How I DEFEATED Cancer

'I have to take better care of myself.''I was lucky that the cancer was diagnosed at a very early stage.' Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Six years ago, I lost my wife. It began as......

MiG 25: The Fighter who Shot Differently

'Windows shook and rattled, and the thunderous growl of the engines doused even the sound of our noisy helicopter till such time the plane had lifted itself into the skies and disappeared from......

COVID-19's Invisible Victim

The pandemic has shown that whether any of us have the virus or not, what most of us don't have when confronted by it is simple humanity, observes Geetanjali Krishna.Illustration: Dominic......

'I hope my video moves people to help others'

'I have dedicated the video to the kindest people of this great nation.' IMAGE: A migrant worker and his family walk to their village in the summer heat along the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway in......

With Halli Labs, Google makes its first Indian acquisition

Joins Facebook, Apple and Twitter in buying Indian start-ups Global internet giant Google has made its first acquisition in India by taking over Halli Labs, a four-month-old artificial......

With a stake in Meesho, Facebook makes 1st start-up investment in India

Founded in 2015, Meesho is one of the country's fastest growing social commerce platforms, and provides small and independent entrepreneurs with products and tools to start, maintain, and grow......

Little 'ions' in quest for fun-filled Facebook

When (chief technology officer) Satyam starts checking in, there will be traffic jams in electron flow! This is not a line for a Rajnikanth-inspired joke book, but from the company manual of Little......

Twitter in talks to acquire ZipDial, says report

If the deal gets through, ZipDial would become Twitter’s first acquisition in India Micro blogging platform Twitter is in talks to acquire ZipDial, Bengaluru-based mobile value-added service......

'I knew my film would not have a hero or villain'

'Rakesh's life is hard, but he knows how to find joy.''He doesn't think his life's value comes from money. He sees no shame in his poverty.' IMAGE: A scene from Against The Tide. In what seems......

Sharmaji Namkeen Review

Sharmaji Namkeen is Rishi Kapoor's swansong and show. His cinematic memories are coloured in liveliest hues of celebration and happiness, observes Sukanya Verma. Everybody knows the Kapoors love......

A NOT-SO-SENSITIVE Guide to Badhaai Do

Badhaai Do carries its audience on the wave of those little farces that come with being queer in India, a land where masculinity still has some say, observes Sreehari Nair. By the end of Badhaai......

Mohanlal would be perfect as Georgekutty.. 25 years ago

The curse of stardom, especially in a country like India -- which wants its Gods to be tidy and punctilious -- is that stardom forces you to stop exploring the frozen sea inside you, and instead......

Sports Shorts: Sharma in joint lead at CIMB, eyes maiden PGA Tour title

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday  Shubhankar Sharma was in joint lead after 54 holes for the second time in a PGA Tour event, as he carded 6-under 66 to reach......