Sharma in Mirzapur 2. I think you can enjoy the second season of Mirzapur if you tuck away the central plot somewhere in the......

Review: Aiyaary is deceived by its own cleverness

Neeraj Pandey's Aiyaary is the sort of spy fantasy story that drunks narrate in bars, says Sreehari Nair. Often in movies where he's anointed by the devil, Kumud Mishra plays a terrible Advance......

Mind-blowing Bolt lights up worlds

Olympic champion Usain Bolt thundered to victory and a world championship gold medal in a mind-blowing 9.58 seconds, slashing 0.11 seconds off the mark he set at last year's Beijing Olympics. He......

North Korean orchestra serenades South Koreans amid protest

IMAGE: The North Korea's Samjiyon Orchestra performs in Gangneung, South Korea, on Thursday. Photograph: Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters A 137-strong North Korean orchestra kicked off its first performance......

Forlan, the discovery of this World Cup

Claude Arpi captures the fan's passion for football in these entertaining e-mails to Ivan Crasto, Rediff.com's Sports Editor. Read Claude's first e-mailHis secondHis thirdHis fourthHis Revolution......