Time To Shut Down Coaching Classes?

The coaching-tuition-profiteering model built on the back of a broken education system is a scandal and an abomination, and must go, asserts Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Rapid Action Force personnel......

Another Indian student goes missing in US

A 23-year-old Indian student is missing in the United States state of California since last week and police have sought the public's help in finding her, the latest case in the country as the......

Leo Varadkar, The PM Who Likes Jalebis

'When my father travelled 5,000 miles to build a new home in Ireland, I doubt he ever dreamed that his son would one day grow up to become its leader.' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com profiles Dr......

Indian-origin student found dead in US, shot self in head

A 23-year-old Indian-American student at Purdue University, who was found dead in a nature preserve in Indiana this week, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, according to......

Why Scotch Whisky Makers Are Worried

India is the UK's second-largest market by volumes for Scotch, importing the equivalent of 136 million bottles, worth £146.2 million, in 2021. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The......

India Inc's missing whistle-blowers

Domestic corporate scandals of recent vintage, such as Global Trust, Satyam, IL&FS or YES Bank, to name a few, have all been the result of implosions rather than employee revelations, says Kanika......

40% IPOs this year failed investors amid weak secondary market conditions

Initial public offerings (IPOs) have attracted droves of retail investors to the stock market in CY22. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com But these applicants have lost money on 40 per cent......

'2022 will be a year of volatility'

'Making money in such markets is typically harder and investors need to put in considerable effort to identify stock ideas over the year.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Weakness in......

Dune: Prophecy Review: Pale Addition to Dune Universe

Dune: Prophecy feels like a moneygrab opportunity meant to capitalise on what's already popular, observes Mayur Sanap. When Dune released in 2021, I remember how Director Denis Villeneuve talked......

'I have been rejected many times because of my colour'

'I have trained Ravish Kumar, Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan...''But if I approach somebody for work, I never get it.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Vikas Kumar/Instagram Vikas Kumar's......

Like What Rajkummar-Patralekhaa Wore?!

Bollywood kept its date with the Ambanis when folks arrived at the launch of Isha Ambani's Jio World Plaza, Mumbai's latest retail destination. Some of them upped the glamour quotient by walking......

'I am not very intimidated by stars'

'... because we are all characters.' IMAGE: Aseem Hattangady, seated centre, with Jisshu Sengupta to his right and Shyam Kishore to his left, and Shruti Bisht and Sujani Juneja standing, in Suparn......

Promising runner Parvej fails doping test

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Parvej Khan/X Top Indian middle distance runner Parvej Khan, who recently made headlines in the country with his exploits at the NCAA circuit in the United States of......

How Do We Prepare For LA 2028? We Don't.

You don't prep for 2028 but for 2040, or even 2044.Sustained sporting excellence is based on mass support, grassroots development, and funding -- and it is this trifecta India needs to work on,......

WOW Moments From Paris Olympics!

The Paris Olympics had it all -- glamour (cuing for Snoop Dogg here), humour (the inventive Internet producing memes after memes) and some controversy too -- Vinesh Phogat's disqualification and......

Paris Olympics: One big target for swimmer Srihari Nataraj

'I think if I make a personal best, it puts me in a good spot to be in the semi-finals.' IMAGE: The entry to the Paris Olympics through the Universality Quota was not ideal by Srihari Nataraj's......

Can Neeraj, Sindhu Create History In Paris?

After a best-ever haul of seven medals, including Neeraj Chopra's historic gold at the Tokyo Olympics, India will aim for another rich catch at the Paris Games.Leading the charge once again is......