Sack the guys who screwed up!

You need, first of all, to figure out how we messed it all up so badly.You need to fix accountability.None of that is happening, says Vir Sanghvi. IMAGE: The bodies of COVID-19 victims kept for......

What Nehru would have made of the Burari deaths?

'It isn't likely that he would have observed a 'strategic silence' on a sensitive and controversial issue, as is done today by the powers-that-be lest an observation lets the cat out of the bag......

How long will Hong Kong defy Xi Jinping?

'The notion of a single unarmed town challenging the might of the People's Republic is a little absurd,' says Mihir Sharma. IMAGE: A protester gestures as he tries to break into the legislative......

May 2018 be a less eventful year

'With 2017, will one shed violence, terror, rape, rage, pollution, environmental degradation and loss of humanity?''That may be too much to hope for, but for a while -- away from the carousing and......

Will Jio MF Disrupt MF Business?

While Jio MF will undoubtedly grow in size, it will have to cross multiple hurdles even to emerge as the market leader, observes Debashis Basu. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Mukesh......

Beware Zohnerism!

Zohnerism drives our daily consumption of news and shaping our understanding of most issues, warns Sandeep Goyal.   Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com In 1997, a 14-year-old schoolboy,......

TCS raises top brass pay by Rs 1 crore

The country's top IT firm, Tata Consultancy Services, has enhanced total pay packages of its top management personnel and board members by over Rs 1 crore (Rs 10 million) -- in the process giving a......

Mystery of the missing price rise during elections

'How does one square up the fact that despite the infusion of money at election time there was 'no price rise?''It is time the new government ordered an external audit of the RBI to find out the......

Deadpool & Wolverine Review: Awesome Twosome

Deadpool & Wolverine is an example of confident film-making and unbridled enthusiasm to show what the Deadpool franchise means for its fans, observes Mayur Sanap. The appeal of Deadpool films has......

Kartam Bhugtam Review: Baffling!

If there is any actor who emerges from this wreck with his talent unscathed, it is Vijay Raaz, observes Deepa Gahlot. What is the likelihood of today's multiplex audience even going to watch a......

Munjya Review: Watch Out For Abhay Verma!

Despite its horror movie momentum, what draws us to Aditya Sarpotdar's narrative is Bittu's homely universe and sweet struggle to confess his feelings to Bela, not Munjya's malevolent antics, notes......

Shaitaan Review: Wicked Without Warning

Shaitaan's wickedness may be its calling card but relies on age-old formulas to do the trick, observes Sukanya Verma. A despot seeking complete control by hypnotising blind followers into......

Vote for your favourite commentator this World Cup!

A usual pet peeve for the cricket buff is the quality of cricket commentary in big tournaments. This World Cup tournament copped more than its fair share of criticism. But no criticism is enough......

Beckham turns into Oriental mystic

In the movie 'Shaolin Soccer' a bunch of down-at-heel Hong Kong footballers call on the spirit of Oriental mysticism, and a little bit of kung-fu, to overcome their arch-rivals.Perhaps it was only......

Duckworth-Lewis vs Jayadevan again

As the ICC reviews the Duckworth-Lewis (D/L) method, it has invited V Jayadevan to Hong Kong on June 27 to present his VJD formula for rain-interrupted ODI matches. Srinivas Bhogle discusses the......