Aakar Patel: China Flourishes While India Digs Up Past

We no longer have the ambition to rival China save through words. We are happy to be fighting ourselves and digging up disputes from centuries ago as a substitute for real development, argues Aakar......

Construction of 2 nuke submarines okayed: Navy chief

The government has approved the construction of two indigenously designed nuclear attack submarines and is expected to ink contracts next month to procure 26 naval variant of Rafale jets and three......

What Our Netas Can Borrow From Trump

Our politicians need to take a leaf out of Mr Trump's personalised merchandise sale: It keeps his image in the public eye, continuing to engage him differently and innovatively with his supporters,......

Mr Tata Never Forgot His Ethics, Values

This was a man who like Buddha transformed himself into achieving the impossible and being an inspiration for many generations to come, says business thinker Mudit Jain. IMAGE: Then chairman of......

Akasa Air faces DGCA heat for lapses

Aviation watchdog DGCA has issued a warning letter to Akasa Air's accountable manager Vinay Dube, who is also its founder and CEO, for regulatory lapses, days after the airline was warned for......

Textile hub Tiruppur threads a recovery on sliding rupee as exports surge

In the shadows of a sliding rupee, India’s knitwear hub Tiruppur is weaving a success story. Photograph: Mansi Thapliyal/Reuters While the domestic currency edges closer to the 86 mark......

Budget 2025: What realtors want from Nirmala Sitharaman

As the Union Budget 2025-2026 (FY26) inches closer, the Indian real estate industry is seeking stamp duty cuts, revised home loan limits and updated affordable housing norms through Pradhan Mantri......

Q3 results preview: FMCG stocks vs capital goods sector

Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies are expected to witness pressure on volumes in the October-December quarter. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com However, price hikes will help......

Hathiram Chaudhary: A Hero For Our Times

We do not whistle for Hathiram Chaudhary. And yet the bond we feel towards him is spontaneous, almost effortless. This is because he shares something of our too-ideal dreams, our wry acceptance of......

Lots Of OTT Goodies To Watch, Guys!

Literary adaptations, whistleblower pursuits, kidnapped Santas and South India's biggest stars, Sukanya Verma lists them all on OTT this week. Emilia PerezWhere to watch? MubiLanguage: French,......

My 10 Least Liked Movies Of 2024

Every year has its share of duds and turkeys. 2024 was no different except that even the rotten ones are too drab to have any real offence value. Sukanya Verma lists 10 of her least liked Hindi......

'Pushpa Is Home'

'The whole India will come together to celebrate one film and that film is our film.' Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com "I remember the first scene we shot in Pushpa. It was the Srivalli......

'England's powerful squad will entertain in India'

Credited with introducing the ultra-aggressive 'Bazball' brand of batting, England coach Brendon McCullum on Monday sprang a surprise by promising to "play very watchful style of cricket" in the......

Arrest warrant issued against Robin Uthappa

IMAGE: Robin Uthappa is wanted in related to a case of defrauding employees. Photograph: Rediff.com Archives An arrest warrant has been issued against former India batter Robin Uthappa in......

Unnecessarily making allegations against me: P T Usha

IMAGE: P T stated categorically that there has been no financial loss to the IOA due to its contract renegotiation with Reliance Industries Limited. Photograph: P T Usha/Instagram Indian Olympic......

'Brand' Welcome Awaits Olympic Stars

'The Paris Olympics has once again blessed the Indian sports marketing landscape with fresh faces and promises.''Expect at least one biopic.' IMAGE: Silver medalist Neeraj Chopra during the medal......

'Fearless Approach': Team India's new template in T20s

IMAGE: Rishabh Pant in action during his quick-fire 49 in the first T20I against Sri Lanka. Photograph: BCCI / X After facile victories on successive days, India's new T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav......