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'Putin Is A Liar'

'Putin dreams about his legacy. He wants to forcibly restore the Russian empire.''Unfortunately, after three years of large-scale war with massive human losses, Putin will not budge from his goal......

All hell is going to break out: Trump's warning to Hamas

United States President Donald Trump has asked Israel to cancel its ceasefire deal with Hamas and "let all hell break out" if Hamas does not return hostages still being held in Gaza by noon on......

'Blaming India Is Pakistan's Go-To Excuse'

'Neither are Baloch insurgents capable of breaking up Pakistan nor has Pakistan learned any lessons from the 1971 debacle that led to the country's dismemberment.' IMAGE: Pakistan soldiers stand......

An Agitation That Woke Up Kerala

It was a protest which held a mirror to the government of a state taking pride in its commitment to democracy, gender equality and social indices. One person, who in his employed days had known......

Will India Have A Peace Keeping Role In Ukraine?

A peace keeping role for India is a distinct possibility.The Indian military has both the numbers and experience to carry out this job, observes Colonel Anil A Athale (retd). IMAGE: Ukrainian......

'It's Like Being Handed A Formula 1 Race Car, But Choosing To Walk'

'The choice is clear: We either embrace this transformation and cement our global leadership, or hesitate, lose ground, and fade into irrelevance.' Kindly note the image has been posted only for......

Lack of charging infra a shock for booming EV market

Proliferation of home chargers of around 7 KWh and above, which take six to seven hours to fully charge a car depending on the model, bring running costs down by a third or so. That, coupled with......

Blinkit vs Instamart: Chasing a moving target in quick commerce race

Competition in the fast-growing quick commerce sector is heating up as Swiggy Instamart faces a tough challenge in narrowing the gap with Blinkit, which currently dominates the market.......

50 bps cut in interest rate likely by March 2025: Axis Mutual Fund

'Investors can consider staying invested in long duration products as there is a possibility of rate cuts in the near term.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Positive macros — lower......

Will Nifty's Bull Run Take A Breather?

Technical charts indicate a possibility of a meaningful correction in the upcoming months. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The Nifty 50 index has witnessed a solid 18.8 per cent......

Why Manoj Kumar Stopped Making Movies

'I am not a greedy film person, even as an actor.''While my contemporaries Dharmendra and Shashi Kapoor acted in nearly 300 films each, I've done hardly 35 films in my entire career.' IMAGE: Manoj......

Who Was Salman Singing THIS Song For?

When Salman sang the evergreen song Lag Jaa Gale, did he have anyone in mind?Rediff.com's Mayur Sanap, Hitesh Harisinghani and Afsar Dayatar bring back interesting scenes from the Sikandar trailer......

'I Want To Make Serious Films That Are Also Cheesy'

'In Mumbai, isolation is a very different isolation.''It's not about actual physical loneliness.''It's the loneliness in the company of others, and I felt that that is a very Mumbai thing.''You can......

'2024 Gave Me Some Of My Happiest Moments'

Film folk brought in the New Year with pretty posts and warm wishes on social media. Photograph: Kind courtesy Nushrrat Bharuccha/Instagram Nushrratt Bharuccha reflects, '2024 gave me some of my......

A Maharashtrian Haunts Bollywood

Munjya is the most wildly entertaining ghost I have encountered at the movies recently.But he has the added advantage of being a Maharashtrian ghost, of possessing rhythms of speech and behaviour......

Will LSG's Middle Order Rule IPL 2025?

IMAGE: New Team. New Chapter. Same Rishabh Pant! Photograph: LSG/X A new era dawns in Lucknow. K L Rahul is out, and Rishabh Pant is in -- with a record-breaking price tag of Rs 27 crore......

Who Stole the Show with the Bat? Kohli or Salt? Vote!

On a night packed with drama, milestones and momentum swings, five batters rose above the rest to set Kolkata's Eden Gardens alight in the IPL 2025 opener between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal......

Rohit Sharma breaks silence after stunning century

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma said on Sunday that he 'enjoyed' scoring a hundred for the team, and attributed his century to him 'breaking down' his batting approach in Cuttack on Sunday. IMAGE:......

What went wrong for England against Afghanistan...

"I think Joe Root played an unbelievable innings and we needed another one of the top six batters to stay with him for longer and take the game deeper.' SCORECARD IMAGE: England's Jos Buttler......

Will India Pick 3 Spinners Vs Bangladesh?

IMAGE: Despite the absence of premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah, India remain among the favourites for the Champions Trophy. Photograph: BCCI A confident India will look to hit the ground......

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