We Are In An Era Of Puppets And Puppeteers

'As we enter 2025, it must be acknowledged that there is a convergence of capital, influential people (from business and politics) and technology deciding the destiny of others in the name of......

'Kamala Is Like A Daughter To Me'

'Kamala likes south Indian food.''She likes a special rasam which her husband also likes, she likes coconut rice, she likes puri aloo...' IMAGE: US President Joe Biden greets Democratic......

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......

The A-W Of Desi Guests At the White House Dinner

The dinner Jill Biden and her husband US President Joe Biden hosted for Prime Minister Narendra D Modi, June 22, at the White House brought together, Indians and Americans from so many firmaments,......

Hard-hit businesses stocks are set for a good time

The key risks against a fast recovery would include long delays in business travel resumption, delays in commissioning, etc. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   Higher vaccination rates, a......

Will Markets Fool Majority Once Again?

There are overvaluation and excesses in many pockets of the market.This is most obvious in the IPO market, where loss-making companies have inflicted large losses on investors, observes Debashis......

Time is running out for Lakshmi Vilas Bank

'It's a toss-up between a fire sale of equity or merger with a strong bank,' points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay.   After the Reserve Bank of India rejected Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd's plan......

The twin Phoenixes that will rule the capital markets in 2018

What this also does is create a new FAWG (Flipkart, Amazon, Walmart and Google) story for India very much like the FANG quartet (Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google) have done for the global......

Gladiator 2 Review: Worthy Follow-Up

Gladiator 2 delivers an epic experience that may not replace the original in viewers' hearts but certainly earns its place beside it, notes Sonil Dedhia. It's been more than 20 years since Ridley......

Sunny Deol, Bollywood's Knockout Man!

At many stages, it has appeared as though Sunny Deol's career was running out of steam, but each time he has risen Phoenix-like from the ashes.Dinesh Raheja gives us a closer look at the man on his......

Joker Folie a Deux Review: Lady Gaga Saves A Futile Sequel

Despite its attempt at compounding the complexity of Arthur Fleck, watching Joker: Folie à Deux is a slog, sighs Deepa Gahlot. The tributaries flowing out of the DC Universe keep the......

An Intimate Video Is All Set To Release In Theatres!

Bollywood seems to have ignored October, with only two Hindi releases coming up in theatres. But cine-goers need not worry, as Hollywood and south cinema makes up for it. Joginder Tuteja gives us......

Olympics: Lakshya concedes pressure got better of him

'At times when the score is crucial and you have to be mentally really strong. Credit to him, he played a solid game in the second half.' IMAGE: Zii Jia Lee of Malaysia is congratulated by Lakshya......

'Brand' Welcome Awaits Olympic Stars

'The Paris Olympics has once again blessed the Indian sports marketing landscape with fresh faces and promises.''Expect at least one biopic.' IMAGE: Silver medalist Neeraj Chopra during the medal......

Ronaldo tops Forbes' list for highest paid athletes

IMAGE: Cristiano Ronaldo's contract with Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr has been estimated by media to be worth more than 200 million euros or $219.98 million. Photograph: Ahmed Yosri/Reuters......

Turning Point: Rahul's Calculated Aggression

IMAGE: Rahul Tripathi celebrates his half century. Photograph: BCCI In the Summer of 2020, superstar Shah Rukh Khan had congratulated Rahul Tripathi for his scintillating knock of 81 for which he......

When Raina, Bhajji, Sree met Pant

Photograph: Kind courtesy Suresh Raina/Twitter Rishabh Pant was in for a surprise visit from cricketers Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh and S Sreesanth. The trio visited Pant, who is currently......