Ek Hasina Thi: End Of An Era In Bangladesh

With Bangladesh descending into chaos, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina surreptitiously fled the country for London in a military aircraft on Monday and the army stepped in to fill the power vacuum,......

'Air pollution can lead to cancer'

'If you keep on irritating the body by allowing all kinds of pollutants to get into it, the body cells are going to get irritated and cancer will come.' IMAGE: The Signature Bridge in New Delhi is......

Personal Data Protection

Ajit Balakrishnan offers a thinking person’s guide. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Last week, I was sitting in the rear seat of my car, deeply immersed in my Kindle, reading......

Is WFH A Societal Shift?

...or just a Covid-era practice, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   A friend who is the founder of a several thousand-person tech company in India recently......

Dogfight In The Skies For International Routes

West Asian carriers are up against Air India and IndiGo in the battle for seats on lucrative international routes. Photograph: ANI Photo   The battle lines in the air are being staked out. A......

Covid-19 gives India's private airlines a chance to go international

Over 600 slots at three major airports - Heathrow, Dubai and New York’s JFK International - could be at stake. SpiceJet and Vistara recently started flights to London after bagging slots at......

Tatas likely to take call on cash-strapped Air India bid this week

The last date to submit bids is March 17 but the deadline could be extended if there are requests from potential bidders. Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines are actively weighing the option to bid......

Jet's pain is big gain for other airlines

Air India, SpiceJet, IndiGo and AirAsia India ready to fill in the gap.Surajeet Das Gupta reports.  Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters The suspension of Jet Airways flights has opened new......

The Memorable Chapters of Satish Kaushik's Career

I may not have the looks for cinema, but my spirit is unassailable, Satish Kaushik once said in an interview. A four decade-long career full of work before and behind the camera is testament to his......

What Karan Johar Has Not Done Before

Subhash K Jha gives you the lowdown on what's going on in showbiz. IMAGE: Karan Johar with his mother Hiroo Johar and children Roohi and Yash. Photograph: Kind courtesy Karan Johar/Instagram For......

'I owe the start of my Hollywood journey to...'

This Khan superstar told Gulshan Grover, 'Go ahead, become a star in Hollywood.''I will always remain indebted to him,' says the Bad Man of Bollywood. IMAGE: Gulshan Grover with Aamir Khan and......

'Very surprised with Kanikaji's behaviour'

Kanika Kapoor became the first Bollywood celebrity to test positive for coronavirus. Reportedly, the singer arrived in Lucknow from the United Kingdom and attended a party, where she interacted......

What happened in India's Nets in Chennai

IMAGE: Head Coach Gautam Gambhir, Assistant Coach Abhishek Nayar and Bowling Coach Morne Morkel address the players. Photograph: BCCI/X Batting superstar Virat Kohli spent about 45 minutes in......

Soccer Transfers: Havertz joins Arsenal; Kovacic makes City move

All the latest news from the summer transfer window... IMAGE: Kai Havertz made nearly 140 appearances for Chelsea in all competitions scoring more than 30 goals, and helped them win the Champions......

CWG 2022: Buzz missing in Birmingham

Photograph: Kind courtesy Birmingham 2022/Twitter As the West Midlands bound train enters the New Street railway station, the mind is engulfed with an air of anticipation. After all, it's been a......

Davis Cup Finals group stage to be played in Sept

IMAGE: Image used for representational purposes. Photograph: Sergio Perez/Reuters Four cities -- Bologna, Glasgow, Hamburg and Malaga -- will host the group stage for this year's Davis Cup Finals......

UEFA moves Champions League final from Russia to Paris

IMAGE: The Champions League final was set to be staged at Zenit St Petersburg's stadium on May 28. Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images UEFA has moved this year's Champions League final from St......